I became so anxious that this happened...

Hey. Last night was a rough night. A friend of mine was going through some seriously tough times. And that really upset me. So much so that I conducted another emotional breakdown. But it gets worse, because then as we were talking she shared an aggravatingly sad fact about herself. And that was just the tipping point for me. I got so anxious and so upset on her behalf that my brain shut down. In other words, I'm currently suffering from emotional numbness.

She didn't mean to hurt me so bad. But it is what it is. She feels terrible about accidentally doing this to me. Which would normally make me feel bad. But as you guessed, nothing.

I don't even feel love for my boyfriend. I still love him, but I don't feel the love.

Anyway, I went through all of today feeling nothing. The emotions were there, but I just didn't feel them. Until me and her chatted tonight. And I already feel a very slight amount cured. I even smiled slightly a few times.

I wish to know how long it will roughly take to be cured, given it's not PTSD induced numbness, merely anxiety induced, the fact that she was able to help me, and the fact that I'm trying to get exercise, sufficient sleep and avoid stressful situations.

If you need more info before you can answer that however, I'll be happy to provide.

Thanks for hearing me out.