Females with AS - I'm in need of some career advice

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I'm a 22 year old female, and am currently in my final year (almost half a year) of a masters degree (in social work).

I have just recently come to the realisation that I get too emotionally involved in people and that was causing me ALOT of stress in my role as a support worker. I would feel anxious everyday leading up to a shift, even though the work was not too full on.

So now im at a loss. I've spent so long thinking this is the area of work I'd be good at, and now I feel useless and embarrassed. I want nothing to do with human services.

Has anyone had a similar experience? How do I work out what I'm good at when I have such little confidence in myself?

finish your social work degree. you've invested too much to let that go.

I tended to get too involved when I was young. I was always wiped out. now (in my 50's) i'm okay with part time social work.

ask your college about taking a career preference test.

I'm 20 and just starting to think about getting a degree in social work. It's ironic that a supposedly non social group of people often end up involved in social settings anyway. well. I was thinking perhaps there is a field of social work that doesn't involve one on one connections with clients. perhaps a more by stander approach is what I was thinking. I don't know. Don't get too discouraged you will find your way. I think we aspies just expect everything to work out perfectly and easily without second guessing ourselves, but a lot of the good decisions I've made are decisions I have had to look at from both negative and positive views.