<p>I know many doctors who are getting out of the profession because with rising insurance costs and the micromanaging of the insurance industry they just don’t enjoy their profession anymore.</p>
<p>I know a young Yale med school educated surgeon who doesn’t think his salary is enough to compensate for how much schooling he needed.</p>
<p>None of this would matter if you truly had a passion for medicine, but since you don’t, you are making a wise decision.</p>
<p>I always think people excel in fields that inspire them.</p>
<p>My family wanted me to be lawyer and couldn’t understand why I got a PhD in English instead. I have a tenured position as an English professor. My salary certainly doesn’t equal many lawyers, but many of my friends who became lawyers gave up practicing to accommodate motherhood, something I didn’t have to do.</p>
<p>I understand your parents reaction. We all want our kids to get the golden ticket, but there really are no golden tickets.</p>
<p>Keep at it. I hope things fall into place for you. Your parents will eventually come around.</p>
<p>And if you continue to have feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness, please do seek professional help.</p>