Posted by Kingfish on July 29, 2001, at 13:53:21
In reply to Re: Sad :( » sar, posted by AKC on July 29, 2001, at 9:02:41
AKC:
I don't know if it helps to hear of others in a similar situation, but I am one (of the others in a similar situation :) ). My husband went to law school and we were completely "on our own" when we left school so we are in a huge amount of debt. I'm not working on a regular basis now because we're in a rural environment (a couple of hours outside of NY City), he was laid off last spring, yadda, yadda, yadda, so I completely understand the stress of financial issues, as I'm sure many here do.
Life is weird. I agree very wholeheartedly with Mila's views, but I have to remind myself that I do everyday. ;) There is so much we cannot control (and, no, I do not believe in a higher power either), but things like the economy, our companies/firms, etc., that all we really can do is work with what we have each day.
I have several friends who work in law firms and I have seen that it's a very difficult life, so, in my humble opinion, it sounds like you're doing very well, like you push yourself very hard and perhaps need to give yourself a little room. If you want advice, which perhaps you don't, but I can give it to you anyway and you can't stop me, a captive audience as you said ;0, I would write down what's going on in the three major areas of your life: work, relationships (this is friendships, as well as love interests), and living arrangements, and see what needs the most work. This comes from a friend of mine, younger and wiser. It has helped me. And I would add one more: Yourself. Because we all know how much energy it takes to work on mood or anxiety disorders.
I take Topamax as well and it has been very helpful except for sedation.
This is too long. I apologize. But I also empathize.
- K.
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