Work Addiction

In life, going to work daily is a good thing, unless you develop a work addiction. You have money, relationships with co-workers that will help you as a person and help you in life, but when is work too much work?  Work addiction plagues a large portion of the United States, and every year many families are broken up and relationships torn simply because a person could not give up working constantly.

Work Addiction Health Risks

A person that suffers from work addiction tends to work well over 40 hours a week, sometimes as much as 100 hours a week, if not more.  This addiction takes control of a person’s physical well-being as well as their emotional well-being.  Working continuously throughout your day to day life poses problems in one’s life such as:

•    Anxiety
•    Insomnia
•    Higher chance for heart disease
•    Higher chance to become obese
•    Stress
•    Becoming ill more often due to lack of sleep, poor diet, and stress
•    Poor diet
•    High blood pressure
•    Mental distress
•    and loss of social skills

Work Addiction Warning Signs

To determine if yourself or your loved one is actually addicted to working, you should begin to notice warning signs such as:

•    Giving up quality time with your family and friends in order to work
•    Anxiety when you or your loved one is not working
•    Constantly critiquing others that you think cannot do your job as well as you
•    Not able to relax or quit working even while on vacation
•    And not going on lunch breaks or taking vacation time due to your inability to quit working

Having a work addiction is a problem that will cause problems in every aspect of your life. Being concerned about your health or the health of your loved one is the first step in overcoming a work addiction.  Call now to continue your journey towards a life free from addiction.