I will always suggest talking to a therapist and will try to offer any suggestions that I can. First I just want to say I am now following my own path. Not my families. Not my "friends". Not their gods. My own path and my own story. Second I am a bit crazy and on a real manic spree so take it all with a grain of salt.
I'm not sure how much I can help because my thoughts and beliefs are probably as alien to you as your thoughts and beliefs are to me. If this is what you want you always have time. I just wish I started at your age. My family, friends, and faith restricted and robbed me of so much time and happiness. I suffered in silence while they pretended not to notice. I have scars because of them. Both mental and physical. Now I am writing my own story. Singing my own song. Dancing my own dance and I can't express how happy I am to finally be me. Will it be difficult life? Probably. But for the first time in a long time it feels like it will be MY life!
I hope you are happy with whatever choice you make.