I chose a software dev degree for job stability (coming from a low income family during current economic and housing circumstances invokes quite a few concerns), but having reached the internship stage, this just ain't it. WFH makes it comfortable, which was one thing I wanted, but the work itself stresses me too much and only the design portions of it keep my interest. It affects me mentally to the degree that it feels pointless and I too often lack the energy to pursue my own interests properly. My actual background is far more creative, which I explored extensively during my gap years, and I'm thinking of finishing this degree and hopping to an art school or something. I only foresee misery going down this software/tech path, cushy pay or not.
Maybe there's another alternative with more stability. A friend proposed that I might struggle with any job like this, but I think I'd be a lot more productive doing something I have an affinity for. It just seems it's not healthy for me to make work this separate thing that has little to do with me, I spend a lot of time trying to escape it from day to day.