@Leucrotta *inserts obligatory Bill Hicks quote and hugs you*
("War, Famine, Death, AIDS, homeless, recession, depression... and you look at your window and it's just... *cricket sounds* " Although the original in its full context has such a Roganesque vibe I did not want to link to it. Sigh. Bill used to be such a hero of mine. Sic transit...)
@zebratron2084 Middle path sort of deal; trick is to realize that the world, glorious and wonderful, is still out there, but also that just assuming it'll always be there is a swift ticket to not being able to access the good parts as much, or at all.
Theory, rather than the wildly erratic emotional swings solved for by extreme stress.