I am perfectly ok remaining at home for a few months while the anxiety gets under control. My challenge is my insurance company is not fine with that. I am not looking for solutions on how to immerse myself into my workplace.

I am not looking for way to accommodate myself to my workplace. My insurance company is working full time on that already, despite my doctor's warning.

I know my work, and I know going back right now is not a good idea. My doctor agrees with me, but my insurance refuses to even acknowledge my doctor's advice.

I think that will cost them the appeal. I honestly don't think they can outright reject the advice of a licensed medical doctor who advises me to remain off work.

The most frustrating part is that while in the middle of this war between my doctor and my insurance company I am not getting any better.

I left work to recuperate. Unfortunately I haven't had any time to do that. I think that's the insurance company's strategy: make time away from work even more unpleasant and destructive than time at work would be.

I have run across dozens of websites explaining how to better accommodate and manage anxiety in the workplace. I have yet to find one that details how anxiety can impact the workplace. I haven't found one that warns about the risks of returning to work with a severe GAD. That is what my insurance case manager is looking for from me. I have been paying into insurance for fourteen years. I have taken less than half dozen sick days at my work for fourteen years. I am not going to put my health at risk just to go to work more. I have witnessed dozens of people take time off work for less. I am not going to martyr myself for my company this time. My health is going to be first. That means remaining absent from work. No one seems to be hearing this. That's incredibly frustrating.

What I am looking for is an explanation/example of how to convince my insurance company to recognize pressuring me back into my workplace is a bad idea. What I am looking for is a way to convince my insurance company to put me back on Short Term Disability coverage while I get better. While my doctor has a report to submit. I have one as well. Mine is the one I am working on and can't complete.