Are You Addicted to Work?

In Recovery

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Something happens when you’re under a tight deadline, or serving during the dinner rush, or studying for a big exam. Your thoughts and emotions quiet down, and before you know it, hours have passed. The distraction that work, errands, to-do lists, and projects provide can be such a respite for our busy brains. We use it like a drug to resolve discomfort. So, this week Nzinga dives into the reasons so many of us can’t stop working and helps listeners identify whether or not they have a work addiction.

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0:42.3	Hey all, this is Inzenga and you are listening to In Recovery.
0:53.3	For those of you who may be new to the show, let me tell you a little bit about the show and a little bit about myself.
0:59.1	This show is about all things addiction, not just drugs, but things we wouldn't necessarily think about like work, exercise, sex, gambling. I guess we would sometimes think about those as
1:05.8	addiction. And it's question answer. So what we're really trying to do is answer the questions that people
1:12.0	have about addiction. Our definition of addiction is that anything we keep doing despite
1:18.2	negative consequences can qualify. And I'm your host because I'm a physician, psychiatrist,
1:26.1	addiction expert. I've been practicing medicine for the last 20 years.
1:30.2	This is my life's work.
1:32.0	I so believe in bringing compassionate, evidence-based addictions treatment care
1:36.8	that I co-founded Eleanor Health, where I'm the chief medical officer,
1:41.3	where we are doing exactly that.
1:43.8	And because of kind of all of that
1:45.9	legit street cred, I'm your host for In Recovery. So this week, we're going to talk about work
1:51.2	addictions. But before we do, I just wanted to share with you guys one of the most exciting
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