Hey, i know you probably didn't expect this to be at the top of HN and there's a lot of comments here.
But I hear you. I largely feel similar about my PhD (even though I'm not as far a long). It's an isolating experience, but you don't have to do it alone. I think it's great you are taking steps for your mental health.
yeah i realized i've been doing this for a while now. For anything that i'm googling that requires some sort of querying for personal input beyond that of wikipedia/stackoverflow, this is what i use.
I will say as an academic, google scholar is still superior. I just search with the !scholar bang on in DDG.
But I hear you. I largely feel similar about my PhD (even though I'm not as far a long). It's an isolating experience, but you don't have to do it alone. I think it's great you are taking steps for your mental health.
Also, you don't need a PhD to enjoy life.