Workaholism

Are You Working Too Much?

Instructions For each of the following statements, consider your attitude and your behavior and, on the line
provided, mark the response that most nearly describes the real you according to the scale below.

1 = Definitely not true 2 = Usually true 3 = Mostly true 4 = Definitely true

1. I am working most of the time when I am not sleeping.

2. I enjoy my work, so for now I don't have interests in other things.
3. My time with friends and family is very limited—maybe a few hours each year.
4. I want to have a special relationship with someone, but I am too busy now.
5. I am too busy at work to have a regular exercise and fitness program.
6. I do not have time for a hobby. My work is my hobby.
7. "Why would I sit around and do nothing?" you honestly ask yourself.
8. I am too busy to get an annual physical exam.
9. Well-meaning people advise me to slow down, take some time off, and relax.
10. People don't understand that my fun is my work.

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