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The profession is stressful and any lawyer would accept the stress that goes with the job. But how you are managed can have a big impact on how you cope with the stress. Bad and indifferent management can make the situation worse. In 20 plus years I've met a good number of excellent lawyers that have been poor managers. I have also been surprised how many of my peers had experience of using anti-depressants at some point in their careers, folk who I thought had no problems. Despite a growing awareness of mental health issues it is still rarely discussed and most recently I was told of one senior partner who suggested a member of staff taking anti-depressants told no one in the work place about this. May have been well intentioned advice but illustrates how attitudes still make it difficult to be open about mental health.