Workaholic and Self Esteem

Workaholic and Self Esteem

A 35 years old vice president in a large corporation was promoted to get much better compensation and many more responsibilities on the top of the full time job he already maintained. Within a few months he found himself working 12-14 hours daily, compromising parts of the weekends and holidays. He hardly saw his family and his mind was constantly racing. Even though he was talented and capable and got lots of complements from his superiors, he was inwardly constantly afraid to be fired from his job if he will dare to say “no” to his boss’s demands.

At the same time, he felt deep guilt about distancing himself from his family. He felt trapped in his life, between work demands and the love to his family. His tension grew up uncontrollably and he developed tics in his eyes. Few months later he attended IPEC therapy. In therapy, he found out that he had been carrying old issues of low self-esteem from his childhood. He remembered himself as an unpopular kid, always shy and quiet. Multitude of related emotions surfaced in therapy and was systematically cleared. The tic disorder in the eyes has cleared within few months. At the same time, he found himself more and more able to draw a clear line between work and private life.