^^For every goal I have, I fanatically push myself to the extreme, as I've found through experience that that's the only way I can be hopeful of a modicum of success. If I fail, so be it, but at least I tried my best. For example, I lost 32 pounds recently in 4 months......I did cardio for 4 days a week until my legs burned like hell and survived on half the normal calorie intake.
In the months since, I have built up all the muscle I lost and more by killing myself for 6-8 hours in the gym, 4 days a week doing weights.
That's the best way to deal with stress-tackle it head on.
It also helps that my belief system does not include a God, just a Devil. I know that the Devil will try with all his might to bring down catastrophes on me from time to time, so it is a challenge to fight back.