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Anyone can write in with their problem. I respond to a few letters each week. You can also read my advice to people who have similar problems to you.

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  • if you need support now or want to talk privately, contact a Childline counsellor.

latest letters

My embarrassing day

ye me and my 2 friends went to my crush and I told him J liked him tben ran away I cane back and my friend told me he...

What my friend said

So ive been incecure about my body since forever and i started getting better and better and until a few weeks ago i ...

i feel ashamed

hi sam, i am 15 and a lesbian and i feel really ashamed. whenever people bring up gay people it makes me feel uneasy ...

Intrusive thoughts

Hi Sam, Recently i’ve been worried about something that I know doesn’t matter but i keep thinking about it. Basically...

Help

i havent been doing great ive been crying all night something stopping me from asking for help do you have suggestions

How do u cope

my mum is horrible and never loved me etc and now i don't know how to cope i get so attached to any adult figure that...

Message from Sam

You can write to me about anything you want and I read every single message sent. I can only reply to a few each week and I always do this in public on my page. I’m sorry if I don’t answer your letter but it’s likely there are others just like it that I have answered before. If you want a definite response or need support then talking to a Childline counsellor is the best way to do that.

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I feel pressurised

Hey Sam, There is this boy at school who I'm good friends with, and he says that he 'fancys' me & has since the ...

Sex/relationship

My & my boyfriend have been going out for 4 months he wants sex & I kind of do too. I'm 15. We have been on ...

Sexual abuse

This guy I have been seeing since I was 15 is 20 years old and I used to go and see him on a Saturday and then one da...

Help:(

A few weeks ago a boy asked me to send him a picture of me in my underwear. I sent him one, and asked if he deleted i...

Is it wrong?

I know you will probably be responding to more important emails, but.. Im 14, and about a year and a half ago i start...

Should I risk him for sex?

Hey sam, I'm having a tough time deciding something. There is this boy i really like and i know he really likes me an...

Forgetting

Sometimes I feel like my friends are forgetting me in games sometimes I know my friends like me but I am confused if ...

I had sex with my best friend

i had sex with my best friend whos a girl and im also a girl. Im 13 and now i regret it. Its really awkward between u...

Sexual messages

Hey Sam, I'm 15 and my friend is 19. I've knew him for about a year. He has helped me with lots of things like my de...

Jealousy

Hi, sam, i wanted to know how jealousy is formed and what can cause it, because i have a friend that gets jealous whe...

Friendships/big age gap

I am 18 and I have become friends with a man in his 60s. We started talking through interests in sport and he began t...

My friend has nits

My friend has nits and I'm really worried I might get them because I had them before and they destroyed my life and I...

Is it harrassment?

There is a guy in my sixth form & I don't know if I'm overreacting to his behaviour & feel silly admitting th...

Serious problem

Hii... I met with a boy on facebook and accepted his request because my frnds know him very well and now he proposed ...

Crush

Hi Sam, I have a crush on a boy at school (and seriously Sam, I REALLY like him) but my friends don't really like hi...

Friends

i have a whatsapp account. i share a special whatsapp group with 2 other friends. just now I got to know they cut me ...

I need advice

Sam, Me and my friend have fallen out because her parents don't want her hanging around near me. Me and this girl hav...

My friends and boys

Well I have 2 best friends and we were all hanging out yesterday. They knew I like this guys a little and lots of peo...

Girlfriends

I do not wish to say my name however I do wish to ask a question. I have a "crush" on this girl but I know ...

Crush complications

Dear Sam, I've had feelings for a boy I know recently, and I've known him since early this year. It had become a maj...