Hi Purple,
Sounds like you are on your way to becoming a hero.
In the heroic journey, there comes a time where the (not yet) hero travels away from his familiar life and enters into the darkness to confront himself (herself). This is the darkest time, where he is either destroyed or finds his true strength. If the hero is able to pass this test, then he re-emerges into the real world with a newfound power.
If you are a fan of StarWars, then this is the time in Luke's Jedi training when he goes into the dark forest to fight a Darth Vader figure only to find that it is actually himself.
So it's ok to take a break from the world to consult what's going inside of you. Once you figure it out, the important thing is re-emerging to share this gift with the world and make it a better place.
If you want to know a little more about the heroic journey, then read Joseph Campbell's book "Hero with a Thousand Faces" I read it over the summer and it's amazing if you look it from the perspective of human development, rather than just a generalization of myths.