silverstar77

School and life in general, is killing me. Ever since I graduated from high school my anxiety has gone through the roof and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. I am currently taking pre-requisites for an ADN nursing program at a local community college. In another year I will be in the actual program. At this point, community college is all I can afford. The problem is, I'm not sure that I should be going into Nursing. I am pretty interested in what I've been learning so far (Anatomy & Physiology, Nutrition, etc.) but I am not sure I will be good at the hands on stuff. I'm sort of shy and socially awkward and not much of a people person. I think I have some degree of social anxiety and just anxiety in general. People have commented my entire life about how quiet I am. I have trouble holding conversations and connecting with other people that I'm not already close to. My mom is a nurse which I think is a huge reason why I'm considering this, but I'm interested personally as well. On top of the social thing, everyone talks about how difficult the program is and how its nearly impossible. Please help, I feel like I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown because I don't know what to do. I don't have an interest in ANY other field, and I don't know what to do anymore. I've already wasted a year in college and thousands of dollars just deciding what to do and now I'm afraid I'm completely screwed.

School and life in general, is killing me. Ever since I graduated from high school my anxiety has gone through the roof and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. I am currently taking pre-requisites for an ADN nursing program at a local community college. In another year I will be in the actual program. At this point, community college is all I can afford. The problem is, I'm not sure that I should be going into Nursing. I am pretty interested in what I've been learning so far (Anatomy & Physiology, Nutrition, etc.) but I am not sure I will be good at the hands on stuff. I'm sort of shy and socially awkward and not much of a people person. I think I have some degree of social anxiety and just anxiety in general. People have commented my entire life about how quiet I am. I have trouble holding conversations and connecting with other people that I'm not already close to. My mom is a nurse which I think is a huge reason why I'm considering this, but I'm interested personally as well. On top of the social thing, everyone talks about how difficult the program is and how its nearly impossible. Please help, I feel like I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown because I don't know what to do. I don't have an interest in ANY other field, and I don't know what to do anymore. I've already wasted a year in college and thousands of dollars just deciding what to do and now I'm afraid I'm completely screwed.