I'm 21 and on my second attempt of the second year of a law LLB degree at King's College London. It is making me miserable - I've tried so hard for three years now and yet, whilst I know I am capable of the work, anxiety overrides and gives me panic attacks, removes my appetite completely, I lose the ability to sleep and, ultimately, to function normally. It renders me completely unable to revise and I'm beginning to lose all motivation. I've given up with revision, yet sat one exam - a second year tort module - which went okay, but this makes little difference. I plan on sitting the rest of my exams (at least for the sake of my parents) without doing any revision as that will further compromise my health.
I cannot stand the thought of going into my third year. I realise I made a terrible choice with law, which has lead to an anxiety disorder. I know that all of this will simply happen again no matter what drugs I am on, and frankly, I strongly dislike my course. I didn't quit after the first year because I felt I should just stick at it. The problem is, I've always been so driven and thrived on a challenge. I don't really know what has happened to me. I got all A*s and As at GCSE and all As at A level. I also got a 2.1 in my first year of my law degree. But I really, truly feel as if I cannot continue. Its not just because I hate my degree; its because it is making me ill. Obviously, my parents are furious making things much harder.
I'm completely terrified of living life without a degree which is making my anxiety worse. This is made worse still by the fact that my mum (who I am very close to) is barely speaking to me. I know its difficult for people to understand the crippling effect of anxiety, but I care so much about what my parents think and I hate to see them so disappointed in me.
My question is: is or has anyone else been in this kind of predicament? Being a solicitor or barrister is clearly not for me; although a career somewhere in the law still holds interest. I know I'm a smart girl, but it's clear I've made some bad choices. I don't know what to do. I don't think I can afford another degree (already having debts from this one) and obviously the student fees are rising to the year after next so it doesn't look as if another degree is an option. I'm so worried about not being able to get a job I'm even moderately interested in that can support me in any real way. I feel as if I've truly messed up badly somewhere along the line. So what happens to people like me?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Answer by PE2008
A psychiatrist could find the right medication for you to control your anxiety.
Apparently, you haven't seen one, so it appears you are getting some secondary benefit for using anxiety as an "explanation" for your failure.
Answer by HyperDog
What happens to people like you? Sometimes the best thing imaginable.
Think of what you've been through as an educational experience. It may have been expensive, but you learned what you DON'T want, and sometimes that's as valuable as learning what you DO want.
People like you often take a break from education and go out into the working world. A good general job for someone like you is one where you would come into contact with a wide variety of people in a setting where it would be acceptable to ask them about their jobs/careers.
It might also be helpful if you took some aptitude tests, if you haven't already. Knowing where your strengths and interests lie is an important bit of information. Then, when you meet the aforementioned people and find some who are involved in areas that interest you, you'll have someone to potentially do an "informational interview" with.
Y!A is also a good place to explore careers - people generally love to talk about their careers and often spend considerable time discussing it with a willing listener.
Answer by The Hard Truth
I see you are miserable, now you can absolutely be sure that you hate law. Anyways, you are not left without a degree, you still can change major, you are not stuck in law major, its only your second year.
As a recent college grad, we all felt at one point or another that life is more than just homewokes and term papers. Some of us (like you) realize that earlier in the schooling years and like you are now, its time for you to find new job, for others that are still in the dark about real-world situation, they will stay in school til they either graduate or til they realize how much they hated their degree.
Now on the good side, you have all those awesome law school experiences to tell other potential law school students about (especially on yahoo answers), and you can also warn those students with undecided potential to skip the law and save their money.
Also, you can always take a side job/internship for a few semesters to truly decide if law school if right for you.
Quitting now doesn't mean you have to quit forever, it only means you have finally figure out other priority in life. Other priority can be live a happier LIFE with no crushing schedules and ridiculous report and exams to do.
Anyways, good thing you realize this early in your career, you just saved yourself from getting into further debt.
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