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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
- Loss of social skills
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 Stop Your Addiction now to continue your journey towards a life free from addiction.