Spread My Wings

Lately in my house there's been a lot of talk about moving out. Not just about me moving out, but about my parents moving, my sister moving, where everyone is moving and who they are moving with. It's almost like we have all decided to make our separate moves at the same time. My parents want to live in warmer climates, my sister wants to live with her boyfriend and I just want to break away from the nest. Therein lies the issue.
I can't even count how many times my stepfather has told me that I should move in with my sister. I am sure my future roommate has lost count of how many times her mom has told her she shouldn't move out (even though she did it once before). What I hope is that no one in my family has been offended by my immediate response of "hell no." I really don't mean any harm by that and I don't mean to make anyone feel like I am trying to dis my sister. I personally don't believe that I would be comfortable living with a couple anyway.
I actually didn't want to live with anyone at all for a long time. My plan was to find myself a Studio close enough to home that I wouldn't freak out at the thought of finally being on my own. But I also don't want to be as far from Manhattan as I am now. And that is why I came to the conclusion that I should find a roommate. Having a roommate would mean that I would be more comfortable living further away from my family because I wouldn't feel so alone. The challenge there was finding a friend I could actually live with and not harm our friendship, but I digress.
I really want to live on my own because I feel that at 23 years old I'm falling behind on being an adult. I want to be independent and really learn how to take care of myself. I actually have a problem with anxiety and have been prone to panic attacks. I want to get over that because it's stupid to be so afraid of living. But how am I going to achieve that if I don't try?
I'm grateful and thankful to my family for always taking care of me but at some point everyone has to fend for themselves. Well, I'm ready.