Your health is the most precious thing you have. If you do not take care of it, you will not only lose that, but also lose the ability, the energy, the capacity to write, to draw, to produce in general.
Whoever holds it against yourself that you are taking the needed (whether that's in hours or in years) time to recuperate from hardship has a very narrow, very shallow view of the future. Instant gratification is nice, but you want that gratification to keep coming. And an author, artist, author-artist won't be able to gratify you if he isn't in top shape.
You always put yourself first! Always take care of your wellbeing! The people who really love your work will be grateful that you are doing so!