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To file for FMLA for anxiety you need to communicate with your human resources (HR) department that you need to take FMLA leave for stress-related reasons. When you do this your HR department should give you the appropriate paperwork that you must then take to your doctor.
Simply telling HR that you are too stressed and are experiencing an abnormal amount of anxiety won't be sufficient enough for them to grant you the leave. You need to see a medical professional who can validate your claims and recommend that you take a stress or anxiety-related leave of absence from work.
When seeing your doctor it is important to remain honest and not downplay your symptoms. Anxiety and stress can actually have a profoundly negative impact on your health if you do not address them in a timely manner. Keep in mind anxiety can not only have a negative mental effect on you but a physical one as well. Here's what will happen next:
Your doctor determines if you are suffering from a serious medical condition
If they determine you are, then they can recommend protected stress leave
You bring this documentation back to your HR depart and file for FMLA

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