How To Cure Workaholism

Workaholism is a common condition in which people uncontrollably work hard for long hours, severely affecting their physical, mental and social functioning. But, understanding how to cure workaholism can help you manage it in your daily life. The first step towards recovery is acknowledging that you have a work addiction.

Need For Workaholism Treatment

Workaholism is pretty much a vague concept in common perception—so to understand how to cure workaholism, we have to understand the psychology of a workaholic.

In 1971, the term “workaholic” was coined by American psychologist, Wayne Oates [mfn] Sussman S. (2012). Workaholism: A Review. Journal of addiction research & therapy, Suppl 6(1), 4120. https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.S6-001 [/mfn], to mean people addicted to work in the same way people are addicted to alcohol. But, over time, psychologists and research scholars have refined this approach, with “workaholism [being] increasingly considered a behavioral addiction.”

Because the condition does not have any specific symptoms, it is not formally recognized as a mental disorder. Despite this denial, research shows that 27% to 30% of the global population are affected by it, with rates of workaholism [mfn] Spagnoli, P., Molino, M., Molinaro, D., Giancaspro, M. L., Manuti, A., & Ghislieri, C. (2020). Workaholism and Technostress During the COVID-19 Emergency: The Crucial Role of the Leaders on Remote Working. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 620310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.620310 [/mfn] skyrocketing after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Because of the vagueness surrounding workaholism, people often confuse it with “hard work”. Work addiction is very different from working hard, because it is a compulsive mental condition that interferes with the everyday functioning of a person’s life and needs medical treatment.

In a workaholic’s psychology [mfn] Atroszko, P. A., Demetrovics, Z., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Work Addiction, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Burn-Out, and Global Burden of Disease: Implications from the ICD-11. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(2), 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020660 [/mfn], their ‘irrational’ work habits are normal and so they refuse to correct their pathological behavior. They are mentally and emotionally attached to their work, because of which they find it very difficult to withdraw from it.

When they stay away from work, workaholics tend to experience “withdrawal” symptoms, like guilt, anger, and irritation—leading them to overwork more to compensate for the lost ‘work time’. Their obsession with work deprives them of a fulfilling personal life and good health, and this affects their social relationships.

Objective Of Workaholism Treatment

The objective of workaholic treatment is to address a workaholic’s irrational thoughts about work, modify their work habits, and create more meaningful work-family dynamics. According to a 2018 study [mfn] Molino, M., Cortese, C. G., & Ghislieri, C. (2018). Daily Effect of Recovery on Exhaustion: A Cross-Level Interaction Effect of Workaholism. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(9), 1920. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091920 [/mfn], addressing workaholism means an honest “psychological detachment [from], relaxation [of], [and] mastery and control” over one’s work-related impulses and aim at a healthy work-life balance.

To cure a workaholic, one has to reorient them in their perceptions of work and help them separate their personal worth from work performance. The faster one acknowledges one’s work addiction, the easier and more effective it gets to treat the disorder.

Workaholism treatment methods can be availed at both individual and organizational levels. While self-help strategies and organizational measures can aid mild cases of job addiction, severe cases require medical treatment from general physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, and others.

That being said, clearly defined treatment methods of workaholism do not exist. This is because most of the proposed treatment strategies are theoretical, lacking conceptual and empirical clarity.

Opportunities to test them are also rare due to the obstacles posed to curing workaholism by “the centrality of work in modern society.” Cultural praise for hard work, work’s material benefits, and “workaholics’ denial of their problem [complicate] the implementation of prevention strategies”. “Complete exclusion from work exposure” is also not a practical measure, and so workaholism treatment is largely left to the workaholics’ personal choices.

Diagnosis Of Workaholism

Medical practitioners consider workaholism as a work-related impulse [mfn] Andreassen, C. S., Griffiths, M. D., Sinha, R., Hetland, J., & Pallesen, S. (2016). The Relationships between Workaholism and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study. PloS one, 11(5), e0152978. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152978 [/mfn] control or stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

At the clinical level, diagnosis of work addiction involves defining the border between addictive and non-addictive behavior. According to a 2017 study [mfn] Keskin G. (2017). Today’s Public Health Issue: Workaholism. Iranian journal of public health, 46(2), 274–275. [/mfn], it recognizes work-related “preoccupation, mood variability, tolerance, deprivation, interpersonal conflict, and recurrence (relapse)” by using a number of screening instruments, such as:

