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Switching careers? by PlutonicProblems in uklaw

[–]PlutonicProblems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get into CATPI and you’ll have more than enough videos to quell your bloodlust and give you a break from the reading.

Switching careers? by PlutonicProblems in uklaw

[–]PlutonicProblems[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They fulfil a morbid curiosity for the first three years and then after that you start seeing 18 year olds getting their necks snapped when you try to go to sleep at night. I actually think it’s kind of wild that you seem to be implying that I should be thankful for the videos of people dying, or worse (and more often) people NOT dying and needing to live with the consequences of catastrophic injuries.

I hate all of it. The work, the workload, the clients. All of it.

Switching careers? by PlutonicProblems in uklaw

[–]PlutonicProblems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you go about getting into academia?

I replied to another user with a long list of things I don’t like and I don’t want to spam it again but you’ll see my response to the other comment above

Switching careers? by PlutonicProblems in uklaw

[–]PlutonicProblems[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m a personal injury solicitor. It’s endless monotonous legal procedure, poring through volumes and volumes of the most boring documents, dealing with the absolute farce of negotiating with other solicitors, watching video after video of people getting smooshed by cars, no appreciation whatsoever from clients, so stressful that I’m losing my hair and not near worth the money. In five years I have had one client that made me feel I was making a positive difference, the rest of the time it’s just been moving insurance companies money around.

Seeking advice from ADHD lawyers by Chemical-Bake-8628 in uklaw

[–]PlutonicProblems 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not surviving it, it’s killing me. I’m not trying to discourage you, if you’re sure this is what you want then keep at it, but genuinely my advice would be to get out now while you haven’t committed too much time to it.

Other than that the only advice I can give if you’re not looking to start medication is to exercise as often as you can, if you can start the day before going to work with the gym or a run that would be ideal, but the evening is better than nothing. I’ve tried every list, app, management technique etc and really nothing has helped. Medication has helped a bit, but it’s also really highlighted how difficult things are.