WORKAHOLICS

Workaholics

INTRODUCTION

Why did I choose to write about workaholics? The main reason is that the general picture about these people is bad, but there are a lot of them around us and very often we admire them. They are doing exactly what they love : work  and they can never have enough of it. Although they spend most of their time working, surprisingly they are happy. They show so good results in what they do. But the consequences are great. Family life is disrupted, intellectual horizons narrow and the consequences to the workaholic's health are severe: fat, lack of exercise and stress. Why do people become workaholics? When a person becomes workaholic is there a way back? How should people around him act in order to keep both him and themselves happy? Lets start explaining what workaholics are, how they act and then we'll get answers to this questions.

WHAT AND WHO ARE WORKAHOLICS?

The definition of workaholism from a dictionary would be someone who has a compulsion to work all time and a workaholic is someone who loves to work or who is addicted to work. How can this people work throughout the whole day and be happy and never tired knowing that they sleep only for 4-5 hours a day. Perhaps the main reason for this is that people evaluate themselves more on measurable things such as personal achievements and financial worth ,not emotional wellness. People often tend to feel guilty if they are not constantly being productive, as they tend to consider relaxation a waste of precious time. They need work to feel good. Workaholics are people who put the work on first place. Usually they need to prove themselves to the their colleagues or their bosses so they would praise them. Sometimes workaholism occurs because the person works to avoid the pain. Workaholism is addiction and all addictions are in a way avoidance of pain. They work just to cover the pain and not deal with it.

Avoidance-prevention, a way or mean to escape of something( evasión o vía de escape)
Read the  lyric below while you watch the video WORKAHOLIC by 2 Unlimited

[1st PERSON:] Ok, let's go to work!
[2nd PERSON:] Who the fuck are you?!
[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[RAY:] The workaholic he works every day
24 hours, no time to play
He won't quit; he's addicted to work
I think he's going out like a jerk
Working, working, what can you do?
See the light from a different point of view
Ready in the morning for the bell to chime
I think he's glad it's working time!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[CHORUS:]
[ANITA:] Work your body, baby work your soul
Keep on workin' workin' to the bone
Work your body, baby, work your soul
I'm a workaholic when I'm on the floor!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[RAY:] First like a jerk, why you always work?
Messing up your mind with that paperwork?
The only think you need is to break ball is work, and yo, and that's all
They do it for money, but he for fun
he won't get away until the job is done
Drinkin' drinkin' like an alchoholic
The guy is just a workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!
[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic