How many people are affected by stress and anxiety at work?
One in six workers is experiencing stress, anxiety or depression. We all have mental health just as we all have physical health, and our wellbeing goes up and down all the time. That is why it's so important that employers proactively manage the mental health of all their staff, whether they have a diagnosed mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, or not.
What are the symptoms?
Stress is helpful in small doses, helping increase alertness and productivity, but exposure to severe stress over a long period of time is not good for you. You might feel tense and agitated, find it difficult to concentrate or make decisions and be snappy with the people around you, or perhaps tearful and withdrawn. Sometimes people feel down, losing interest in things they normally enjoy. Often people experience physical changes too, such as headaches, sleeping problems, tiredness, high blood pressure, nausea, indigestion or loss of appetite.
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