So you went back into software development after 5 years? Maybe you had a burnout and just needed to rest
I am on the same fence, just on my notice period in the shit show called corporate IT where there is 90% time spent on toxic politics.
Now dreaming to burn some savings, detox and then play with Raspberry Pi projects.
I made it through the Army (decades ago), I ran my own company, handled employees, etc. I have no problem with hard work and stress. My joy for computers was destroyed for a while, and it had nothing to do with the work itself, it was due to targeted intentionally malicious discrimination from the top