Help! I've started a social work degree & not sure its 4 me ex. past personal issues:drug addiction, psychosis?

I'm still getting over a heroin addiction - recovering & on suboxone for a year now. I'm just not sure if i should be a social worker when i've had A lot of issues in the past that i haven't dealt with (as many people do!) and i don't really consider myself to be emotionally healthy. its a pretty challenging job which requires you to do A lot of 'soul searching' in the sense that you must know yourself and the reasons as to why i am the way i am...I would love some input and will happily explain more