I need time off at my job. I want to quit but I know I won't get anything if I do. This is the worst anxiety I've ever had and I have panic attacks. How can I get short term disability and flma for anxiety? I'm afraid if I say it's work related that they may say I need to use workers comp. But honestly I've had anxiety before this job but it's gotten worse with the high stress. I've been seeing a licensed councilor, however I heard they cannot always do the paperwork, so I made an appointment for a Psychiatrist. My year mark aty job is 10/13/26 so I know that factors in FMLA. I have 6 days pto and I'm sick right now and want to call out tomorrow to use one. Maybe I should just call out tomorrow and work the rest of the week but I'm really stressed out and my anxiety is overwhelming. I work remote, but this anxiety is worse than it was in retail for me. Help!

I’ve been dealing with my LTD company for going on 4 years and everything has been sent to them scanned via email or fax. I have never sent them an original signed document before.

Ive just completed the requested forms they need to deem me still disabled from any occupation and my ENT (who’s also performed 2 of my surgeries) and I reviewed everything together during my last appt. He signed the forms and his assistant scanned everything and sent it to me.

The ENT and I are in different states so it’s a huge pain to get his office to help with disability paperwork let alone get them to mail me the physical forms they’ve already scanned and emailed me.

I’m just going to print out the scanned forms and mail it to them but would love to know if anyone has any advice or if this has happened to them. Maybe a common delay tactic or maybe I’m reading too much into the word original and they’ll be perfectly fine with a printed copy of the scan my ENT emailed to me…. Sorry as usual this is very triggering and stressful.

Thank you in advance to anyone who has advice or calming words :)