My boyfriend wanted to take a break because our relationship was too one sided right now and his mental health is taking a huge toll. It hurts because selfishly I want to see him but I know he needs time to heal and build himself up again before working on us. I feel selfish because I’ve had such a hard few months and have been so demanding emotionally that I haven’t thought too much about what he needs and how he feels. Any words of encouragement (no reassurance please) is welcome!

If you are meant to be together, you will find your way back to eachother. Relationship ocd can be equally as hard on the other partner, just in a different way. It’s important he also supports you in what you are going through as well but that he also speaks his mind and tells you how he feels and what you can do to help him in the situation. (Assuming you are the ocd sufferer? Sorry was unclear from your post). Maybe time apart might help? Time is a great healer. Hope this helps!

Yes I suffer from OCD, ROCD. Thank you so much for the insight. I’m going to work on myself really hard during this time and hopefully when we come back together we can be stronger