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-A person suffering from work addiction. The supposed cause is an impaired rewards system in the brain causing the subject to unconsciously want to overwork even to the point of making his/her life miserable. | -A person suffering from work addiction. The supposed cause is an impaired rewards system in the brain causing the subject to unconsciously want to overwork even to the point of making his/her life miserable. | ||
A person with a work addiction may engage in compulsive work to avoid other aspects of their life, like troubling emotional issues or personal crises. And similar to other addictions, the person may engage in the behavior unaware of the negative effects that the addiction is causing. | Work addiction, often called workaholism, is a real mental health condition. Like any other addiction, work addiction is the inability to stop the behavior. It often stems from a compulsive need to achieve status and success, or to escape emotional stress. Work addiction is often driven by job success. And it’s common in people described as perfectionists. Much like someone with a drug addiction, a person with a work addiction achieves a “high” from working. This leads them to keep repeating the behavior that gives them this high. People with a work addiction may be unable to stop the behavior despite the negative ways it may affect their personal life or physical or mental health. A person with a work addiction may engage in compulsive work to avoid other aspects of their life, like troubling emotional issues or personal crises. And similar to other addictions, the person may engage in the behavior unaware of the negative effects that the addiction is causing. | ||
Symptoms of a work addiction include: | Symptoms of a work addiction include: | ||
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''Nathan really looked miserable while writing his PhD thesis.'' | ''Nathan really looked miserable while writing his PhD thesis but was still working late again.'' | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 17 October 2019
Workaholic
noun uk/ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ us/ˌwɝː.kəˈhɑː.lɪk/
-A person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work.
-A person who feels compelled to work excessively.
ex:
A self-confessed workaholic, Nathan can't remember when he last had a holiday.
Nathan is a real workaholic who almost never takes time off.
Nathan is such a workaholic that he would put a stakhanovite to shame.
Medical condition
-A person suffering from work addiction. The supposed cause is an impaired rewards system in the brain causing the subject to unconsciously want to overwork even to the point of making his/her life miserable.
Work addiction, often called workaholism, is a real mental health condition. Like any other addiction, work addiction is the inability to stop the behavior. It often stems from a compulsive need to achieve status and success, or to escape emotional stress. Work addiction is often driven by job success. And it’s common in people described as perfectionists. Much like someone with a drug addiction, a person with a work addiction achieves a “high” from working. This leads them to keep repeating the behavior that gives them this high. People with a work addiction may be unable to stop the behavior despite the negative ways it may affect their personal life or physical or mental health. A person with a work addiction may engage in compulsive work to avoid other aspects of their life, like troubling emotional issues or personal crises. And similar to other addictions, the person may engage in the behavior unaware of the negative effects that the addiction is causing.
Symptoms of a work addiction include:
- putting in long hours at the office, even when not needed
- losing sleep to engage in work projects or finish tasks
- being obsessed with work-related success
- having intense fear of failure at work
- being paranoid about work-related performance
- disintegrating personal relationships because of work
- having a defensive attitude toward others about their work
- using work as a way to avoid relationships
- working to cope with feelings of guilt or depression
- working to avoid dealing with crises like death, divorce, or financial trouble
ex:
Nathan really looked miserable while writing his PhD thesis but was still working late again.