Workaholic Recovery

A recent study by the National Sleep Foundation, researchers found that U.S. workers now work an average of 46 hours a week, and more than 38% of workers surveyed worked more than 50 hours each week. Working long hours at a job you love and are passionate about while working toward an achievable goal is admirable. Working until family life, relationships and personal health suffer is dangerous.

Symptoms of Work Addiction and Workaholism

• Inability to stop working, to stop thinking about work or to take a break from work activities
• Family relationships and friendships suffer from your time spent at work
• Your health has suffered from your work stress and schedule
• You work more than 50 hours per week and still feel like it isn’t enough
• You become physically ill on weekends and holidays
• Your work schedule and stress level has become unhealthy
• You feel that without your job, you would have no identity or purpose in life

How to Get Help for Work Addiction and Still Keep a Job

The biggest concern for any workaholic is how to find balance in life without losing his or her job. There are many options for workaholic recovery and sufferers can choose the method that will allow them to remain productive while getting treatment. Some of these options include the following:

• Inpatient treatment is the absolute best way to find a work-life balance. You will achieve the most effective, long lasting and most efficient treatment this way. By getting a bulk of the help you need in one set time, you can get maximum return on your investment.
• The Family and Medical Leave act is in place to protect you. Double check before entering treatment for any condition, but your employer should provide you with up to 12 weeks of excused leave.
• By finding treatment and balance, former workaholics can gain a fresh perspective on work and learn to perform more efficiently and productively. Workaholics feel as though they are getting more done than the average person. The truth is that workaholics are often so overworked that their work becomes less effective, full of mistakes and hurried.

Workaholic Treatment and Recovery Help

Workaholism is a complicated illness with a variety of causes. Each work addict is different and has different reasons for the addiction.  Uncovering these reasons and finding a supportive network of professionals is essential to finding a healthy life balance in which you can be successful at your career and in your home life as well.

Need Help Finding Workaholic Recovery Resources?

We offer a toll-free 24 hour helpline to assist you. Our counselors can help with everything from planning an intervention for a workaholic to finding the right treatment and therapy options. You owe it to your loved ones and yourself. A new beginning is right around the corner. Call us today.