I feel your pain. I have been teaching for six years, and I love my job, but it definitely stresses me out. Just yesterday, though, I was sitting in a car with a bunch of my coworkers, and I realized that it stresses ALL of us out. For better or worse, it's the nature of the beast.
I also agree with what Bev said, though. I put pressure on myself to excel, so I could probably find a way to stress myself out working any job imaginable! If you have that personality, you will probably still feel stressed.
Still, I totally sympathize. I'm in a place of realizing how bad my profession has been for my health, but I also realize that I need to make more time for balance. It's really a goal of mine this year.
Good luck, whatever you decide.
Oh, and I totally agree with you that being "on" all the time is exhausting, but so is grading papers! 
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