{"id":12282,"date":"2019-03-01T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/how-employers-can-help-manage-anxiety-in-the-workplace\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:24:36","slug":"how-employers-can-help-manage-anxiety-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/how-employers-can-help-manage-anxiety-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How Employers Can Help Manage Anxiety in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI don\u2019t want my colleagues to think that I don\u2019t like or care about my job. It\u2019s literally perfect. I don\u2019t like how little I\u2019ve been able to accomplish lately. How can I have an honest and frank discussion with my superiors about my mental state and still have them trust me to get things done and value me as an employee?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling so lost here and this job is seriously the best thing I have in my life. What do I tell them?\u201d<\/p>\n

Madalyn Parker<\/a> wrote this on an online forum in the summer of 2014 after her medication stopped working and she found herself in the middle of a major depressive episode. She faced challenges with anxiety and depression in her childhood and throughout high school and college. But this was the first time she was struggling and her job was at stake.<\/p>\n

Madalyn is not alone. In fact, one in five adults in the United States has a mental illness and many have felt the symptoms of severe anxiety while at work. And it\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n

Employees like Madalyn often suffer in silence with a fear that their mental health challenges may make them seem less valuable to the company and to their colleagues. In fact, a Gallup<\/a>\u00a0study found that only four in 10 employees feel that someone at their job cares about them as a person.<\/p>\n

Many employers are fighting the stigma that surrounds mental health in the workplace and providing resources to staff who may be suffering in silence. Madalyn worked with her CEO to encourage open conversation across the organization about mental health and received the support she needed. These simple steps can help you start open and honest conversations about mental health at work and may help someone like Madalyn.<\/p>\n

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  1. Educate employees and managers about mental health conditions and challenges.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Promote a work environment that acknowledges mental illness and supports those who might be experiencing it.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Encourage the use of corporate resources like well-being and employee assistance programs.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Foster realistic hope and optimism about treatment and recovery.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mental Health First Aid at Work training provides useful information and practical techniques on how to approach and support a colleague in distress to help your organization build a resilient and productive workforce. To learn more about MHFA at Work, visit MHFA.org\/workplace<\/a> and complete the inquiry form.<\/p>\n

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