Reverse Psychology ?

Ok so here it is- I've been with this guy for almost a year now. We met when we worked together, and started out as friends with benefits, but of course feelings slowly crept in. It was a lot of on and off talking, a lot of drama at work, and after about 7 months, we officially dated for 4 days, and then broke up. About a week 1/2 later, when he realized he was about to lose me, he cried and begged for another chance but after a week he said he "wasn't ready for a relationship." He has a lot of trust issues, and just issues in general. He has only had one other girlfriend before (he's 20) & she hurt him really badly, so when it comes to relationships he has a hard time. Sometimes I feel like maybe he really doesn't care at all or love me at all, and I'm just good for his ego. But at the same time, he shows so much affection and we've been through A LOT together- more than 2 people who don't love each other would go through. Right now (and for about a month 1/2 now) we've been in a pretty awkward stage. He'll come pick me up on his motorcycle in the middle of the night (which I loveeeee) & we'll go back to his house, sometimes have sex, cuddle, laugh & talk, and just have an amazing time. Sometimes, the next day he'll text me all day but other days i won't hear from him or I won't hear from him until night time. It all is just so confusing. Last night we talked a little bit about the future and we agreed us being together in the future when we both have our sh*t together, is a possibility but I'm tired of waiting around for something "real" and all the confusion. I read an article about using reverse psychology & the types of guys it works on, and honestly I think it would work on him. He's the type to realize he's about to lose something, panic and come running back & he also wants something 100x more when he "can't have it" (like when I tell him no sex or we can't hangout that day- he wants it a million times more.) I know that if I seem like I've 'moved on' and life is going great, that will really kill him. I know this all probably didn't make much sense & people may think I should just leave and give up, but I truly do love him and there's a lot more to the story, too much to type. Any advice on the reverse psychology? What worked/didn't work for you? *** Do not comment anything negative or that I shouldn't be with him. Not the advice I am looking for, thanks!

UPDATE: In no way am I trying to "trick him" or "manipulate him" it's me showing him he's 'lost' me and that i'm fine without him. Showing him I CAN live without him.