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Hi, I'm Sam and you can send me letters about things that make life difficult.

Thursday 11th March - Thanks to those of you sending in letters about your family this week. A lot of you are telling me about arguing with parents and not getting on especially with your mum. Have a look at my replies that will be posted over the next two weeks about the worries you have with your mum and family. 

If you have an issue, send in a letter. I can't reply to all of them, so have a look at other letters and replies as these may help.   

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Anger

Anger

Sometimes i get really really annoyed, where i just want to break things. Last week i was at home and i started thinking about my day at school, i had got into trouble and it wasnt my fault i couldnt stop thinking about it and how the teacher had not let me explain, so i punched my wardrobe and it fell off the hinges. This has been happening a lot lately where i cannot control my anger and i get annoyed so easily, i dont know how to control my feelings and i dont want to be angry all the time, and i really would like another way to deal with these feelings rather than breaking things. Thanks xx

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I'm the invisible girl

Im the invisible girl

Hi I;ve never really doen this before so I'm not really sure how to start. My mum's never laid a finger on me, but she ignores me. she acts like I don't even exist, like she never had me. I heard her friend ask her how her daughter was, and she said 'What daughter?' The kast time she siad something to me was two weeks ago. She doesn't care what I do. Am I just being self centred?

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Feeling low self harm and family

Feeling low self and family

Dear Sam,

I have written to you about 3 times as I really need you help. I understand you can't read every letter though!

I self harm and have done for 4 1/2 years. I am nearly 16. Also I am adopted and even though i pretend it doesn't bother me it really does and I need your advice on this please. I was bullied which lead me to first self harm and then I just continued whenever I had any problem. Please please help me Sam.

I really want to stop but I am too addicted to stop now. Sorry thank youuu xxx 

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Hi

Hi

Hi I've been feeling very low for a very long time now and I just cant cope any longer. I started self harming over a year ago. I thought things couldnt get any worse but I've stopped eating as much and I know I have lost a lot of weight. I know my family are just trying to get me to eat but they constantly tell me how ugly I am now because Ive lost weight. I feel stressed because of school and exams. Im also pushing everyone around me away. Im not blaming my sister for my feeling like this but everybody always likes her. I cant talk to anyone and hurt my mum if she knew I was hurting myself. Im very scared at the moment.Thank you 

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Help

Help

hi, sam i am not sure if i should phone childline becuase i do not know what makeing me upset all the time

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Running away

Running away

my mum and dad have just split up again and my dad is saying its my fault they split up and my mum is blaming everything on me, and i also have school problems and there is just no one to talk to, and i would think of running away before but after i had a realy bad dream im think diffrent cause it cant be any worse on the outside please help

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