"In the film Jay Kelly, George Clooney portrays a superstar celebrity whose climb to the top has frayed connections with the people most important to him-his agent-best friend and his daughters. Clooney, starring as the main character Jay Kelly, dramatizes the devastating havoc that devotion to work and career plays on friendship and family dynamics. The movie centers on a tribute to Kelly's onscreen achievements and underscores how your job and the stress it creates can isolate you from family and loyal friends."
"In the real world, Dr. Guy Winch, author of " Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life,"explains why this happens. "Our unconscious mind believes that work is our top priority; it will consider any risk of losing a job to be an existential threat," Winch writes. That is why we're often preoccupied with work when we're home, inadvertently bringing the stress of work into what should be a place of peace and restoration."
The pressure to succeed endangers well-being, physical health, and key relationships. Devotion to work can fray connections with close friends and children, and public success can coincide with private isolation. Work-related stress often follows people home because the unconscious mind treats work as a top priority and perceives job loss as an existential threat. High work demands can conflict with home duties, forcing painful choices. Poor mood from work increases the likelihood of overreacting to loved ones. Identifying work overload early and using evidence-based methods to limit work intrusions and prioritize family can repair damaged relationships and restore balance.
Read at Psychology Today
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