Anxiety/Stress/Depression

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Resources Specifically for Law Students and Lawyers

These buttons link to Texas Bar/TLAP/ABA/student written papers created for law students. Papers discuss and provide tips for stress, anxiety, depression, general mental health, burn-out, and substance use.

Top Ten Tips for Law Students

Texas Bar: Stress Management

Resisting Psychological Effects of Law School

Modern Strategies for Lawyers

How Law Students Can Cope

Panic and Anxiety Disorders

Additional Resources for Law Students and Lawyers

How to deal with law school stress in healthy ways - ABA for Law StudentsLaw students will be the first to tell you: law school is stressful. It’s competitive, expectations are high, and there’s a lot to do and only so many hours to do it. Now, stress can be a good thing sometimes. But too much stress—especially the long-lasting kind—is not so good. So what should you do?

How to Handle Stress in Law School - Law School Toolbox®In law school, stress comes from many different avenues whether it’s dealing with financial pressure, grades, facing the job market or trying to prove you.

Is It Merely Stress or Anxiety?: Anxiety in Law School - JD AdvisingIis it stress or anxiety? Here, a law school admissions and professional counselor tries to explain the the difference, and next steps if you need help.

How to Combat Stress and the 2L Law School Slump - Top Ten Suggestions - The Girl's Guide to Law School®Most important, don’t let law school ruin your life. You still need to make time to do the things you want to do, have fun, and see your loved ones.

Lawyers and Depression: How to Recognize the Signs of this Serious IllnessHere are a few symptoms of depression that will help you determine if you, a loved one, or a colleague may be suffering from this disorder.

Attorney Wellness: Pomodoro Technique For Relieving Work StressArticle focuses on the importance of short breaks during long stressful hours of at the law firm; focusing on the concept of active pauses for better work.

Overview of Law Student Mental Health ConcernsDepression and anxiety are common health concerns for law students. Our article highlights some of the recent mental health studies and the symptoms to watch for.

Anxiety: A Law Student's Experience | Survive Law

You’re right: Law school stress is different – but it doesn't have to be debilitating - ABA for Law StudentsDepression, anxiety, and alcohol or drug-related impairment occur at much higher rates among lawyers and law students than in the general population, according to various studies over the past few decades. Here’s how you can evaluate your law school stress level and get help you may need.

Your panic attack and you: A user's guide - ABA for Law StudentsIt was 2:30 in the morning on a Tuesday late last November, and there were seven people in my bedroom. For some people, that might be the beginning or end of a great evening. But this bedroom ensemble included two cops, two paramedics, a medic trainee, my wife – and in the middle, with a tangle... Read more »

Lawyer Wellness: Shifts That Can Help Combat DepressionThe legal profession has one of the highest rates of depression with an estimated 28 percent of lawyers suffering. Here are some things to combat symptoms.

'Scared. Ashamed. Crippled.': How One Lawyer Overcame Living With Depression in Big Law | The American LawyerReed Smith counsel Mark Goldstein wasn't sure he could both be a lawyer and have mental health disabilities. But he learned how to survive and thrive in Big Law.

Mental Health Resources at UT

CMHC Anxiety Info and Help

Provides stress/anxiety definitions, tips, and resources.

CMHC Depression Info and Help

Provides depression definitions, tips, and resources.

UT Medication and Psychiatric Services

Describes the psychiatric resources UT offers students. UT may provide short-term psychiatric treatment to students, but will usually eventually make personalized referrals to off-campus resources.

General Resources

Finding a Mental Health Professional

Navigating a Mental Health Crisis

Exercise May Help to Fend Off DepressionJogging for 15 minutes a day, or walking or gardening for somewhat longer, could help protect people against developing depression.

4-7-8 Breathing: "most powerful anti-anxiety measure I've found" (Dr. Weil + Rumi) - Improvised Life

52 Mental Health Resources for Disabled People, POC, LGBTQ Folks, and More"For some clients, sharing a minoritized identity with a therapist may reduce guardedness, mistrust, and self-consciousness."

18 Illustrations Every Person With Anxiety Should See ImmediatelyJust the reminders you may need when your brain is beating you up.

5 TED Talks to help you manage stressSometimes life can feel like a bit of a mess, but these talks are here to help you de-stress.

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