noone certain

You should do what is in your heart to do, not what others tell you to do. Maybe you need a little moer time to be certain of what YOU really want. However, that being said, my history is so similar to yours. Before I found out I got into the nursing program I had a panic attack. First and only panic attack ever, although I have suffered from anxiety since then. The attack was only 8 months before school began and I was a paniced mess all through school. Ikept wishing I had waited longer before starting school. I could barely eat, my throat burned from stomach acid constantly, and I had nightmares all the time. When it was all said and done I was so relieved but yet I still had no confidence I could do the job and not get eaten by anxiety. The oddest thing : once I finally got a job as a nurse I worked about 4 shifts nd then one day I HAD to take charge and it all just clicked. It was almost like a cure for my anxiety. That's not to say I am not still nervous I will hurt someone or that I don't still have issues with anxiety on and of; but putting myself in the position of protecting other people's lives really changed me for the better.