No, it's vice versa, too much stress or depression causes (too much) elementing (or any other gameing, or staring TV or any other pointless activity).
This. The internet was how I managed to escape, little by little, from the mess that my own life was. Now I couldn't leave even if I wanted to, it's just such a great community.
However, if you really feel it's stressing you out, take a short break. It doesn't even need to be that long, and you could wait until after War if you wanted.