Try "giving somthing back to the community". You say that you're not a people person, you can learn and its a hell of a lot more rewarding that I.T. There is a desperate shortage of Mental Health Nurses and you will have some experience of working with people with mental health problems already (even if you arn't aware of it) 1 in 4 people in the UK suffer some sort of mental health problems. The money is crap while you're training but once qualified the sky is the limit (just remember its an overcast sky) and the rewards ona personal basis are fab! Also there is always music therapy you could tap into that. best of luck John