Unsure what to pursue

[Ideas]

Thanks, SolarKat for your thoughts. A lot of them are along the lines of what I'm thinking too.

Regarding having an RN, yeah I think it would be nearly impossible to get a good job because of it, when I have no clinical work experience (beyond school). I think some jobs would be available, but lower end ones that weren't very fulfilling. It's more that I could get more or better health/wellness coaching jobs because they see the credential. Even though their position doesn't require the credential or make much use of it.

I doubt I could do writing on a regular basis, but it could fill in some gaps sometimes. Although I may be able to do less formal writing, like blog style. Edit: I want to do health/psych writing if I could find the right niche and market a book. I think it's hard to do that without at least an RN and/or Masters.

I'm not sure, but I think that any local disability counselors, and most others will advise me wrong. Because they don't realize that Masters programs can be pretty cheap and fast (if someone has the time and inclination to work really fast), so they try to steer you away from things like that, or even from something like a second Bachelor's. They tend to be more about practical things that your local community needs, like a technical school. And they would be confused if I talk about businesses, a business degree, etc.

Do you need to work to support yourself, or is it more to fulfill an inner need for productivity?

I do need to work. Later, I don't think I will need to support myself in the traditional sense, but that I would want to earn a decent amount, to pay medical bills and to save. Also, just to feel more self-sufficient. Edit: But I would rather do something lower paying that was fulfilling.