Your BF is right. His obvious love and concern still isn't enough though, right?
First thing you do is hit up this site: Self Injury Support. They are honest, well written and concentrate on helping while being non triggering - kind of important that last bit.
Second, this is something that takes time and professional help to sort out. Your school can and will help discreetly (I know I am assuming you are still in school, but it is a reasonably safe bet) if your family will not or can not or you'd rather they didn't know.
Third, it is something that is hard to quit. It is an addiction. Do not get discouraged. Your BF is there for you. He sounds like a pretty solid guy. The random dude on the net you asked, yeah, he's sending good vibes your way too, if that matters.
Good luck.
Note to commenters: There are a lot of reasons and triggers for cutting, so this is one post I will be policing the comments on strictly.
Second Note - Quiz, your question is next weekends blog post, so not ignoring you.
Sometimes having someone who cares say something is what it takes to get on the path of quitting. I know if my brother (who I never though cared) didn't step in and put his foot down. I'd probably still be doing it. Not that you won't slip up, I did, but lean on your bf's support.
My now long-term boyfriend was the one who got me to stop. About four years ago, before he and I were together, I was head-over-heels for him. Some other girl called him and it crushed me, so I ran into my house to cut myself. I used to cut almost every other day because I just couldn't deal with what was going on, and to me, it felt good. But anyways, he ended up bursting through my front door, saw me cutting, took the razor blade out of my hand, held it up to his wrist and I panicked. All I remember him saying was "How does this make you feel?" He didn't cut himself, but just the thought of him doing it made me want to vomit. It's been hard, but I haven't cut since. Let your boyfriend help you. Trust me, it's the best form of help you can get. Lean on him, talk to him, cry to him, anything. He obviously cares.
hi MM, since you will be patrolling this, I am waiting for you to answer my question for about a week- I hope you are getting there, or maybe you did not receive it (rare though possible)
Mandira
Didn't see it - stick your name in the question body. The question box glitches from time to time.