Another anecdote here. My endocrine system was messed up in a multitude of ways. Getting it back closer to ideal has meant that, in general I can handle stress,

Another anecdote here. My endocrine system was messed up in a multitude of ways. Getting it back closer to ideal has meant that, in general I can handle stress, and if I can't, taking time off is actually restorative, not just "not getting worse". You really have to insist, in the US anyway, that there is really something wrong. I was told for ~6 years "idk you're depressed bro", when in fact there were material physiological things that could have been addressed right away.