• Workaholism Battery (WorkBAT [mfn] Andreassen, Cecilie & Hetland, Jørn & Pallesen, Ståle. (2013). Psychometric assessment of workaholism measures. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 29. 10.1108/JMP-05-2013-0143. [/mfn] )
• Work Addiction Risk Test (WART [mfn] Ravoux, H., Pereira, B., Brousse, G., Dewavrin, S., Cornet, T., Mermillod, M., Mondillon, L., Vallet, G., Moustafa, F., & Dutheil, F. (2018). Work Addiction Test Questionnaire to Assess Workaholism: Validation of French Version. JMIR mental health, 5(1), e12. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8215 [/mfn] )
• Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS [mfn] Andreassen, Cecilie & Griffiths, Mark & Hetland, Jørn & Pallesen, Ståle. (2012). Development of a work addiction scale. Scandinavian journal of psychology. 53. 265-72. 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2012.00947.x. [/mfn] )
• Bergen Insomnia Scale (BIS [mfn] Pallesen, S., Bjorvatn, B., Nordhus, I. H., Sivertsen, B., Hjørnevik, M., & Morin, C. M. (2008). A new scale for measuring insomnia: the Bergen Insomnia Scale. Perceptual and motor skills, 107(3), 691–706. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.107.3.691-706 [/mfn] )
• Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS [mfn] Del Líbano, M., Llorens, S., Salanova, M., & Schaufeli, W. (2010). Validity of a brief workaholism scale. Psicothema, 22(1), 143–150. [/mfn] )
• Heavy-Work Investment (HWI [mfn] Mazzetti, G., Guglielmi, D., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2020). Same Involvement, Different Reasons: How Personality Factors and Organizations Contribute to Heavy Work Investment. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(22), 8550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228550 [/mfn] )
• Workaholism Facet-Based Scale (WFBS [mfn] Shkoler, O., Rabenu, E., Vasiliu, C., Sharoni, G., & Tziner, A. (2017). Organizing the Confusion Surrounding Workaholism: New Structure, Measure, and Validation. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1803. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01803 [/mfn] )
• Swedish Demand–Control–Support Questionnaire (DCSQ [mfn] Sanne, B., Torp, S., Mykletun, A., & Dahl, A. A. (2005). The Swedish Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ): factor structure, item analyses, and internal consistency in a large population. Scandinavian journal of public health, 33(3), 166–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940410019217 [/mfn] )
• Effort–Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERIQ [mfn] Ren, C., Li, X., Yao, X., Pi, Z., & Qi, S. (2019). Psychometric Properties of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire for Teachers (Teacher ERIQ). Frontiers in psychology, 10, 2047. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02047 [/mfn] )
• Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS [mfn] Choi, Y. G., Choi, B. J., Park, T. H., Uhm, J. Y., Lee, D. B., Chang, S. S., & Kim, S. Y. (2019). A study on the characteristics of Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) of workers in one electronics company. Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 31, e29. https://doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2019.31.e29 [/mfn] )
• General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28 [mfn] Hjelle, E. G., Bragstad, L. K., Zucknick, M., Kirkevold, M., Thommessen, B., & Sveen, U. (2019). The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) as an outcome measurement in a randomized controlled trial in a Norwegian stroke population. BMC psychology, 7(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0293-0 [/mfn] )

A doctor or therapist may ask certain questions to the sufferer about their work habits to better understand their thoughts and emotions related to work. The healthcare professional may also look into the workaholic’s medical and family history to determine if their thoughts and behaviors are caused by any underlying medical or psychological conditions.

Over the past few years, several screening instruments [mfn] Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., & Torsheim, T. (2018). Workaholism as a Mediator between Work-Related Stressors and Health Outcomes. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(1), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010073 [/mfn] has been formulated to identify work addiction and help develop innovative treatment methods.

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Treating Workaholism

The first step towards addressing and treating workaholism involves recognizing your workaholic habits. Break your work addiction and separate your sense of personal worth [mfn] Durand-Moreau, Q., LE Deun, C., Lodde, B., & Dewitte, J. D. (2018). The framework of clinical occupational medicine to provide new insight for workaholism. Industrial health, 56(5), 441–451. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2018-0021 [/mfn] from work performance. A 2021 study [mfn] Cossin, T., Thaon, I., & Lalanne, L. (2021). Workaholism Prevention in Occupational Medicine: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(13), 7109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137109 [/mfn] elaborates on workaholism treatment in three steps –

