Avery,

I'm sorry that things have been so tough for you. It sounds like your parents have not been very emotionally supportive, and the psychologist has not been particularly helpful either. My philosophy is that a bad therapist, is worse than no therapist.

I'm not sure why you're thinking you're going to be expelled. Maybe I missed something.

Try to be more patient with your expectations of yourself. Even though more women get married at later ages, there is still a lot of pressure in our society for young women to get married around your age. One of my good friends did not get married until she was 40. It has been a really good marriage.

I've lived with a lot of guilt probably most of my life, so I know this can be burdensome. My mother used a lot of guilt to persuade me to do what she wanted me to do. I don't recommend this as a parenting technique.

I worked at a college for awhile, and usually if you can get the support of the dean, you can get things worked out.

Keep us posted. You can private mail me if you like.

Jane