having excruciating regret about choosing this field
i’m halfway through my MSW and i sacrificed A LOT to do this program because i was fully convinced that social work was my calling. however, one of my curses in life is absolute extroversion. i need a lot of noise, human interaction, and stimulation in high volumes to feel happy and most like myself. too much quiet, downtime, and isolation gets me super depressed, and affects my whole life.
i did a case management job for a while and it was way too quiet. i’m doing a clinical internship now and it’s way too quiet. i work at a starbucks and it’s noise and people and chaos all day and i LOVE it. those are the days i look forward to. any social work days i dread. why did i do this to myself? 40k in debt to do work that is fundamentally at odds with my mental health?
i tried a couple of different programs and career paths before, and i regret not following through with them because i really don’t think i can do this. social work, despite its very name, is definitely introverts’ work. i should finish my program but then i’ll be 30 and i am dying for some stability and decent income. what do i do? please help me.