Disclaimer; I had to go to the largest most general subreddit I could find for the most opinions, if this is too niche for here I’d be more than happy to repost just tell me the spot to do so.
Context:
Anyways I just had a fight with my best friend. Made a shitty joke he chastised me I said more dumb shit that didn’t help, we probably won’t talk for a bit you know the deal. I haven’t had a friend this close since kindergarten, so social dances are difficult for me. My other friends reassured me we’ll be cool again and I believe it.
Question:
After the fight or argument or disagreement or whatever it was, I felt the weight of depression weight down on mean abruptly and heavily. This man is like a brother to me, and I love him. The problem is, what happens if we ever do get into an altercation that there’s no coming back from. It would be as bad if not worse than breaking up with my long term girlfriend. I’ve come too God damn far to let my emotions inflamed by someone else end me. I refuse to let it happen. How do I become less dependent on someone like this? It’s not really codependency here either though I am familiar, it’s just that if/when things end how do I cope with it?
Bonus question (s)
How long should we cook off before talking again? Is there a rule of thumb here?