• The first step includes direct measures in the workplace
• The second step is individual care
• The third step involves seeking medical help

The best ways to cure workaholism include:

1. Workaholic Therapy

Though it doesn’t have its own specifically designed therapy, workaholism can be addressed [mfn] Loscalzo, Y., & Giannini, M. (2017). Clinical conceptualization of workaholism. Organizational Psychology Review, 7(4), 306-329. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386617734299 [/mfn] by therapies used to treat stress and compulsive disorders. Research [mfn] Malinowska, D., Staszczyk, S., & Tokarz, A. (2015). Pracoholizm – wskazania dotyczące diagnozy oraz przegląd działań interwencyjnych [Workaholism – indications for diagnosis and review of interventions]. Medycyna pracy, 66(1), 71–83. [/mfn] shows that such therapies increase empathy, psychological resilience, relaxation, and positive thinking in people addicted to work.

Treating workaholism involves therapies like:

1. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a behavioral intervention used to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, like stress, depression, etc. Studies [mfn] Hofmann, S. G., Asnaani, A., Vonk, I. J., Sawyer, A. T., & Fang, A. (2012). The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-analyses. Cognitive therapy and research, 36(5), 427–440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9476-1 [/mfn] show that one-on-one sessions [mfn] Magill, M., Tonigan, J. S., Kiluk, B., Ray, L., Walthers, J., & Carroll, K. (2020). The search for mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol or other drug use disorders: A systematic review. Behaviour research and therapy, 131, 103648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103648 [/mfn] or ‘workplace group’ CBT sessions can reduce the psychological effects of workaholism, like perfectionism, procrastination [mfn] Steinert, C., Heim, N., & Leichsenring, F. (2021). Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Other Work-Related Mental Problems: Prevalence, Types, Assessment, and Treatment-A Scoping Review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 736776. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.736776 [/mfn], etc.

One 2003 study [mfn] Quinn M. M. (2003). Occupational health, public health, worker health. American journal of public health, 93(4), 526. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.4.526 [/mfn] shows how behavior-based safety programs are increasingly used to treat work addiction.

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2. Family therapy

Family therapy is a type of therapy [mfn] Varghese, M., Kirpekar, V., & Loganathan, S. (2020). Family Interventions: Basic Principles and Techniques. Indian journal of psychiatry, 62(Suppl 2), S192–S200. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_770_19 [/mfn] where the family as a group avails therapy to help with psycho-social problems [mfn] Jiménez, L., Hidalgo, V., Baena, S., León, A., & Lorence, B. (2019). Effectiveness of Structural⁻Strategic Family Therapy in the Treatment of Adolescents with Mental Health Problems and Their Families. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(7), 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071255 [/mfn]. Studies [mfn] Ahluwalia, H., Anand, T., & Suman, L. N. (2018). Marital and family therapy. Indian journal of psychiatry, 60(Suppl 4), S501–S505. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_19_18 [/mfn] show that family therapy in workaholism can be used to address how work addiction affects family life, solve family-work conflict [mfn] Hauk, M., & Chodkiewicz, J. (2013). The role of general and occupational stress in the relationship between workaholism and work-family/family-work conflicts. International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health, 26(3), 383–393. https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-013-0087-1 [/mfn], and help the workaholic maintain a healthy work-life balance [mfn] Sheidow, A. J., Henry, D. B., Tolan, P. H., & Strachan, M. K. (2014). The Role of Stress Exposure and Family Functioning in Internalizing Outcomes of Urban Families. Journal of child and family studies, 23(8), 1351–1365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9793-3 [/mfn].

3. Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is therapy [mfn] Iftene, F., Predescu, E., Stefan, S., & David, D. (2015). Rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy (REBT/CBT) versus pharmacotherapy versus REBT/CBT plus pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder in youth; a randomized clinical trial. Psychiatry research, 225(3), 687–694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.021 [/mfn] used to correct irrational beliefs [mfn] Turner M. J. (2016). Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Irrational and Rational Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Athletes. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 1423. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01423 [/mfn] and negative thought patterns in behavioral disorders. For workaholism, REBT can be used to identify work-related irrational beliefs, address workaholic withdrawal symptoms, and change perspectives of work.

This therapy can also be used in occupational risk management practices in corporations to address their employees’ work addiction. One 2017 study [mfn] Ogbuanya, T. C., Eseadi, C., Orji, C. T., Ede, M. O., Ohanu, I. B., & Bakare, J. (2017). Effects of rational emotive occupational health therapy intervention on the perceptions of organizational climate and occupational risk management practices among electronics technology employees in Nigeria. Medicine, 96(18), e6765. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006765 [/mfn] shows how REBT improves work environment, organizational efficiency, and lower work stress.

