- Do you get more excited about your work thhan about family or anything else?
- Are there times when you can charge througgh your work and other times when you can't get anything done?
- Do you take work with you to bed? On weekeends? On vacation?
- Is work the activity you like to do best aand talk about most?
- Do you work more than 40 hours a week?
- Do you turn your hobbies into money-makingg ventures?
- Do you take complete responsibility for thhe outcome of your work efforts?
- Have your family or friends given up expeccting you on time?
- Do you take on extra work because you are concerned that it won't otherwise get done?
- Do you underestimate how long a project wiill take and then rush to complete it?
- Do you believe that it is okay to work lonng hours if you love what you are doing?
- Do you get impatient with people who have other priorities besides work?
- Are you afraid that if you don't work hardd you will lose your job or be a failure?
- Is the future a constant worry for you eveen when things are going very well?
- Do you do things energetically and competiitively, including play?
- Do you get irritated when people ask you tto stop doing your work to do something else?
- Have your long hours hurt your family or oother relationships?
- Do you think about your work while drivingg, falling asleep, or when others are talking?
- Do you work or read during meals?
- Do you believe that more money will solve the other problems in your life?
If you answered 'yes' to three or more of these questions, there is a chance you are a workaholic or well on your way to becoming one.
Source: Workaholics Anonymous
