is there a difference?

so recently my boyfriend hasnt been the best(about a week or two), hes always mad at me for every little thing and i couldnt handle it anymore. i got pissed off and called him out on his actions, like “hey, im not someone you can just yell at when shit doesnt go your way”

he apologized and felt really bad, he said that he wanted to change to stay with me. i agreed and i told him that he needs to work on how he reacts and talk to people.

after not speaking for a couple of minutes, he texts me and says “are we still together” i didnt know what to say so i said “idk. but i want you to work on yourself first” telling him to put himself first before he puts me first basically.

then, he got upset. telling me we basically broke up, but i said no, i dont think taking a break and actually breaking up arent the same thing. i really love him, but i do deserve to be treated better than how he was treating me the past couple of weeks.

im not sure if its the same thing, to me its not, i still want to be with him. i really do, but im not sure if he understands that. i really dont know if taking a break and actually breaking up are the same tho, what do you guys think.

edit 1: i forgot to mention, after this happened he unadded me on snap, unfollowed my instagram accounts. idk what to do anymore.

update: thank you guys for the advice and what you think of this .

so we talked it out and he said he took a confidence dip? he was also projecting his pain onto me, and that he was also scared that he was living in a panicked mindset so he got defensive or whatever. i told him to work on himself first, i wanted to take that break so he can work on himself and be the better person he says he wants to be. i told him to put himself first before anything.