We want a good boss. We get advice from them on how to increase productivity (even on Friday), we demand a takeoff and negotiate a deserved page growth.
But there comes a point when job posting goes from a professional experience to a harmful experience. Although the word workaholism is widespread, the real phenomenon can hinder interpersonal relationships and affect mental and physical health.
Ana Jovanovic, psychotherapist of "Parenting Pod of Nobel Coaching and Tutoring," explains some of the workaholism indicators, why they are emerging and what is most important, how to correct this behavior.
1. A workaholic person feels anxious and anxious when it does not work
Although they often do not like their work, work gives such a feeling of comfort, structure and meaning, which turns into a feeling of guilt, nervousness and powerlessness when they do not work - says Jovanovic. "Without a daily job list to do, job cripples may feel as if they are waste their time or are living without a purpose," the psychoanalyst underlined. Even though they do not have much free time, people who are jobless rarely enjoy it.
2. For a workaholic person, work is a priority
Are they on vacation? It does not matter. Dinner with family? Leave it alone. Are they sick? They do not even feel that way. "A workaholic puts work on everything," explains Jovanovic. "Working for them can be difficult but not work, much harder." The psychoanalyst emphasizes that often, their health passes on to the second plan in the name of the work. "They devalue personal priorities and think less about people who put personal priorities on work" - says Jovanovic. Among other things, workaholic people are less likely to spend time with other people - in and out of work.
3. The workaholic people devote little or no time to other aspects of life
"Free time" is not so cheap for mankind's work. They are constantly receptive to affiliates and ready to go back to work if necessary. According to Jovanovic, many workaholic people run in a way that ensures them are constantly needed.
"Working men do not invest to help their team to be more solid when they are not," Jovanovic says. "They create systems in which they are needed - they micromanage, misrepresent and rely on other team members." And with their free time strategically filled with office jobs, they are not able to afford time to family, friends, passions and interests. "
4. A workaholic does not possess the problem
As with most people dependent on something, most of the workaholics do not claim to be such. They will blame them on circumstances such as the need to get on duty, lazy colleagues, and of course, overload. The reason for this job dependence - says Jovanovic - is "dark". "Working for a long time is a proven way to avoid other important issues in life," says Jovanovic. "This is the most difficult step for everyone to accept that work is a distraction from major problems in life."
5. Workaholic are not happy
People who do their job passionately and invest a lot of energy in what they do are not workaholics. The reason for this - says the psychoanalyst - is that they are not happy. "They feel the need to work hard, workaholics do not spend time entertaining, but to calm the negative emotions that arise when they are not working." So, in an effort to avoid anxiety they get when they do not work, they tend to work - to the point of numbness. "
Though workaholism can exhaust all energies, the psychoanalyst says there are several ways to deal with this problem. She advises you to talk to colleagues about how to get feedback on your work habits and how it affects others, to plan activities with people who have a heart immediately after work and deal with things that you like reading a book, listening to the music you like, or anything else that inspires you. / monitor.al /
Annamarie Higley
Source: The Ladders
