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Originally posted by lawyer_princess
Have any of you, or anyone you know, ever taken some time off? Frankly, I need a break. I need to a spend more time with my family. I'm stressed out and miserable.
Is it realistic to take off a year and work on my mental health?
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I concur with the advice given, but would add that many lawyers are notorious control freaks, and don't necessarily get the mileage out of a sabbatical that more laid-back people do. Clergy do sabbaticals with the specific purpose of revitalizing their personal spiritual lives; if you live and die by your to-do list, leaving it behind won't necessarily work and you'll need an "agenda" or goals for your sabbatical. If you wind up obsessing about the "consequences" to your career in making this decision, chances are you're not in a frame of mind where TRG* is going to be therapeutic.
I guess what I'm saying is that you gotta get your mind right on
why you're doing a sabbatical; if you just assume things will fall into place magically when you stop working, you may wind up disappointed. Getting to know what you want is actually hard work.
*Temporary Removal from the Group. In-vogue 1970s term in correctional facilities. We use it with our kids.
