This Depressed Lawyer’s Morning Routine Makes Me Feel Seen

“It truly makes the depression feel lighter knowing that so many people know what it’s like to be chronically depressed while working in demanding professions. While I was a law student, and even now as a lawyer, it is rare to find people who will admit to their weaknesses.”

“As for the hate comments, most of them don’t bother me. I did, however, directly address a reoccurring sentiment that my mental health makes me an unreliable lawyer, because it speaks to the very message I am trying to get across — that your mental health does not define you. Your mental health does not define you as a person, nor does it define you as a competent professional.”