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[quote=Anonymous]OP, new poster here.  I am also a social worker who recently resigned to be a SAHM.  I went back to school for my master's in social work degree as a second career in my late 30s, and now feel that it was a mistake to do so.  I loved the idea of getting a degree that combined my interest in helping people with psychology.  I wanted to get my LCSW and work as a therapist.

After I got my MSW, I worked for 5 years in a job that started out as my dream job and ended up stressing me out and causing me to dread going into work.  I resigned from that job after 5 years and am now a SAHM.  I enjoyed the nature of the work for the most part, but not the work environment.  I think about going back into the field but I'm not sure I want to.  I feel that the MSW was a mistake, especially as a second career, and I wish I could go back and pursue a different graduate degree.  This has been getting me down a lot lately.

Have you thought about other ways to use your MSW?  I'm thinking about getting into public speaking and writing in the field that I worked in in my job (specialized area).  [/quote]

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