Now is the summer of my discontent

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

Anyone else feeling a vague yet overwhelming sense of unsettledness? Maybe it's letdown from the bar exam and being out of school; I'm now a woman of leisure and don't know what to do with myself. Nothing in the universe seems at all as it should be. I have no energy and no interest in doing anything. Maybe I should up my Zoloft to 1000 mg/day!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. It's almost definitely post-school letdown.

People vastly underestimate how hard the adjustment to post-college life can be. It's a very different world.

But yes, I feel pretty unsettled myself these days. Way too much uncertainty and frustration for me.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. But I'm 42!

I worked for years before going back to school; I can only imagine how my 25-year-old classmates must be feeling.

How were your job interviews, BTW?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. Well, I didn't get the job.

Fuckers just sent a letter after 2 interviews instead of calling me to tell me too. And so the hunt continues evermore...

But yeah, I think it's just a huge adjustment, regardless of age. Almost everyone I know has gone through it to some extent. It also might be the finality of it all too, knowing that this is probably it for your education.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

4. Sorry to hear that

But I'm one of those Pollyannas who believes everything happens for a reason and that something even better will come along.

Funny - I was thinking in the car last night, "Should I apply to medical school now??"