Trying to study for the LSAT with Major Depression and working full-time Forum

[qiranger]

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[xael]

I have not. There certainly are people who have, though, but I would highly encourage you to address any mental health issues before you begin law school, where they will be substantially magnified (and where you can't redo anything)

E: you should view therapy/addressing these issues as law school prep.

[Tls2016]

OP: I'm very sorry to hear about your fathers death. I honestly think you should address your depression before trying to add on studying for the LSAT. Depression is going to affect your cognition and your ability to study. You also don't need to be putting more pressure on yourself right now.

You can come through this period of grief in your life and feel happy and positive again. If you are like most people, you will need help to address your depression.

You have a good job now even if you don't enjoy it. Stick with that job and get the help you need.

Law school isn't going anywhere and there is no rush for you to attend now before you are ready.

[fliptrip]

OP: I'm very sorry to hear about your fathers death. I honestly think you should address your depression before trying to add on studying for the LSAT. Depression is going to affect your cognition and your ability to study. You also don't need to be putting more pressure on yourself right now.

You can come through this period of grief in your life and feel happy and positive again. If you are like most people, you will need help to address your depression.

You have a good job now even if you don't enjoy it. Stick with that job and get the help you need.

Law school isn't going anywhere and there is no rush for you to attend now before you are ready.

This whole thing is right. You say you can't focus when you study for the LSAT and that is a classic depression symptom. If you had a festering painful boil on your face that affected your enjoyment of life, you'd get it treated, right? Depression is the exact same situation and help is available. Make that your focus.

[crumpetsandtea]

I agree with what other posters here have said about seeking therapy BEFORE going to law school. I was not depressed before going to law school, but first semester of 1L year was probably one of the most difficult things I went through mentally, just because of all the self doubt/imposter syndrome feelings I struggled with. It would have been crushing to go through that with a history of serious depression, and I don't think I'm alone in feeling that way.

This will be EVEN WORSE if a symptom of your depression is (as it seems to be) procrastination. Procrastinating in law school will be SO DAMN easy because you literally have 0 homework/check-ins due for school until finals. You can literally skip every class, not do any readings, and no one is going to care a bit...until you get your grades back and you've bombed.

I also wanted to add something: you say "i felt that i was never able to be a college student, and basically most of my college time was unfortunealty spent in depression." I REALLY REALLY REALLY discourage you from attending law school if your intent is to "recreate" the college experience that you think you missed out on. Law school is NOT college. It's graduate school and most people attending will be over the "college" lifestyle. DO NOT GO TO SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU "missed out" on some sort of college experience due to your father's death. It will be an incredibly expensive and difficult mistake.

Please, please seek therapy. Work on your mental health before planning on making any big life changes.

[lymenheimer]

So, which sciences did you study? Like all of them or just a couple?