Cure yourself of workaholism

(Men's Health)

Admit that you're powerless in the grip of your addiction to work: This is not easy. You have to fight the common perception that to work until you drop is an admirable quality. You need to realize that you're not really happy, sleep is difficult, and your life is not fun, before you can cope with your addiction.
Acknowledge there are things in life more important than work: If you find yourself missing things, wondering why the hell you're doing what you're doing, sitting in front of a laptop while everyone else is playing Whiffle ball, you may be ready to accept that you're leaving much of your life behind. And no matter how much money you make, you won't be issued a second life.
Accept that you can't control everything in the universe: Workaholics are pursuing a perfect solution to the problem of existence. That's why they try to control everything within their scope. It's like a whack-a-mole. Trust me, you won't run out of quarters.
Appeal to the higher power of your choice for assistance with your transformation: This is hard for career workaholics. You tell yourself you're "doing it for them" whoever "they" may be, but really, you're lonely, isolated and self-involved. You need to move outside yourself if you're going to break the cycle of addiction.
Replace work with other things that give you satisfaction: This may be the most difficult step of them all. Perhaps for workaholics, there is a sunrise out there that will be as wonderful to behold as the closing documents on a smart acquisition.


Workaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from workaholism.