4. Metacognitive therapy

Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a form of psychotherapy used to address anxiety and attention problems. MCT used for workaholics addresses work-related stress [mfn] Normann, N., & Morina, N. (2018). The Efficacy of Metacognitive Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 2211. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02211 [/mfn] and increases mindfulness [mfn] Wells, A., Capobianco, L., Matthews, G., & Nordahl, H. M. (2020). Editorial: Metacognitive Therapy: Science and Practice of a Paradigm. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 576210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.576210 [/mfn] .

Research [mfn] Andreassen C. S. (2014). Workaholism: An overview and current status of the research. Journal of behavioral addictions, 3(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1556/JBA.2.2013.017 [/mfn] shows that MCT in workaholism treatment is preferred for its “feasibility, time and cost-effectiveness and sustainability”. One 2021 study [mfn] De Dominicis, S., Troen, M. L., & Callesen, P. (2021). Metacognitive Therapy for Work-Related Stress: A Feasibility Study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 668245. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.668245 [/mfn] claimed that workaholics showed improvements in work-related stress symptoms and in general mental health, just after 8–10 sessions of metacognitive therapy.

5. Workaholic support group

Workaholics must use therapies that help them reassess their life priorities, reduce work duration, and engage in fulfilling leisure time. Studies show that signs of workaholism can be improved by availing self-help group support programs related to art therapy [mfn] Regev, D., & Cohen-Yatziv, L. (2018). Effectiveness of Art Therapy With Adult Clients in 2018-What Progress Has Been Made?. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 1531. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01531 [/mfn], music and drama therapy [mfn] Stuckey, H. L., & Nobel, J. (2010). The connection between art, healing, and public health: a review of current literature. American journal of public health, 100(2), 254–263. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.156497 [/mfn], meditation awareness training [mfn] Shonin, E., Gordon, W. V., & Griffiths, M. D. (2014). The treatment of workaholism with meditation awareness training: a case study. Explore (New York, N.Y.), 10(3), 193–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2014.02.004 [/mfn], etc.

2. Medication

Research [mfn] Pandve, H., & Bhuyar, P. (2008). Need to focus on occupational health issues. Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 33(2), 132. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.40888 [/mfn] into occupational [mfn] D’Auria D. (1995). Occupational medicine. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England), 45(4), 171–172. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/45.4.171 [/mfn] and environmental medicine is not well developed. Like therapies, there is no proper medication for workaholism treatment. Medical practitioners sometimes prescribe [mfn] Pflanz, S. E., & Ogle, A. D. (2006). Job stress, depression, work performance, and perceptions of supervisors in military personnel. Military medicine, 171(9), 861–865. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.9.861 [/mfn] workaholics medicines used for treating stress or anxiety disorders, like anti-anxiety pills [mfn] Koutsimani, P., Montgomery, A., & Georganta, K. (2019). The Relationship Between Burnout, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 284. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00284 [/mfn], antidepressants [mfn] Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2016). Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 15(2), 103–111. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20311 [/mfn], etc.

A 2020 study [mfn] Baker, B., Kesler, D., & Guidotti, T. (2020). Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Public Health and Medicine in the Workplace. American journal of public health, 110(5), 636–637. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305625 [/mfn] recommends the use of medication to treat work-related disorders in the sufferers’ family members as well.

3. Recovery Programs

Work addiction does not have specially designed recovery programs or workaholic rehabilitation facilities. But, workaholics can avail programs with certain techniques that help to reduce unpleasant work-related thoughts and increase positive feelings of mindfulness, peace, and social belongingness [mfn] Prinz, P., Hertrich, K., Hirschfelder, U., & de Zwaan, M. (2012). Burnout, depression and depersonalisation–psychological factors and coping strategies in dental and medical students. GMS Zeitschrift fur medizinische Ausbildung, 29(1), Doc10. https://doi.org/10.3205/zma000780 [/mfn]. These include meditation awareness training (MAT) [mfn] Van Gordon, W., Shonin, E., Dunn, T. J., Garcia-Campayo, J., Demarzo, M., & Griffiths, M. D. (2017). Meditation awareness training for the treatment of workaholism: A controlled trial. Journal of behavioral addictions, 6(2), 212–220. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.021 [/mfn], motivational interviewing [mfn] Bischof, G., Bischof, A., & Rumpf, H. J. (2021). Motivational Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Approach for Use in Medical Practice. Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 118(7), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0014 [/mfn], mental health training, etc.

