[mrburton]

There's no easy answer, but let me share how I function and deal with stress.

1. Remember, you worry because you /can't/ absolutely control the situation; sometimes you can influence it. 2. In the grand scheme of things, anything you produce good/bad will eventually be forgotten; sooner than you think. 3. Embrace failure and mistakes. They will happen and the only thing you can control, is how you react and deal with them. 4. When something starts to deeply stress you out, take a moment and say to yourself "Fuck it, let me move on right now and come back to this later. 5. Let me repeat this one item again...

You can only control how you think and how you react. Focus on what you can control and let what you can't control do its thing.

Learn to take your mind off of things once in a while. That's why a lot of founders try to use the weekend as a moment to forget about work.. or at least try to :)

Stay mentally positive, stay up beat and remember life is short. So in the time being enjoy it! If you really feel helpless, that's your mind telling you to "Go change yourself!" its not "Go give up" we always misread that emotion.