I think I just need get this out of my head. I've been with my boyfriend? for 6 years. It hasn't been perfect but it was a good, healthy relationship. We did have a bumpy road last year but I felt like we worked together and got through it.

Earlier this year (actually late 2011), he had a panic attack, having been there myself I tried to help with what I've learned. The night of the first one, I drove him to the er. They agreed that it was probably a panic attack, but would run tests to make sure. After waiting 3 hours, he gave up and we left before the tests. He's since had chest pains and what's I've unofficially diagnosed as anxiety and depression.

It took until a week into this month for him to finally see his doctor. Doctor got him pretty freaked out saying that "it's probably anxiety and depression but it *could* be a serious heart concern". Since then, he was a mess.

The worry for the upcoming heart tests I think just pushed him over the edge. He said he needs to take time to figure out his health and deal with it. And imo, that's obviously important. But now it seems we have broken up completely. I thought we were just spending time apart. He sees this as a temporary situation, assuming I haven't moved on, but I'm stuck. I've never been one to take a break in things and he knows my stance. I just don't understand, if you can't work through things together, why stay together. I don't know how to see this as temporary. But at the same time I don't know how to walk away from 6 years of my life