But...I...I don't wanna DPS, I'm a healer...

[PriestAlseid]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

Sounds like you have a typical case of Healer OCD*. Just keep in mind that "not healing" is also part of healing. There are a total of 3 healing classes. If Scholar "scares" you, give Astrologian or White Mage a whirl. If anything, don't level as a summoner to 60 and switch back to Scholar afterwards. You'll miss out on the learning curve if you do.

* When a HP bar falls below 99.9% the player feels extremely uncomfortable and demands it to be topped off, even if 99% of the healing spell is ineffective.

[bounddreamer]

If you're healing as Summoner to the point your dps is suffering, something is very wrong! Either the run is a total disaster, or you're not trusting the healer to do their job. It is normal and perfectly fine for a tank's health to go to 50% before a healer starts healing. If you're throwing your physicks on there too, you're backseat healing the actual healing role and wasting mp you could be using for dps.

If you want to be a pure healer I really recommend switching to WHM until you unlock Astrologian in Heavensward. AST is the job least expected to dps, imo.

[Fourbestintoner]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

I had a thaumaturge like you once in Sastasha, he wouldn't stop healing the tank with his 50hp cure because I would let the tank drop to 15-20% hp before instantly healing him with swiftcast+cure. I was laughing so hard, it was hilarious.
You should definitely start healing to see how easy it is and have a little more confidence in your healers.

[Selli]

I had a thaumaturge like you once in Sastasha, he wouldn't stop healing the tank with his 50hp cure because I would let the tank drop to 15-20% hp before instantly healing him with swiftcast+cure. I was laughing so hard, it was hilarious.
You should definitely start healing to see how easy it is and have a little more confidence in your healers.

I had something like this once in low level roulette.

Got Tam-Tara, I'm on a SCH so I leave Eos to solo heal. The ACN in the party isn't DPSing at all, just constantly spamming his heal on the tank. I tell him that my fairy has it and the tank is fine and not to worry.

And he says, "I'm practicing for SCH."

"Well. If you really want to practice being a SCH, then you should be DPSing."

And then the tank says, "Lol. I think they're trying to vote kick you."

They didn't kick me, but we did kick them. 3 manned the dungeon and it went by faster than it had been previously.