Workaholics Anonymous Sacramento Meetings

We meet in person Thursdays at 5:45 currently at 434 T street Southside park cohousing commonhouse but usually in the Optimum Health Conference Room 3220 Riverside (The entrance to the conference room is from the parking lot on the south side of the building; )look for signs for "Workaholics Anonymous" or "WA Meeting."

Please email wasacramento@gmail.com if you are new and want to attend or if you want information on our 2 zoom meetings Tuesday 545pm and Friday noon--that way we can properly welcome you and answer any questions you may have. Note that our primary purpose is to help the still struggling workaholic so if what you need to attend in person is for us to meet outside or for all of us to mask, you have only to ask and we will happily accommodate you. Don't let that keep you away.

If you think you may have a problem with work or activity addiction or aversion (see the questions below to see if any of this resonates), you are welcome to attend. You don't have to bring anything. This is a 12 Step meeting of Workaholics Anonymous. We will read aloud some of the literature or have a speaker and we will share how we are feeling physically, emotionally and spiritually. At the end we will have a short time for sharing how our week was, why we're in WA.

Here is a link to the Workaholics Anonymous international site for more information: http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org/
10 questions to see if you might be a workaholic:

Are you more drawn to your work or activity than close relationships, rest, etc.?
Are there times when you are motivated and push through tasks when you don’t even want to and other times when you procrastinate and avoid them when you would prefer to get things done?
Do you take work with you to bed? On weekends? On vacation?
Are you more comfortable talking about your work than other topics?
Do you pull all-nighters?
Do you resent your work or the people at your workplace for imposing so many pressures on you?
Do you avoid intimacy with others and/or yourself?
Do you resist rest when tired and use stimulants to stay awake longer?
Do you take on extra work or volunteer commitments because you are concerned that things won't otherwise get done?
Do you regularly underestimate how long something will take and then rush to complete it?
Do you immerse yourself in activities to change how you feel or avoid grief, anxiety, and shame?
Do you get impatient with people who have other priorities besides work?
Are you afraid that if you don't work hard all the time, you will lose your job or be a failure?
Do you fear success, failure, criticism, burnout, financial insecurity, or not having enough time?
Do you try to multitask to get more done?
Do you get irritated when people ask you to stop doing what you're doing in order to do something else?
Have your long hours caused injury to your health or relationships?
Do you think about work or other tasks while driving, conversing, falling asleep, or sleeping?
Do you feel agitated when you are idle and/or hopeless that you'll ever find balance?
Do you feel like a slave to your email, texts, or other technology?

If you answered "yes" to three or more of these questions, you may be a workaholic. Relax. You are not alone. Many have found recovery through the W.A. fellowship.