About this session
AI is changing work quickly, and uncertainty about what that means can create a very real emotional response.
People may worry about whether their role will change, whether their skills will remain valuable, whether they are learning fast enough or whether they will be judged against increasingly capable tools.
This session helps participants understand AI anxiety without dismissing legitimate concerns.
They identify the thoughts, fears and behaviors that appear when AI feels threatening, separate known changes from imagined worst-case scenarios and examine how repeated comparison, doom-scrolling or pressure to master every new tool can intensify anxiety.
Participants then build a more grounded response: focusing on what they can influence, identifying useful learning priorities, reducing unnecessary exposure to AI noise and creating a realistic adaptation plan. The aim is not to convince people that every change will be positive.
It is to help them respond to uncertainty with greater clarity, steadiness and agency.
What your people take away
- Recognize the thoughts and triggers that drive AI-related anxiety
- Separate realistic workplace concerns from catastrophic predictions
- Reduce pressure to understand or adopt every new AI tool immediately
- Focus on controllable actions such as learning, communication and role clarity
- Build a practical adaptation plan that supports confidence without denying uncertainty
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand Your AI Anxiety PatternA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern: identify what feels threatening, notice the thought pattern and map the body response.
- Identify what feels threatening
- Notice the thought pattern
- Map the body response
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Understand Your AI Anxiety PatternParticipants identify the situations, thoughts and behaviors that trigger the strongest anxiety around AI and choose one recurring pattern to work on.
- Module 1: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Separate Risk From FearEverything in the 60-minute session, plus practical work on catastrophic thinking, uncertainty, comparison and distinguishing what is actually changing from what is still unknown.
- Module 1: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern
- Module 2: Separate Risk From Fear
- AI-anxiety mapping exercise
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern and Separate Risk From Fear.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern, Separate Risk From Fear and Focus on What You Can Influence.
Full day
Full Day — Full Dealing With AI Anxiety WorkshopFull coverage of all four modules with anxiety mapping, uncertainty exercises, practical adaptation planning and personal support design. Participants leave with a 30-day AI-confidence plan.
- Module 1: Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern
- Module 2: Separate Risk From Fear
- Module 3: Focus on What You Can Influence
- Module 4: Build a Steadier AI Adaptation Plan
- Real workplace AI scenarios
- 30-day personal AI-confidence plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week or 8-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern
Every length- Identify what feels threateningParticipants identify whether their anxiety is mainly about job security, skill relevance, making mistakes, being left behind, loss of control or uncertainty about future expectations.
- Notice the thought patternParticipants capture thoughts such as 'AI will replace me,' 'everyone else understands this except me' or 'I need to learn everything now' and treat them as predictions or rules to examine rather than settled facts.
- Map the body responseParticipants identify physical signs such as tension, racing thoughts, restlessness or difficulty concentrating that appear around AI-related uncertainty.
- Notice what you do when anxiousParticipants identify behaviors such as compulsively reading AI news, avoiding new tools, overtraining, comparing themselves with others or seeking repeated reassurance.
Separate Risk From Fear
90 minutes and longer- Distinguish fact from predictionParticipants separate what their organization has actually announced from what they fear might happen.
- Put worst-case thinking in contextParticipants identify the most catastrophic version of the future their mind is generating and then consider other plausible outcomes.
- Tolerate some unanswered questionsParticipants identify questions that genuinely cannot be resolved yet and practice leaving them open temporarily rather than searching continuously for certainty that does not exist.
- Reduce the AI news firehoseParticipants identify whether constant updates, predictions and social-media commentary are increasing anxiety without improving useful understanding.
Focus on What You Can Influence
3 hours and longer- Clarify what your role actually needsParticipants identify the AI-related skills, tools or changes that genuinely matter to their current role rather than assuming they need to understand every development happening across the technology landscape.
- Choose one learning priorityParticipants select one practical area to learn or experiment with based on relevance and usefulness.
- Ask for clarity instead of guessingParticipants identify questions about expectations, role change or AI use that can be raised with a manager or team.
- Build evidence through small experimentsParticipants choose a low-risk task where they can test an AI tool and observe what it actually does well, poorly or differently.
Build a Steadier AI Adaptation Plan
Full day only- Set a realistic learning paceParticipants decide how much time and attention they can reasonably give to AI learning alongside existing responsibilities.
- Protect against constant comparisonParticipants notice when other people's AI use is making them feel behind and redirect attention toward their own role, goals and learning plan.
- Keep a broader view of your valueParticipants identify capabilities that extend beyond one task or tool, such as judgment, context, relationships, domain knowledge, communication and lived experience.
- Know when anxiety needs more supportParticipants recognize persistent anxiety, sleep disruption, panic, avoidance or significant difficulty functioning as reasons to seek appropriate workplace, medical or psychological support rather than relying only on self-management strategies.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Dealing with AI Anxiety
How long is Dealing with AI Anxiety?
Dealing with AI Anxiety runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern: identify what feels threatening, notice the thought pattern and map the body response. A 60-minute session covers Understand Your AI Anxiety Pattern in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Separate Risk From Fear. A 3-hour session adds Focus on What You Can Influence. A full-day session adds Build a Steadier AI Adaptation Plan. It is also available as a 4-week or 8-week program.
Can Dealing with AI Anxiety be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Dealing with AI Anxiety?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Dealing with AI Anxiety to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.