I dont mind using the flashtool..I have used it before.....
But just feel that since all of this is a first time for a noob like me,
I have done and experienced almost everything(rooting,installing cwm,first custom rom,first bootloop) in this past one week...My heartrate is on a high....
Isnt there an element of risk in flashing with flashtool right, considering that my phone is behaving erratically?
No.
Don't worry about that.