<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

We're both at a difficult college. He's a senior with a job, already working part-time while at school, and I'm a sophomore. We've been together for more than a year and he decided that we should take a break. 

I wanted to spend more time with him (aka: was a bit too clingy) (admittedly interrupting him when he was doing schoolwork) even though we both don't particularly have time so he decided we should take a break. I didn't want to and currently it's the first day and I'm depressed as shit. I can't stop crying, I don't want to eat, I need to do work, and I'm on reddit asking for help... I know it's a break, not a break up, but my heart won't accept it. I love him and he says he loves me, but it's really hard and I need advice. Also, we have dance rehearsal together that we can't miss, but I don't know how to act around him!
<bot>: Taking a break, I understand that we need one, but I'm dying. How do I act around him? How can we be "just friends" without me breaking down?