4. Self-Help Strategies

The following self-help coping strategies can guide you in how to stop being a workaholic, initiate recovery, and build healthier work-family relationships:

• Be intentional in your work habits, in and out of work
• Break your addiction to work
• Try communicating openly about your workload with your coworkers, family, and friends
• Try developing healthy eating and sleeping schedules
• Try using financial planning to avoid money problems
• Try spending quality time with loved ones
• Try taking short holidays once in a while
• Try practicing exercise, yoga, and meditation
• Try new hobbies
• Try to do more often activities that make you relaxed and happy
• If needed, ask a medical professional about how to cure your workaholic addiction

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5. Workplace Measures

Studies [mfn] Lior, O., Abira, R., & Aviv, W. (2018). Work addiction: An organizational behavior as well as an addictive behavior?. Journal of behavioral addictions, 7(4), 888–891. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.119 [/mfn] show that the work culture of a company influences the working habits of employees. Factors like job demand, work requirements, and reward systems, etc. in industries like healthcare, trade, mining, or IT, can make someone a workaholic. Therefore, it is necessary for companies to cure workaholism for the well-being of their workforce.

At the organizational level, workaholism can be addressed by taking the following steps:

• Try generating monthly or bi-yearly employee feedback [mfn] Dutheil, F., Charkhabi, M., Ravoux, H., Brousse, G., Dewavrin, S., Cornet, T., Mondillon, L., Han, S., Pfabigan, D., S Baker, J., Mermillod, M., Schmidt, J., Moustafa, F., & Pereira, B. (2020). Exploring the Link between Work Addiction Risk and Health-Related Outcomes Using Job-Demand-Control Model. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(20), 7594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207594 [/mfn] about the work culture, productivity, welfare, etc.
• Try incorporating the suggestions from the feedback incorporate measures
• Try providing employees with balanced and flexible work schedules
• Try incorporating paid holidays and leaves like sick leaves and “mental health days”
• Try providing recovery programs and workshops that focus on employee well-being at the workplace
• Try creating opportunities for employees to engage in interactive extracurricular activities
• Try encouraging employees and employers to maintain a healthy work-life balance

How To Cure A Workaholic

Research [mfn] Balducci, C., Spagnoli, P., & Clark, M. (2020). Advancing Workaholism Research. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(24), 9435. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249435 [/mfn] shows that workaholics find it difficult to address their addiction, mostly because their work is very central to their being and they are constantly in a state of denial about their work addiction.

Like any other recovery, curing workaholism is not easy. The recovery process can be tough for both the workaholic and his/her close ones and it requires plenty of patience, psychological resilience, understanding and time.

If you know someone suffering from workaholism and wants to help them, try considering the following suggestions:

1. Educate Yourself About The Condition

Read about the condition and learn useful tips on how to cure workaholism. Thoroughly know the symptoms and possible treatment methods before initiating a conversation with the workaholic.

2. Initiate The Conversation

Try talking openly and non-judgmentally with the workaholic about their workaholic personality disorder. Be gentle and try making them understand that they are overworking themselves.

3. Spend Time With Them

Try being an active participant in the recovery process by breaking their addiction to work. Spend leisure time and holidays with them. Encourage them to develop hobbies and take to activities that make them happy.

4. Encourage Them To Practise Exercise

Try encouraging them to practice physical activities that develop mindfulness, peace, and belongingness. Exercise, yoga, hiking, etc. can help cure workaholism.

5. Help Them Avail Therapy

Encourage them to seek professional therapy and medication. Be patient, kind, and understanding throughout the healing process.

Takeaway

Workaholism may not be a formally recognized medical condition, but it is a very common one. If left untreated, it can easily interfere with a person’s health and quality of life. Workaholics can easily avail effective techniques about how to cure workaholism. These strategies usually mean therapies, medication, recovery programs, and self-help techniques.

How To Cure Workaholism At A Glance

1. Workaholism is not a medically recognized condition, but it is a common addiction.
2. If untreated, it can negatively impact the workaholic’s health, life, and career.
3. Workaholism treatment does not have specific methods or medicines.
4. It can be treated with techniques that aim at maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
5. The best ways how to cure workaholism include therapies, medication, and self-help techniques.

Frequently Answered Questions (FAQs)