Is it difficult for you to leave the office or stop checking your official emails post working hours? Have you worked late this week? (More than once?) If yes, it’s likely that you might be addicted to your job — or, more specifically, highly anxious about certain aspects of it. 

Work addiction, or workaholism, is a real condition. People with this mental health condition are unable to stop putting in unnecessarily long hours at the office or obsessing over their work performance. While workaholics may use overwork as an escape from personal problems, workaholism can also damage relationships as well as impact both their physical and mental health. 

Take this quiz to determine the likelihood that you might have a work addiction and it's time for you to make some changes.


Am I A Workaholic?

Most of the time 

Sometimes

Rarely

Do you feel guilty if your workload isn't much or do you feel anxious when you are not working?

Do you constantly feel the need to prove yourself at work?

Do you feel bored and unproductive if you are not working?

When you aren’t at work, do you spend large amounts of time checking your work email or phone, or thinking about work you’ve yet to finish?

Sometimes 

Has work ever kept you from getting a healthy amount of sleep or skip meals?

Do you tend to ignore health issues, “pushing through” them to meet work deadlines?

Do you find spending time with family and friends less important than work?

Do you prioritize work over hobbies, leisure activities, and exercise?

Do you feel irritated when people ask you to stop working to do something else?

Do you feel that if you didn’t work all the time, you’d lose your job or be a failure?

Your responses suggest that you are probably an efficient worker and have no need to worry that your work style will negatively affect yourself or others.  Sometimes extra hours that needs to be worked to get a job done is considered normal. That doesn’t make you a workaholic. 

With a little effort, however, you can always work on changing your perspective and remind yourself to be in control of your work schedule instead of allowing your work to control you.

You are an efficient worker 

Your responses suggest that you could be developing or are already impacted by work addiction. Being able to identify the signs of work addiction is critical if you want to take the initial steps to make changes.

Additionally, if time with family, exercise, healthy eating, or your social life begin to suffer because of a packed work schedule, it’s likely that you have some workaholic tendencies. With acceptance and modifications, you and your loved ones can prevent negative long-term effects. 


You are impacted by work addiction

Your responses suggest that you might be considered a highly workaholic. Still there is hope. The first thing you can do to improve your circumstances is to recognize that there's a problem. It’s important to take some time to analyze your life and your work, and the balance between them. 

Once you understand that you work too much and often prioritize work over spending time with family or relaxing, you can start looking for ways to get out of the workaholic trap.

You are highly workaholic

Am I A Workaholic?

Brilliantly

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