The Effects of Workaholic Lifestyle.

Who do you think of when you hear the word “a workaholic”? Maybe you fancy that it is someone like an alcoholic and he is crazy not on the booze but on his work. I reckon that it is the right comparison. Both a workaholic and an alcoholic are such people who have certain psychological problems. There are some common reasons that can cause alcoholism in some cases as well as unconquerable craving for working in other cases. Among these reasons are the fears of the constant strain in private life, failed relations with children, parents or friends. As a result of these psychological traumas a person becomes mad on working, drinking, taking drugs. Speaking about workaholics we can conclude that their work for them is something like psychological protection, reflecting their negative emotions and giving them a chance to forget about their personal problems. As you see the workaholism, alcoholism, drug addiction and ludomania, well-known as gambling problem, very often have the same role: they keep their victims detached from their real life; they help them to forget their problems and failures in the reality. In the consequence these addictions lead only to more and more problems in all aspects of life. But unfortunately not only problems in the private life lead to the workaholism. Some people just do not care about their personal life, family and friends. They are career-conscious and money-mad, and they do not want anything but only to earn money. On this essay I would like to examine all the effects which can be caused by the morbid craving for working.
First of all it is necessary to stress the fact that workaholism actually is a great problem for the present world. For instance, 34 % of US adults do not take their vacation days; actually they cannot choose the proper time for their holidays, they cannot find the time to spend with relatives and friends. Well, they seem to be the true workaholics. At first glance, workaholics do not seem to be such a headache for