Leaving the present path

What's the point of chasing after something for almost a decade, wasting time and being miserable?

For 6 years, I tried to get that something and I do not think I can continue further... I'm tired and it is time for me to have a break.

There are better things to do and I think I would be happier if nothing about IT runs through my mind. Time for me to go another way, leaving the present path for a few months and hoping to get my strength back after that.