I did something very similar, with a very similar pattern of stressing myself into inaction, though my combination of savings and freelance gigs only lasted me

I did something very similar, with a very similar pattern of stressing myself into inaction, though my combination of savings and freelance gigs only lasted me about 9 months. I'd hoped I would be free to the winds for the rest of my days, and it... didn't quite turn out like that, to say the least. Still, I'm glad I did it. Because a) I hated the job I'd quit and was much happier with the one I ended up finding afterward, and b) it answered questions for me about what I did and didn't want to do with my life. Now I don't have to wonder: I know I don't want to freelance.