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@ I don't have it all figured out, but I am in a much better place.=)
@ You sound like a nervous wreck no offense.
I used to suffer from anxiety and maybe you can find some solace in my story knowing that you are not alone. I wanted to make my folks proud of me mostly my dad. My dad is a lawyer and I thought that if I became a lawyer like him maybe he would be proud of me. I was a grade ‘A’ fuck up, I got kicked out of high school and had to go to a charter school downtown. It was rough, the wrong types of people surrounded me, I got good enough grades to graduate 2nd in my class. However, when I went to college I joined a party fraternity,
there was a lot of drinking and drug use going on around me. By the time I graduated I was a full blown alcoholic, I tried to take the lsat but the pressure was too much for me and I went down a very dark road. It almost killed me, I was completely broken, I decided to ask my parents for help. I got straightened out quit the booze and thankfully during that entire time I did not have any legal troubles. What I realized was this, I was not happy and the way I was coping did not make me happy either. It was only a temporary break from reality; I was doing this for all of the wrong reasons. I wasn't living my life on my terms; I had to just let go of life. I had to let go of the past, the future and live in the present. It is a great folly to be concerned over what might happen and not live right now. Doing well on this test will make you happy but only temporarily. Afterwards, you will probably start concerning yourself with other things like how will you make money and become a successful lawyer. It’s a vicious cycle you see. My advice is to do what makes you happy right now. If you really want to become a lawyer then study but don't kill yourself in the process. Take it one step at a time and enjoy your life right now
Also, Try to Mediate once daily, try to sit completely still close your eyes and clear your thoughts. do this for 30-60mins. wake up everyday at a reasonable hour and Exercise, do this outside in the sunlight as much as possible. Watch your diet and intake of caffeine and sugars. go out with friends and interact with other people a couple times a week. try to abstain from drugs and alcohol unless it is medically necessary that you take them. Read some alan Watts or look up some of his lectures some of which are pretty dope.
@ Take as much time as you need to for this test don't burn yourself out. I personally know an attorney who is wheelchair bound and has limited use of his arms. He has a mountain of health issues, I don't think even the doctors imagined that he would go so far in life. But, the guy is one of the happiest individuals i have ever met, I think its because he lives every day like its his last. If you had just a month to live what would you do? I myself probably would not change much, I am studying a little everyday but I am also having fun. Don't kill yourself studying for this test if you need to put it off till December then so be it. Just study a little everyday and live your life