I can appreciate this question. I am in nursing school and want to do psych. I think a lot of it is going depend on why your really wanting to do this. If you have ever been IP then you know it can be a very stressful area of nursing to go into. Not to mention that having MI yourself may hit a little to close to home. I have also met some folks who think it's a good idea because they want to help themselves too! That is a poor *** reason to do it. You still have to keep your boundaries and not be buddies with them even when you share their condition. It would be a struggle, but a lot of it depends on soul searching and realizing the good and bad.