You have gotten such good advice from everyone. It sounds like you can trust your own feeling also, and they are telling you that you feel like you need to slow down. Haveing the support of people close to you will help you figure out how to take control and to feel in control. I don't know much about the cutting but maybe it keeps you from thinking about things when you feel pressured or when you don't feel in control. A counselor might be able to help you sort it all out. Your boyfriend seem to care, that is why he is telling you these things. You have a whole wonderful, exciting, young life to live. Stress and responsibilities and pressure to do anything will come soon enough. Try to learn to be kind to yourself and take life a little slower and lighter and I am sure your boyfriend will be the first to understand.
