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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. I have an anxiety disorder, but it was well controlled for years. Worked 20 years without ever needing an accommodation.  Then Elon. I started having random, debilitating  panic attacks at work and couldn’t work and being under a microscope and not being able to work made them worse. It was a mess. And it was not a good time to take random, unscheduled sick leave or not be productive. So, I took intermittent FMLA leave.  Written as 2-8 hours as needed for panic attacks.  I figured minimal legal protection from random firing for sick leave abuse.  My psychologist signed the form (and did t know until I explained it to her intermittent FMLA leave was allowed— benefits of a law degree).

Mine went through my manager, but was compartmentalized from almost everyone else in our agency.   My manager was great— I’d been there 14 years and worked with her forever and what happened at our agency was the headline grabbing freaked everyone out stuff.  But, by the time it was so bad I was having panic attacks, I knew I needed to leave for my own well being. I was ineligible to FORK or VERA as mission critical, so I bought some time.  Easier to find a job when you have a job.

BTW— out, moved, new job, great decision to leave. And not a single panic attack at work since I have notice.  Also — did you know not everywhere is as uptight and high pressure as the DMV? Go figure. [/quote]

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