Alpine climbing is a stressful game. Generally, you are uncomfortable and scared. I spend most of my time absolutely hating it. It has its obvious rewards and some truly special moments, but most of the time I just end up asking myself why? I guess it's a blessing and a curse then that I am so drawn to it.
I cope. I diversify my life, meaning when I am not alpine climbing, I am really not alpine climbing. It's good to focus on other things to to shorten the amount of time it takes to remember how tired/scared/uncomfortable you were the last time you went to the mountains.