Halacha must be followed without compromise, but chumros must be carefully evaluated.
Am I emotionally and physically able to follow these chumros without losing appreciation for the mitzvah?
Rav Yerucham Levovitz, in Daas Torah, Bereishis pp. 19-20,writes that one may not accept upon himself additional chumros if they will become burden.
A chumrah is healthy if it increases one’s love for avodas HaShem; if not, it is not only unhealthy but dangerous.”
