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Work Phobia

A new study has found that work phobia is not related to laziness; rather it is a real illness requiring careful treatment.

The researchers said fear of the workplace and accompanying problems are not just a fabrication of a neurotic mind, it is altogether a separate condition that doctors must deal with. The team suggests that work-related phobia is an anxiety disorder, but it's different as it can arise in people who do not have general anxiety disorders.

Prof Michael Linden, a clinical psychologist in Berlin who led the research, estimated that one in every two workers on long-term sick leave would be exhibiting symptoms of work-related anxiety. "Like other forms of anxiety, job-anxieties can be seen in the form of panic, hypochondriac fears, work-related worrying, post-traumatic stress, or work-related social anxieties," the Telegraph quoted him, as saying.

"Anxiety can lead to avoidance. Job anxiety can therefore be one explanation for sick leave, work absenteeism, or early retirement," he added.

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