I offer my experience, but also proffer that any advice coming from people's prior experience (including mine) may not serve you well, given how the pandemic ha

I offer my experience, but also proffer that any advice coming from people's prior experience (including mine) may not serve you well, given how the pandemic has changed many aspects of the modern-day relationship between employers and employees. So that should be a bias you consider when considering my own, or other people's, advice. That caveat having been provided: I did something similar approximately 20+ years ago, and found it was to my detriment. Employers traditionally look at 'gaps' in a resume and question you about them, asking what you did during that time. It seems to be part of the capitalistic intent of wanting to make sure all of your time is spent productively. Even gaps that correspond to worldwide economic downturns sometimes are questioned by people who have short memories. But to perform yet another 180-degree turn: certain decisions shouldn't always be made with the utmost arbitrer being how it affects one's career. Health - both mental/emotional health and physical - is the utmost of importance. More cerebral people sometimes tend to shrug that aside because they have an incorrect perspective that their mind chooses where their body goes, that they are "driving their meatpuppet." In reality, the body is equally capable of calling a full-stop and has a very symbiotic relationship with our mood. It can't be ignored. Anyway, my $0.02 FWIW.