<human>: Okay so for starters, obviously using a temporary account as my boyfriend also reads reddit.
We have been together for 10, almost 11 months and I am well and truly in love. I'm really happy with him and he has gotten me through some really tough problems. Blah blah blah, we're a great couple and I have no plans of leaving him any time soon.
However, recently I have been struggling with a lot of my own problems and a lot of stress and usually I sort of rely on my bf to help me cope. Unfortunately his living circumstances mean that he can't always be there for me like he used to and so I've spent the last few weeks struggling on my own.
I'm beginning to think I need to rid myself of my reliance on him as understandably it puts a lot of pressure on him and I'm pretty much losing my independence and ability to cheer myself up.
I need to get my head straight and figure things out and I need to do this on my own. I don't want to leave my bf but I don't want to find myself giving up and falling back onto him again. 
So should I suggest a "break"?
Not like a 'eh I'm bored and I wanna fuck someone else for a bit' kinda break. That's what I assume all breaks are like. And that's what every break I've seen couples have ends up like.
And I never thought I, myself, would end up considering one of these mysterious things and I have previously discussed with him the stupidity of which we think of breaks.
So I guess what I'm really asking is a) is it fair of me to pretty much temporarily put the relationship on hold until I get my head together? b) is that really selfish? Because he will get really upset and offended if I do go through with this. And c) what are your thoughts on breaks in relationships?

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<bot>: really stressed and dealing with a lot of personal issue, is it fair to take a "break" from a relationship I am really committed to just to sort my head out?