I do not know the future, but what i was certain is that i didn't want to see myself in the future doing what i was doing "now". So change was inevitable for me.

If you feel, you need a break - you just need a break. Noone, but you can know when the time is right. Instead of wasting your precious time, just go with what you want to do. Take massive determined action. Let go, and find what you want from life.

In your position, you can take this decision easily. Set a timeline and commit to it, else you are bound to move around without any direction. Give yourself 6 months, and do some soul searching. When you set a timeframe, you create a constraint and your mind becomes active to find all means to move you into a position you want to be in.

If you do not have dependents, all the more better. Find real friends, talk to real people ( not online, meet in person ).

Make connections, feel alive, do something you have been dreaming of but put it off, exercise and feel better.

Good luck to you, and let us know how it turns out for you :-)

EDIT : i have done this twice, first was a short break ~ 3 months.