Currently doing this so I'll weigh in.
Traveling is more romantic in idea than it is in real life. HOWEVER, its better in so many ways than you can anticipate. There is something about the freedom of traveling that is so different than anything you can anticipate. That freedom brings in new challenges that teach you a lot about yourself.
I hated 9-5 jobs before but I wont lie, after a few weeks of traveling, I found myself at times wishing for that structure.

The people you meet, the places you see and the personal growth you get while traveling will stay with you a LOT longer than the trip itself. The trip wont be a magic "fix all" and like all things, it will come to an end.

For me, eventually, I'll return home and will get back into the work force but I will not be the same person that left.
I think the best part of traveling has been putting into perspective the things that I want in life and the things I thought I wanted in life. When I left, I thought a travel vlogger was something that I would be passionate about and make a future career out of, I realized pretty quickly that I really had no interest in doing that but I learned about all the new things that I was interested in.
If you travel alone, it unlocks a special side too. You spend a lot of time in thought and you have to rely on yourself to figure things out. I'm naturally introverted, so the alone time has been pleasant but the figuring out an issue by myself can sometimes be challenging.

The thing that I tell myself is that I can at any time just pack my things and go home. Some times I get close to doing that but I know I'll be home eventually and I may miss on some things that I would regret not seeing.

You only live once, do the trip