[hindsightbias]

You really want to get into tech tech after that convalesence?

How about starting with just a regular day tech job city, state, federal, public industry, old tech (hp, ibm, etc) and work 9-5? If that gets boring, your CV at least doesn't look empty and you can go to night school. All those environments are bleeding old guard and need youts willing to chase the CTOs latest buzzwords that will make the CV edgier.

Yes, it's not move fast break things, but it is running your 401K, bank, hospital, infrastructure, water system... all the things that matter when you look up from your phone.

[troutskey]

I can understand your point-of-view but honestly, working in the tech industry is all I've ever wanted to do. My poor health resulted mainly from my last job where I worked 17 hour days for around 10 months before my body and mind just gave up. I know now not to push myself that hard but evrn so I can't imagine myself working in anything except tech. :)

[wolongong942]

His advice is probably the best in the thread, everything else like 'build a bunch of projects' or 'study leetcode every day' is going to lead you to 6 years unemployment unless you're one of the few highly self-motivated, which you're not, given you've been able to go 4 years unemployed already. At least a job gets you waking up at consistent times every day and people to talk to. You could try gatehouse security or help-desk and try to do the leetcode/project stuff on the job while you earn, then eventually get back into tech.