In modern society, people work hard, build a career, achieve certain successes and positions. This can be considered absolutely normal if it does not pass from the category of industriousness to workaholism. When a person devotes all his time either to the work itself or to thoughts about an upcoming or already completed activity, this can lead to serious health problems.
Experts believe that working hard, becoming a professional in their field and making enough money is the norm for middle-aged people.
At some point, the race for money and professional growth becomes not a joy, but a difficult task. A person begins to get tired, he is no longer pleased with the successes and even the amounts earned. He turns into an irritable personality. Colleagues, noting this, try to communicate less with him, and the bosses are not always quite the results of his work. So, it's time to stop and switch to yourself, family, rest, trips to nature or the country, reading books and much more, which brings pleasure and joy to a person. If a person noticed in time that it was time to change something, then he would not lose his peace of mind and would calmly begin to rebuild his life. If this does not happen, then we can say that a person suffers from workaholism.
Portrait of a workaholic
A workaholic is passionate only about work. Even when his personal life collapses and the first signs of illness appear, he does not stop exhausting himself with work and thinks about it day and night.
Workaholism is the same problem as alcoholism. It is very difficult to get rid of it on your own, because both are addictive. But not only does the person himself become dependent on his attachments to work, workaholism is also encouraged by the society in which we all live.
Workaholics are not always successful people, while many are willing to sacrifice themselves for work, without even receiving the desired recognition. Among psychologists there is an opinion that a workaholic can be compared with a suicidal person, because the one and the other actually kills himself.
For a workaholic, work is life itself. She can completely replace his family, friends and any hobbies that are not related to his activities. He always tries to stay late at work, even when this is not necessary.
A workaholic does not know how and cannot rest, so the weekend for him is torture, and if he can, he takes part of his affairs to his house. If for some reason the work ends, the person feels himself useless and cannot find a place for himself. Everything that has nothing to do with work is an empty pastime for him. If the work is completed, then the workaholic will never be happy about this. He will scroll again and again in his head: whether he did everything as needed, and worry about how his work will be evaluated and accepted by the authorities. If something did not work out, then for a workaholic this is a nightmare and a complete disaster.
What does workaholism lead to
Ultimately, the result of such activities are:
- fatigue;
- stress;
- aggression;
- insomnia;
- high blood pressure;
- heart and digestive problems;
- problems with mental activity;
- Mental disorders are also possible.
A workaholic does not have time to consult a doctor, go for examinations, monitor his health. From him you can hear the phrase "Someday later
"But, unfortunately, " later "may not occur at all.