Yesterday I listened to a random podcast and they said that you have to two things to deal with stress:

1. Deal with the source of the stress (do the task, solve the problem, settle the conflict, etc.)

2. Deal with the symptoms of the stress (rest, go for a walk, play video game, etc.)

I may not be smart but this has literally completely changed the way I used to think about stress. I thought you just have to do 1. and then you don't have a reason to be stressed anymore