Because you’re using work to avoid facing your anxiety and depression

Whenever you feel anxious, you work harder. You tell yourself that your anxiety comes from having too much to do at work and that you’re addressing your anxiety by tackling the tasks that leave you stressed when they pile up.

Whenever you feel depressed, you work longer. You tell yourself that your depression comes from having too little meaning and that you’re addressing your depression by putting more hours into the tasks that seem meaningful to you.

Deep down, you know that workaholism is not a cure for anxiety or depression, but you don’t know what else to do.