Overwork has become the hallmark of many people. We assume that work is laudable, which is true, but not when the work environment is allowed to invade a lifetime. If this happens, life will gradually become impoverished.
People get overworked for different reasons, maybe single-job income may not be enough and other jobs need to be looked for, other times there is an overwhelming passion for work or success that can be achieved.
“We are full of tricks to avoid work, but we have few authentic hobbies. -Laurence J. Peter-
There are also cases where overwork becomes a mechanism to escape other aspects of life when they are problematic, in any case it only indicates that there are problems and that it is necessary to solve them before it is too late, the consequences can be very serious. That’s five of them.
The first consequence of overwork is a gradual deterioration of other areas of life, firstly, because many hours are devoted to work, there is little emotional energy available for other aspects, in fact, it is common for overwork to be a way to avoid difficulties. in other areas.
Overwork is often perceived as abandonment or rejection by the couple and the ghost of absence appears. The other feels second, the same goes for family or friends, who clearly perceive the unavailability.
Similarly, when a person has few emotional relationships, overwork does not help solve the problem, what is being done is to cover it up and often increase it, so in all cases the relationships will disappear under these circumstances.
When there is overwork, there is also fatigue, which initially occurs from physical and mental fatigue. From fatigue quickly to exhaustion, but at the same time, the person feels that they cannot or should not stop.
Exhaustion has direct effects on mood. There is often room for a strong apathy to everything and a constant unhook. Enthusiasm fades. You lose interest in almost everything, sadness arises and moving from depression to depression is just one step, there is also anxiety and sometimes anxiety, in different intensities.
The paradox is that overwork leads to unproductivity. Tiredness, apathy and an unstable mood affect the ability to perform tasks with excellence, you end up doing the tasks just by doing it.
Some people with obsessive characteristics insist on doing everything in the best way, so overwork limits your creative skills, it’s harder to innovate and be more efficient, this is only possible when you have a calm mind and controlled emotions.
There are many physical illnesses from overwork. It usually begins with gastrointestinal problems, poor digestion, gastritis, constipation and other problems like these, it is also common to have skin problems, sudden allergies or periodic colds.
Over time, health problems become more complex, it’s not uncommon for overworkers to have difficulty sleeping, which can sometimes turn into chronic insomnia, and cases of high blood pressure or circulatory problems don’t begin to occur either.
At this point, it is important to note that death from overwork is not a myth, it is known that when maintaining this behavior for a long time can occur heart attacks or strokes, the consequences of hard work are unpredictable.
When you work too hard, life loses its sense of novelty. As much as work requires commitment and creativity, so much at some point becomes a great routine. To tolerate the workload, inadvertently, the person develops different automations. stereotypical ways of acting, which avoid wasting time thinking.
This, in turn, creates a sense of meaninglessness in the face of everything, from time to time thoughts and questions about the true meaning of life begin to appear, if there are also depressive traits the consequences can be very serious.
Overwork, like any excess, should be avoided at all costs, that only brings problems. Life is one and has several dimensions, reducing it to a single dimension has serious effects on our physical and mental health, it is better to rethink, rebuild and open ourselves to more complete lifestyles.