[Kate*]

I think most people who want to be psychologists can be as long as their own disorders are properly managed to the point where they won't interfere with the job. Any career path you choose can be changed, I've heard that the average person changes careers 7 times in their lifetime, and don't forget all the college students who change their majors. So it wouldn't be the end of the world if you got into something, realized you hated it, and decided to do something else. As for being a writer, it probably isn't something good for people who can't take criticism, but I don't know about anxiety. If it's something you want to do, you should at least try it and see what happens. Do the best you can to manage the anxiety and realize that some of it is rational and expected and some of it is irrational. For example, it's normal to be anxious about college, but don't let it stop you from going to school out of state if you want to.