MA, it has taken some time to deal with my emotions and in fact I am still going through a lot of emotions though my coping has gotten better. I would suggest that it was a couple of months before I began to face and go through the emotions rather than try to run from them with the support of therapy and a very small number of friends. The advice you have received really helps. For me I benefitted from some crisis counselling (through my EAP at work) in the first 24-48 hrs after BD when I wasn’t sleeping or coping well. Walks in nature and other forms of exercise were and have been essential.
