Is anxiety keeping you from a career?

I'm 25 with a degree in psychology. Tried out the field and realized it wasn't for me. I know I like fitness and health and would like to do something related to that but my anxiety and little to no confidence gets in the way of things.

I think about factors like job security, salaries, which jobs provide less stress, length of extra schooling and the cost (BIG FACTOR) and I worry I could never do a job good enough. I am also afraid of change and not a big risk taker especially after getting a job in psychology and becoming miserable. Once i left that job and went back to my old job that Im currently at, I am very scared to take any more chances. Because of that, I've come to the conclusion that I will volunteer or shadow at a place I'm interested in. but i always notice i find something "wrong" with each career I'm very interested in. I can never mentally fully commit to a career and really invest the time to do practical research (instead of googling info on the internet) to find out if its the right kind of job for me.

Is ANYONE else this way? I posted this on the BPD forum and did get responses but the more my therapist and I talked about this, I've been realizing that its my anxiety that is REALLY whats getting in the way of all this, not the BPD or not some form of depression.

I'm fearful that it will be the wrong job, that maybe its in demand now but won't be later, that it'll become too routine-like, etc etc.

Absolutely, but not in the same way as it's affecting you. I couldn't even get through college, I was also going for psychology. I also have social anxiety though so that's what really always got in my way.

I've always been jealous of people who knew exactly what they wanted to do and just did it. After I lost my last job I didn't know what to do, it wasn't a great job but it involved my passion which is animals. I was lucky enough to be able to create a job for myself, I'll never make a lot of money but my work is extremely low anxiety provoking and still working with animals so I'm in my comfort zone.

I'm not sure how to advise you, it seems you need to work on getting a better grasp on the anxiety and learn to let go a little.