International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

Introduction:

People are different; conditions of life are different; mentalities are different; cultures are different; time and place are different for everyone; conditions of pregnancy, birth, and upbringing are different even in the same family. All of this, among others, make life so different from one person to another. Therefore, it is natural to have varied lifestyles. It is also natural that each mode of life leaves its imprint on one’s health in all its components: physical, mental, emotional, social, and intellectual. Out of this varied spectrum of lifestyles, one is gaining ground nowadays. Many people burn their candles from both sides to survive; many perform multi-tasks at the same time; they keep rushing from a deadline to another; and from a to-do list to another; they are always in need of diaries, organizers and alarms to help them organize their hectic life as if they are in speedy race with time to accomplish the most they have to do. They become addicted to painkillers and tranquilizers. The question then rises: are they suffering from a new kind of addiction that is playing on their nerves? Are they addicted to work? Are they called workaholics or hard workers? Are they praised for this lifestyle or accused of deviating from the norms? Are they normal or abnormal? How does this lifestyle affect their mental health? Answers to these questions and more are uncovered below.