Please sometime in your reply learn to use SENTENCES! This was all one big run-on sentence, and it was soooo hard for me to read. Not only that, but it had to be in red font. Please, this is not myspace, you want us to be able to read it so that we can respond and help you!!
Long story short... Your boyfriend is punishing you for what you did. He does not want "space" for any other reason than to teach you a lesson. He knows he still loves you and wants to be with you, but his reason for doing this was simply because he was angry about it. And really, you have not been taking sleeping pills (I hope they were just sleeping pills...) for weeks now. It's not like you're fighting an addiction.
I suggest you make it clear that you are not going to play this game of his. He doesn't have the right to punish you. Tell him that if he wants to support you, taking a break isn't going to do it and if he wants to take a break he should make it permanent. People in committed relationships do not take "breaks" as a break is the prelude to a breakup. Distancing himself from you does not solve anything. You should talk to your doctor about your mood problems after weaning yourself off of the sleep aid, but it's not up to your boyfriend to help you medically. People who love one another do not need to punish one another. Stand up for yourself here.
Please sometime in your reply learn to use SENTENCES! This was all one big run-on sentence, and it was soooo hard for me to read. Not only that, but it had to be in red font. Please, this is not myspace, you want us to be able to read it so that we can respond and help you!!
Long story short... Your boyfriend is punishing you for what you did. He does not want "space" for any other reason than to teach you a lesson. He knows he still loves you and wants to be with you, but his reason for doing this was simply because he was angry about it. And really, you have not been taking sleeping pills (I hope they were just sleeping pills...) for weeks now. It's not like you're fighting an addiction.
I suggest you make it clear that you are not going to play this game of his. He doesn't have the right to punish you. Tell him that if he wants to support you, taking a break isn't going to do it and if he wants to take a break he should make it permanent. People in committed relationships do not take "breaks" as a break is the prelude to a breakup. Distancing himself from you does not solve anything. You should talk to your doctor about your mood problems after weaning yourself off of the sleep aid, but it's not up to your boyfriend to help you medically. People who love one another do not need to punish one another. Stand up for yourself here.
Welcome to the board starsareblind,
Sorry I missed your post and can't offer much advice.
When he asks for space (aka, "a break") - http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-rlbreaking&msg=22130.1
Other reading material to consider:
Relationship Rescue by Phil McGraw
Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
Are You The One For Me? Barbara DeAngelis
Do Not Talk To, Touch, Marry, or Otherwise Fiddle with Frogs by Nailah Shami