What I mean is that from your description you're working a real job, so I assume you don't have the option of not working or pretending to work in a fake job th

What I mean is that from your description you're working a real job, so I assume you don't have the option of not working or pretending to work in a fake job that has been tailored for you. In that case, IT is probably as good as it gets. IT doesn't have to be so mentally exhausting, if you remind yourself that in the end of the day the problems are not that important. Nobody's going to die because of a firewall. The same is true for many other jobs that people get stressed out from.