u/Altruistic_Bend4126

I will be going back to school after 6 years. Never truly pursued anything. Now that fitness/sports/wellness has become a big part of me to say the least, I have decided I am going to pursue PT. A long journey for sure but I’m aware of what I’m getting myself into.
I’m going back to get my associates in exercise science, thankfully I have credits that I’m rolling over minimizing my 2 years into a year and a half. Plan to transfer to university after for kinesiology or whatever is best, then go from there to pursue my doctorate.

Clearly this is years in the making, again I am fully aware of the time and costs to get to my goal. I see redditors talking about how much they regret pursuing this field for their own reasons, it doesn’t necessarily affect me since I see what my goal is.

I guess, what’s your advice, pros and cons, or any input for me. I’m about to turn 27 and I know I’ll be in my 30s when I reach my goal.

Appreciate any input!

I’ll admit, lately I’ve been doomscrolling at work a ton. News, shootings, families separated, war, high prices. Post after post it’s just nothing but bad news. My job is pretty laid back so I can’t help but doomscroll and fall into a funk.
My anxiety usually is not so high, but after reading so much and see everything that’s been going on in the world I can’t help but feel glum. Anyone else deal with this?

I’m very grateful and my cup is full, but feeling the fear of what could happen has been overpowering me these past few days. I try to live by “it is what it is” but I can’t help but fear that something bad can happen. I don’t know even how to even properly articulate my feelings, but hope someone can help me make sense out of this.

Thank you for the read!