Of course, there is no standardized way to live a life.
Whatever decisions you make along your path, as long as they make you feel good and you will make the same decision again if you have a second chance, I am happy for you.
Sometimes we feel stress, negative, scared, upset, low, desperate and so on, yes, it is OK. We were not born perfect and life always surprises us although we have tried our best to program it. These up-and-downs make the beauty of life and show you what is called growth. Only when you fall, experience and survive these negative conditions will you grow a bit.
The ups are the moments that show your growth, but the downs are the processes where you gained your growth.