How do I keep 1L mental health? Forum

crisgcia · Post by **crisgcia** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:00 am

Classes have started and the panic is setting in. How do I keep myself from being overwhelmed mentally?

First Offense · Post by **First Offense** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:07 am

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Drop out.

Zero99 · Post by **Zero99** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:18 am

Treat it like a 9-5 job, exercise, eat right, hang out with friends. Do what you need to do, but don't go overboard.

randomstudent · Post by **randomstudent** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:08 pm

What Zero99 said. Also don't get caught up in the mentality that law school is just about outdoing your classmates. At the end of the day, you're going to win some and lose some. Just make sure you're fighting for something you actually care about, or else you may end up very disillusioned, whether you "win" or "lose" the "Law School Game."

arklaw13 · Post by **arklaw13** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:19 pm

Spend time doing things not related to law school.

Serett · Post by **Serett** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:33 pm

Speedballs.

ymmv · Post by **ymmv** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:40 pm

arklaw13 wrote:Spend time doing things not related to law school.

Cannot be emphasized enough. And maintain those pre-LS friendships. They are invaluable.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:59 pm

It's gonna be as stressful as you make it. Just chill out; finals are a long time from now.

Nova · Post by **Nova** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:03 pm

Will_McAvoy wrote:It's gonna be as stressful as you make it. Just chill out; finals are a long time from now.

+1

chill out

its just school

Tekrul · Post by **Tekrul** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:37 pm

YMMV - I lived off campus, and it was a psychological luxury to 'go to school' and then 'go home.' Don't know if you have the option to live a reasonable commute from school, but I recommend it. Then again, I had a strong cohort of friends in the area from UG/HS and getting to know my classmates was a bit harder.

minnbills · Post by **minnbills** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:07 pm

You don't, unless you just don't care.

Law school is a long miserable experience for most people. Unless you're lucky enough to get a job at a big firm or sweet clerkship, in which case it's like you're the popular kid in high school.

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