Switching careers... excitement has now turned into imposter syndrome!

Hi friends,

I am currently a graduate student in an architecture program, but years of unhappy internships (I’ve ranted so much on this site) filled with anxiety and depression, I finally am deciding to branch out. I have been meeting with people to go more into Development and taking a finance boot camp online, and I was so thrilled and excited for a change. Suddenly imposter syndrome is settling in, as there is SO much business terminology, formulas, and strategy that I just simply do not know. I’ve never even taken a business class in college until this upcoming spring that I enrolled in. It’s very overwhelming. What if I don’t understand finance enough if I do get an internship? I’m practically being self-taught, so what if I’m all wrong? I’m a fish out of water now and I feel scared. I don’t regret leaving architecture but my anxiety is leaving me with “what if I fail and regret this” moments. I’m trying my best and studying several hours a day, but what if when it comes to real world applications I just fail?

Any advice or support is greatly appreciated. I’m just trying to be happy finally. Thank you.