> I genuinely feel I need a break and need to work on other things. And I feel jumping into a similar tech job would make my mental health situation worse.
You just answered your own question. 6 months off, now. You can afford it.
Don’t try and answer all the other questions about getting another job or who to work for or retrain in another field or all that stuff - you’re not in the right frame of mind to answer those questions until AFTER you have had your rest. You will still think about all of this a lot during your rest period, and by the end of it you will have your answers.
So there you are, rest and work on those physical and mental health issues you mentioned above. There’s your answer.
You just answered your own question. 6 months off, now. You can afford it.
Don’t try and answer all the other questions about getting another job or who to work for or retrain in another field or all that stuff - you’re not in the right frame of mind to answer those questions until AFTER you have had your rest. You will still think about all of this a lot during your rest period, and by the end of it you will have your answers.
So there you are, rest and work on those physical and mental health issues you mentioned above. There’s your answer.