“True Stories” is a new series of guest blogs I am running. Too often, lawyers don’t know the burdens other lawyers carry both outside and inside the office.
Here’s an unvarnished and anonymous account by one BigLaw lawyer who shares his powerful story. I am an attorney with major depression.
Understanding this recovery story from mental disease requires a trip back to my childhood, where depression first took root.When I was nine months old, my mother left me alone with my father, an unpredictable, violent alcoholic.
Read more on lawyerswithdepression.com