Before deciding to re-enter the workforce for emot…

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If you've ever said, I'm just a person who has to work, I could never stop working. Just as a thought experiment, imagine replacing those words with, I'm just a person who has to drink. I could never stop being an alcoholic. And notice the difference in the way that feels. It's because, one, we've been trained to believe that it's something to be proud of, to never want to stop working. And the second one, we've been trained to believe that it's a sickness that needs a cure. I contend that workaholism is a sickness itself, and that it also needs cured. And there's no harm in wanting to continue working. But before you make that decision, at least pause and ask yourself the question, if I were to replace the words, I could never stop working, I just love working too much, with the words, I could never stop drinking, I just love drinking too much, would it feel the same to say those words? Then, just mull on that for a little while.