My best friend was killed by a drunk driver who t-boned his '64 Plymouth Valiant on September 18th. My friend's girlfriend moved out of town the next day to be by herself, and she put me in charge of talking to everyone. I was receiving 80+ phone calls a day and was in charge of getting everyone informed about the funeral, the wake, etc. One night, I collapsed in the driveway...long story short: I had a bit of an emotional breakdown.
I couldn't eat for a week, I went four days straight without sleeping, and I couldn't stop shaking. Ever since then, I've felt completely empty inside, almost like I'm not an entire person anymore. My parents recommended that I talk to someone, but my line of thinking was that if I can't solve my problems on my own, I'm a failure as a human being. But I think now, almost two months later, I've accepted failure, and I'm contemplating therapy. I'm just wondering, has anyone else been to therapy after a loss? Does it help?