[header] How to sue for emotional distress [title] Familiarize yourself with the types of emotional distress claims. [step] Emotional distress is categorized according to the intent of the person or company responsible for inflicting harm. There are two types of emotional distress. 
These include negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress. [substeps] Negligent infliction: the responsible party exhibited negligent behavior that caused distress.