Freaking Out Is Fun To Do

[megspencer]

Why is it that strong destructive (I'm not going to say completely negative, but usually negative) emotions like panic, rage, self-loathing and hopelessness can be so tempting? I think it's the surrender of control. Sometimes I feel like I do nothing spontaneously, like I'm constantly checking and double checking everything in my mind. Sometimes I

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[the_rammy]

For me, I find that those feelings are so tempting because the world doesn't actually fit well into the way we'd like to control it to be, and thus tends to cause those feelings. It can be annoying, like uncertainty

[megspencer]

Hm, that is interesting. I know I try to actually think about what I do rather than just react, but I know it doesn't always work.

I never studied before coming to law school (and neither did many of my friends), but I still put in a lot of hours here - just fewer than some. The material is simply too difficult to absorb otherwise.