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Process Addiction

Work Addiction

When productivity becomes the only way you feel worthy.

Work Addiction

Understanding work addiction

Workaholism is a compulsive need to work that continues despite harm to health, relationships, and rest. Because our culture praises overwork, it is often the last addiction anyone names, even as it quietly erodes everything else.

Signs to look for

  • Inability to switch off or rest
  • Guilt or anxiety when not working
  • Neglecting health and relationships
  • Tying self-worth entirely to achievement
  • Physical burnout, insomnia, or stress

How we help

  • Untangling worth from productivity
  • Boundaries around rest and recovery
  • Addressing perfectionism and control
  • Repairing neglected relationships
  • Sustainable definitions of success
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