Scientific
Anxiety spreads through systems the same way it does through individuals.
Practical
One anxious leader → entire organisation anxious.
Low Load
Anxiety is contained.
High Load
Anxiety becomes the system’s culture.
Misinterpretation
People blame “workload.”
Often it’s emotional contagion.
Narrative
“This place is toxic.”
It’s the distributed anxiety.
Earth-2.0
Regulation embedded into workflows.
Tools
Anxiety diffusion mapping
Containment protocols
Summary
Anxiety becomes structural if not contained.
