Like any other legal claim, a successful claim for emotional distress requires proof. To get evidence for a lawsuit, speak to an accident lawyer for advice. You, your lawyer, therapist, and family members and friends work together to prove your claim. You must seek treatment for your anxiety. Your therapist can diagnose your condition. With a diagnosis, you and your lawyer can provide an insurance company, jury, or judge with objective elements that can help prove your claim. It is easier to explain what is going on with you emotionally if you can tie it to a medical diagnosis. Your friends and family can serve as witnesses for your claim. An insurance company, jury, or judge needs to understand what your life was like before the accident to know how your life has been affected fully. Witness testimony can help prove a claim for anxiety by showing any changes in habits. Friends and family can speak to your social habits, sleeping changes, and other intimate changes that you have suffered because of the anxiety an accident caused. An accident lawyer needs facts to prove a claim for anxiety. The success of your claim relies on your lawyer's successful proof that your anxiety resulted from the car accident, and that the emotional trauma had a significant impact on your ability to perform activities of daily living like working, socializing with friends and family, or taking care of your hygiene.