I am a public defender, and I am unbelievably stressed out about work. I am constantly second guessing myself and convincing myself that I have messed up and am going to get fired, even though my rational mind knows that I haven’t done anything wrong.
Last week I convinced myself that my career was over because one of my clients failed to show up for court, and this week it is because one of my motions got granted without a hearing because the State took no position.
Of course I do make mistakes, but they are never catastrophic, and I always learn from them and don’t repeat them.
Does anybody have any advice for this sort of situation? I know that I need to be more confident, but for some reason, I just can’t seem to be able to.
u/Background_Topic3793 — 8 days ago