Anxiety Levels Mount

Nov 232008

Anxiety levels are increasing as economic pressures mount, writes David Wilson in MyCareer.

Has the recent financial crisis got you worried about your job, he asks.

You’re not alone.

Psychologists say the number of people feeling anxious about their jobs has surged as a downturn in financial markets forces redundancies in many workplaces and belt tightening in others.

University of Newcastle academic and registered psychologist Dr Melissa Monfries says since the credit crunch began she has seen a 10 per cent increase in patients complaining of job anxiety and it’s not restricted to any one profession.