Contents:
- Medical Video: Why Workaholics Are The Least Productive
- Is the workaholic a mental disorder?
- The impact of being a workaholic
- What are the characteristics of a workaholic?
- What if you feel addicted to work?
Medical Video: Why Workaholics Are The Least Productive
What is the difference between hard workers and workaholics (workaholic)? Distinguishing the two is difficult, but that does not mean that it cannot be distinguished. Working is indeed one way to develop and maximize your potential. Especially for people who are just entering the productive age. However, in certain situations, many people become obsessed with their work so they are willing to work late every night, even on holidays. What are the characteristics of a workaholic? And are you included workaholic? Find out in this article.
Is the workaholic a mental disorder?
The study found that 7.8% of people in the world belong to the category of workaholics or workaholic. People who have this name spend more time at work or can be said to exceed normal hours.
Workaholics might use their work to reduce guilt and anxiety because of certain problems. Crazy work can also make someone leave hobbies, sports, or relationships with the closest people.
Work addiction, or workaholic, or better known as workaholism first used to describe the uncontrolled need to continue working. The person called workaholic is someone who has this condition.
Although the term workaholics has been widely known in society, it is workaholic or workaholism is not a medical condition or mental disorder because it is not included in the Guidelines for Classification of Mental Disorders (PPDGJ), namely the standard of psychiatric disorders used by mental health workers in various parts of the world.
Why is it not recognized? Because work addiction can still be seen as a positive side, it is not always considered a problem. Excessive work can sometimes be rewarded financially and culturally. Work addiction can be a problem if it has caused problems in the same way as other addictions.
Then why is there a term workaholic? Actually this term arises from lay people, not medical people. Workaholic is considered the same as alcoholic, namely people who are addicted to alcohol. In addition, work addiction cannot be considered normal because it can cause some problems for oneself workaholic.
The impact of being a workaholic
Although excessive work is often considered good and even appreciated, addiction to work outside normal limits will cause problems. Like other addictions, work addiction is driven by coercion, and not because of a sense of dedication to the job naturally.
In fact, people who are victims of work addiction may be very unhappy and suffer from work, they may think too much about their work and feel unable to control their desire to work. These workaholics may spend a lot of time and energy on work and this will most likely interfere with activities outside of work.
Various studies have proven that excessive pressure in the work environment can increase the risk of serious mental disorders such as depression. People who are addicted to work may also not pay attention to their health due to lack of sleep, lack of food, and excessive caffeine consumption.
What are the characteristics of a workaholic?
- Increased busyness without increasing productivity.
- Obsessed to work more, longer and busier.
- Spend more time working than you want.
- Working excessively to maintain self-esteem.
- Work to reduce feelings of guilt, depression, anxiety, or despair.
- Ignore suggestions or requests from others to reduce work.
- Have personal problems with family, lovers, or close friends because of busy work.
- Having health problems that arise due to stress due to work or because of overwork.
- Using work as a 'escape' because of a problem.
- Feel depressed if you don't work.
- You will 'relapse' work excessively after you try to reduce or stop work activities.
What if you feel addicted to work?
If you feel that you have become a work addict, try to rest and understand your feelings. Note that you feel symptoms of stress and depression. You can counsel with a psychologist or therapist so you can control your desire to work. Expert counseling can help you understand what makes you addicted to work and how to control yourself.
