I did this. I was laid off without severance from my company in Jan, took a 3 month break, joined a company in May, it was toxic so left after one month. I have enough runway, but I also have aging parents and dad can't get private insurance, so I'm worried about that. Parents get insurance in most companies at India, and corporate insurance works out better than private for them.

I have reached out to my old manager for a job, but I don't get any response from anyone lately. The market is really, really bad, but if you have slightly better conditions than mine (regarding parents and insurance), I'd say you get to decide yourself if it's worth the risk.

I'm worried about applying to companies that ask for DSA rounds because I can't do standard tests like those and I lose my energy from them.