Search Results: when the honeymoon phase is over

To put this in perspective, me and my girlfriend met on eHarmony--she is 18, and I am 25. We have been dating for eight months, and everything seemed to be going fine... however, on Friday she told me that she doesn't "feel the same anymore". Apparently she broke down to her mother and said she didn't know if she felt the same because she wasn't feeling the over-the-heels sense that she felt at the beginning. I am her first true boyfriend, so maybe it was the end of the honeymoon phase scaring her... who knows. All I know is, she initially thought about breaking up, then she went ahead and said she really liked the idea of a break for a month (told me we would talk on January 14th, 2016 at 6:30PM). Unfortunately, though... I miss the hell out of her, but I don't know if she really wants a break or if she is just trying to ease the blow on the breakup. She repeatedly tells me that she loves me and that constantly leaves messages with "xo"... she has called me hun and baby since the start of the break, and no matter what she constantly says "Well, if I decide to come back in like a week or two and you're still single will you please give me another chance? Please?", which kind of strikes me as odd because if you're not sure of me now why would you want that reassurance that I'd take you back? It just... is very odd.

What do you guys think? Is it a break? A breakup? I have heard a lot of stories where breaks end with people getting back together especially if there are terms (like she said we can't have sex with other people but talking with others is fine as long as it is friendly and as long as they are just a date like dinner/movie). She also suffers from depression and anxiety as well as self-esteem issues..

Is it doomed, or is there hope? I am leaning towards there being hope especially considering how she still tells me she loves me... but I am also very confused by that.