feeling unfulfilled
Hi! I'm a first year film student, but I'm just... unsure about my path in life. I've always had a passion for helping people and nearly went to nursing school instead. I live film, it's a huge part of my life and my interests, but I just feel unfulfilled. I'm not sure if it's this end of quarter slump or what. It probably doesn't help that I keep hearing horror stories of the job market being oversaturated and people being unable to find jobs after graduation.
I try to talk to my mom about this, but she assumes it's all just anxiety and tells me I'll be fine if I just work hard. Maybe she's right, but I still feel so unsure. I come from a really low-income family (here on exclusively student loans and federal aid), and the idea of having to tell her I want to change my career path makes me feel like puking. I know she would understand, but I just feel awful.
I'm really just looking for advice. Did everyone else feel this way, or is it a sign?