A workaholic, colloquially, is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related. Although the term "workaholic" usually has a negative connotation, it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to one's career in positive terms. The "work" in question is usually associated with a paying job, but it may also refer to independent pursuits such as sports, music and art. A "workaholic" in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations.
Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death, often on the job, a phenomenon dubbed karōshi.

The Addiction To Negativity

Posted On Thursday, March 13, 2008 at на 9:22 PM by admin  

I went to a seminar that was recently sponsored by Hospice of San Luis Obispo County. They hosted renowned author, trainer, therapist and Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., for their annual health and wellness conference. Dr. Hendrix was on the Oprah show many times, and his book Getting the Love You Want was on the New York Times Bestseller List 4 times. Es war ein groaer Tag des Lernens sowohl fer die Paare anwesend, sondern auch fer Berater auf aktualisiert werden, die in der concepts.

One ausserordentliche Ideen der Tag fer mich war Dr. Hendrix die Diskussion eber die Abhengigkeit unserer Gesellschaft zu Negativitet . It was one of those "see the whole forest" versus "the trees directly in front of me" moments. Because of our addiction, it is easier to see how limited the use of positive and supportive comments are between couples, families, co-workers, and the clerk in a shop, when the bombing of negative comments in our daily lives. Negativity is obvious criticism, put-downs, sarcasm, etc. Just about everything that devalues person.

An another addiction? Is not that what an alcoholic or other users? Sure, that's true, but so are workaholics, sex addicts, some eating disorders, addictive gamblers, over-spenders, etc. Random House defines addiction as a "type" and "habit-forming." In other words, we learn a habit; habits are not necessarily something that we recognize, and they are hard to break. Hard to break really means that the battle for the habit by learning a new - a habit that works better in our lives.

Dr. Hendrix context, that the realization of the prevalence of negativity, and his relationship with his wife, they decided to go cold turkey and completely avoid negativity. A little later he said that he felt like his head was about to explode from the negative build-up. Cold turkey is a very difficult way to make a habit.

To change, we need a habit to:


� Be aware that we have.
� Understand the impact on our lives (particularly around us).
� Find something that works better.
� Gradually cut back on what we want to change and improve what we want to do.
� Be patient, but make it a priority.

The possibility of life filled with more positive communication, even a supportive comment further on the day, it is an exciting thing. I think we all can that.

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