Wellness > Mental Health ## Why Your Smartwatch Gives You Anxiety, and What You Can Do About It Is having all that health data at your fingertips helpful or harmful? Senior Editor, Health and Home ### Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home September 14, 2026, 9:08 pm ET Whenever I wear a smartwatch, I find that my anxiety increases — specifically, my health anxiety. Also known as hypochondria or illness anxiety disorder, this type of anxiety makes me worry that I am or may become ill even when I’m healthy. What’s ironic is that part of my job involves testing health monitoring wearables,…