I have learned that when I have intense periods of work in our field, like, for a month straight, I have a noticeable carryover effect. What I mean is, if I wo

I have learned that when I have intense periods of work in our field, like, for a month straight, I have a noticeable carryover effect. What I mean is, if I work for a month or several months doing 10-12 hour+ days coding, etc. and then I stop to take a few days off, it literally takes several (1-3) days to disengage my mind from "work mode" to "vacation" or "life" mode for lack of better terms. I'm also finding that this is getting worse as I age. It feels like it takes longer to unwind from the adrenaline fueled state, but I'm usually much better off after I do. Yeah, not healthy. I'm trying hard not to work the long constant hours with few breaks- but I had some bad employment situations that didn't offer any alternative for a while.