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Feeling Anxious at Work? Here’s What You Can Do.

While some level of work stress is normal, workplace anxiety becomes a problem when it begins to interfere with your daily functioning and overall well-being. 

And with today’s economy, workplace anxiety and anxiety about job security are becoming increasingly common. 

Why workplace anxiety and job security anxiety are rising

Workplace anxiety is becoming increasingly common due to heavier workloads, economic uncertainty and instability, rising costs of living, rapid technological change (que in AI), and the “always-on” culture that was enhanced post-pandemic by emails, messaging apps, and remote work. Moreover, with some companies unexpectedly executing mass layoffs overnight, anxiety is now coming from employees’ existing workplace and the fear of job loss in an economy where, according to a 2025 survey, 34% of the respondents said it’s taking at least six months to find a new job.

According to a workplace report from SHRM, in 2025, 31% of U.S. workers reported feeling stressed often or always because of their job—up from 30% the year before—with younger workers reporting the highest levels of stress.

The report also found that individuals have anxiety due to multiple reasons:

  • Anxiety about personal matters (such as personal finances) 
  • Anxiety around broader issues, including the declining economy, declining job market, and  global conflict
  • Anxiety in the workplace was driven by workload, pay/compensation, poor leadership and management, understaffing, and the overall nature of the work
  • Anxiety from increasing and unpredictable layoffs and mass terminations
  • Anxiety around balancing work and life, and newer return-to-office mandates

What Causes Workplace Anxiety?

Workplace anxiety can come from a variety of factors. 

As SHRM found in its 2025 mental health study, for U.S. workers, the following are the highest contributors to anxiety in the workplace:

  1. Workload 
  2. Pay/compensation
  3. Poor leadership or management 
  4. Understaffing
  5. The nature of their work

 

SHRM asked participants to select all of the ones that applied, with 47% citing workload, 42% pay/compensation, and 40% poor leadership or management. Workplace culture, cost of living, and poorly matched salaries, along with poor leadership is collectively worsening mental health in the workplace. The SHRM results match up to the most common causes of workplace anxiety as well:

  • High workload or unrealistic expectations
  • Poor work-life balance
  • Toxic work environments
  • Job insecurity

How Workplace Anxiety Can Affect Your Performance

When anxiety starts to enter the workplace, it can cause a lot of issues. Workplace anxiety can lead to difficulty concentrating, increased occurrences of headaches or feeling fatigued, and avoidance behaviors. 

It can also decrease your productivity as focusing becomes more difficult, and make you more irritable or sensitive to heightened emotions. When workplace anxiety gets to this point, it’s common to see anxiety impact:

  • Workplace communications and relationships
  • Decision making
  • Team dynamics
  • Risk of burnout (anxiety increases this)

Strategies to Manage Workplace Anxiety

Given how important mental health is for overall health and wellness and your job, here are some simple strategies to help you manage workplace anxiety.

  1. Set healthy boundaries between work hours and personal time (do not take that laptop home or answer emails at night)
  2. Take small breaks during the day to go for a walk, change your environment, and let your brain relax and reset
  3. Use your PTO – truly, use it
  4. Consider mindfulness and relaxation techniques like short breathing and meditation exercises 
  5. Use Alpha-Stim either at home or at work during a break or while working at a computer
  6. Prioritize high-value tasks first 
  7. Improve time management skills to help create better consistency and better balance large workloads

An Easy Solution to Help with Anxiety About Work and Your Job

While managing workplace anxiety is possible, we understand how hard it can be – especially in today’s economy. It’s why we often hear Alpha-Stim users telling us they bring their Alpha-Stim with them to work and use it in between meetings or while working on projects that spike their anxiety. 

Since Alpha-Stim can be used for 20-60 minutes and as often as needed, it’s a safe and easy way to help with reducing anxiety about work and your job.

  • A non-drug, FDA-cleared option
  • No lasting side effects or risk of addiction
  • Easy to take to work and on-the-go


 Get Alpha-Stim in the USA with a quick telehealth appointment >

Alpha-Stim: A CES Therapy Device for Anxiety You Can Use At Work

Alpha-Stim offers several physical and mental health benefits. These include: reduced anxiety levels, improved sleep quality, longer sleep duration, decreased pain levels, and decreased depression*. 

In clinical trials, patients reported an average of 61% less anxiety immediately after using the CES therapy. After 5 weeks, that average was 94%.1

Patients over the last few years have also said they feel calmer and relaxed, more focused, and more well-rested after using Alpha-Stim. View some patient testimonials here.

See the science behind how Alpha-Stim works below!

Learn more about how Alpha-Stim works for anxiety here > 

*FDA cleared for anxiety, insomnia, and pain only, with approval for depression outside of the United States.

 

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