Life's a beach

Why when 'it rains, it pours'? Why does stress come softly to the point of migraines and body ailments?
These two weeks have been some of the hardest two week that I've had to deal with in a while and I can't seem to get my stress down to a manageable level without including some kind of pain medicine to numb the headache and aid sleepless nights. So why do I pop pills and sleep my life away? Something I'm trying to figure out at this moment I guess, maybe you have an answer for me. Is it society telling me that's the quick fix or is it my lazy attempt to fix a problem.