I know that and I have become pretty skilled at weeding out the ones who I know are not crazy from the ones who are. I also know that insanity is contageous and that if you live with someone who is nuts, you can also become nuts. So I give it time and I also make sure that I bill more an hour than a good therapist and insist that the person is seeing one. Keeps me from getting so drawn into the drama that I can’t practice law.
Smart, good for you.
I got to work on publications with family law attorneys a few times a year for 4 + years & read all the case law summaries as during editing, layout, indexing, etc., and have to tell you it was very depressing subject matter and I don’t miss it one bit! Now I work for civil engineers & it’s a beautiful thing... all logic, way more color & graphics, and zero drama!