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

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.