Are You a Workaholic? Here’s What You Need to Know!

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Are You a Workaholic? Here’s What You Need to Know.  Work addiction, or workaholism, is a mental health condition where someone can’t stop working. It often comes from a need for success or to escape stress. Workaholics get a “high” from working, similar to other addictions, and keep working despite negative effects on their personal and health lives.  References: https://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/work

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00:00Welcome back sun bro, we hope you all in great health and great money.

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00:09Alright, today we are going to talk about, are you a workaholic, here's what you need

00:14to know.

00:15Work addiction, or workaholism, is a mental health condition where someone can't stop

00:19working.

00:20It often comes from a need for success or to escape stress.

00:23Workaholics get a, high, from working, similar to other addictions, and keep working despite

00:27negative effects on the personal and health lives.

00:301.

00:31Symptoms, recognizing work addiction can be tough because hard work is often praised.

00:35However, it's different from ambition.

00:38Signs of work addiction include, working long hours unnecessarily, losing sleep for work,

00:42obsessing over work success, fear of failure at work, strained personal relationships due

00:47to work, using work to avoid personal issues, and working to cope with guilt or depression.

00:532.

00:54The Bergen Work Addiction Scale helps identify work addiction by measuring how often certain

00:58aspects apply to your life on a scale of.

01:01Never, 1, rarely, 2, sometimes, 3, often, 4, always, 5.

01:05You may be asked to rate statements like, thinking about how to free up more time for

01:09work, working to reduce guilt, helplessness, depression, and anxiety, ignoring requests

01:14to reduce work time, spending more time working than intended, becoming stressed when not

01:19working, neglecting hobbies, fun activities, and fitness for work, experiencing negative

01:24health impacts from working too much.

01:27Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology suggests that if you answer,

01:30often, or, always, to at least four of these items, you may have a work addiction.

01:353.

01:36Treatment Options.

01:37Treatment for work addiction might involve inpatient or outpatient programs, especially

01:41for severe cases.

01:42Group therapy through organizations like Workaholics Anonymous can provide support.

01:47Since work addiction can be linked to other mental health issues such as OCD, a mental

01:50health assessment can help create a comprehensive treatment plan, which might include therapy

01:54and medication.

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01:57Expectations.

01:58Work addiction usually worsens over time if untreated, leading to burnout, stress,

02:02and damaged relationships.

02:04Chronic stress from overworking can harm physical health.

02:06However, with treatment, people can restore a healthy work-life balance.

02:10Taking time off or changing careers might help manage the addiction.

02:14It's about creating balance and avoiding stressor.

02:16If you or someone you know may have a work addiction, organizations like Workaholics

02:20Anonymous and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers offer resources

02:23and support.

02:24Thanks for watching, Sunbro.

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