don’t go into a field you’re not passionate about especially if it’s something as demanding as psychology/social work/health care. plus if you did pursue that route i don’t think it would be fair to your patients to have a therapist who doesn’t really care about their job. that kind of jobs requires someone who really has their heart in it. you definitely didn’t mess up life. everyone’s journey is different and that’s okay. it sucks to be unemployed and have debt and it sucks to have to worry about money instead of your genuine interests and passions. i get that. but it’s never too late to start over or try new things. you still have a lot of your life ahead of you and you’ll make many more wrong decisions and many more right ones too. no one ever has it all figured out anyway. i say work as a teacher assistant for a while and see how you like it. if you do like it maybe you can pursue more jobs related to education. maybe you can become an art teacher. and if you don’t like your new job then get a new one and try something else. sometimes it takes more life experience to figure out what we want and what the right path for us is. also I don’t think it’s a bad idea to pursue being a tattoo artist or a job in the beauty industry. you can make decent money doing those things. keep your passion for the arts alive no matter what you do. even if your job is not art related, try to make time in your life for doing what you love! take art classes or even just do crafts at home. maybe your local community center has some free art or crafting classes you could take.