We all know the statistics on the mental health of lawyers are bleak. A recent study by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation found that of just under 13,000 practicing lawyers, approximately 28 percent were struggling with depression, 19 percent with anxiety, and 20 percent with problematic drinking.

Some may try to justify these numbers with the all too simple explanation: Law is a high stress job. But other careers are stressful and don’t have such staggering statistics. Is stress the only piece of the puzzle, or is there something about lawyers in general?