WHOOP reveals shock mental health trends including when stress levels spike
If June was whooping your emotions around, you’re probably not alone — at least, according to new data from a leading human performance brand.The company behind the popular WHOOP wearable health tracker has revealed new insights into mental health trends across its members.The subscription-based health optimization platform, which starts at $199/year, provides 24/7 biometric data to help users optimize both physical and mental health.National data from 2022 shows that nearly one in four U.S.
adults lives with a mental illness.In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, WHOOP analyzed and anonymized aggregate data from hundreds of thousands of U.S.users to better understand how people experience and track their everyday mental well-being.The results were eye-opening.
Among WHOOP members, anxiety and stress emerged as the most commonly logged mental health experiences.In 2025, more than 160,000 members recorded these entries in the WHOOP Journal, over other reported symptoms such as mood swings, irritability and depression.The timing of these logs also suggests a seasonal pattern.
According to WHOOP’s data, the first week of May saw the highest spike in mental health journaling activity of the year.An additional 7,000 members logged mental health entries in that week-long period.
Beyond the self-reported data, the company says these findings could also reveal a physiological correlation between mental and physical health outcomes.WHOOP tracks a variety of important health metrics such as heart rate variability (HRV), sleep performance, respiratory rate, skin temperature and blood oxygen, using them to predict a daily recovery score that reflects a person’s physical readiness.Based on analysis across roughly 30,000 WHOOP users, on days when members reported elevated stress or anxiety levels, their recovery scores and sleep duration were significantly lower compared to days when those symptoms were not reported.Fortunately, WHOOP also offers resources and to...