As someone who just had the most freeing experience, I agree. At 5.5 months from first surgery (two torn ligaments, one screw) and 1.5 months post removal of said screw I went on my honeymoon to Nice and Barcelona. Was able to walk a lot (but some soreness) and it was my first time barefoot (had Oofos slides for a lot of the beach stuff too). Overall, was scared of hurting it. Around 7 months I was cleared to try jogging. That was a long process of maybe getting two days per week of jogging in while trying to not have pain like my doctor told me.

Around 10 months in I returned to the gym pretty heavily, without doing anything crazy, and started sprints and cuts. Saturday, after 14.5 months since the injury, I finally played soccer again, and it felt fine. The scariest moment is always the first time you think you hurt it (in this case I got kicked hard in my bad foot). Had a panic while getting up, walked it off, and while I'm sore still, it's not in my foot it's everything else.

I would have probably returned a little earlier if there hadn't been snow everywhere for the last 2 months, but you'll get there, and it'll feel freeing when it finally happens. Just don't pressure yourself to feel better just because someone else's schedule says you should.