BEWARE- ARE YOU WORKAHOLIC -NOW A TOOL TO TELL THE TRUTH.

DO  you  often  think  of  how  you  can  free  up more  time   to   work  or  become  stressed  if  you  are  prohibited from  working? you  may  be  a  workaholic.
A  tool    that  measures  workaholic ism   has  found  that  8.3  percent of  the  Norwegian  work force  is  addicted  to  work to  the  point  where  it  become  a health  issue.
Researcher from  the  University of  Bergen   in  Norway  used  the  Bergen  work  addiction    scale(BWAS)  ,  a  workaholism  instrument    that  is  based  on  core  symptoms  found  in  more  traditional   drug  addiction ; ie,  salience, mood modification ,  tolerance, withdrawal  system,conflict,relapse  problems.
It  assess   workaholism   based  on  seven  criteria .If  the  person  taking  the test replies  'often'   or 'always'  to  at least   four   of  these  seven  criteria , it  is  some  indication   that  they  may  be  workaholic.
The  seven  criteria  are-

• You  think  of  how  you  can  free  up  more  time  to  work.

• You  spend much more time working  than  initially needed.

• You  work  in order  to  reduce  feeling  guilt  , anxiety, helplessness, and or/ depression.

• You  have  been  told   by  others  to  cut down  on  work  without  listening  to  them.;you   become stressed  if  you  are  prohibited    from  working;you  deprioritise   hobbies ,  leisure  activities, and  or/exercise  because  of  your  work.;and  you  work  so  much   that  it  has  negative  effect  on  your  health .

The  study  found  that  8.3  percent   of  all  Norwegians  are addicted  to work.There  are, however   no differences  between  the  genders. 
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