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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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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 don't know what to do

Hey Sam My school ... is going on a hockey and rugby tour, I don't what to go on the tour as it is over my birthday a...

Am I being to unsocial?

Im an eleven year old, who is about to start high school, but i think im becoming unsocial. Im an only child, so I th...

Confusing emotions

One of my not-so-close friends throughout school has recently got closer to me and we've been hanging out more. She'l...

They don't understand!

Hi Sam! I know this is probably too long but I'm looking for some advice. It might seem silly but it's really import...

Missing friends

I left primary school yesterday and miss my best friends so much that me and one of the others are crying. Even thoug...

Help please

Hi Sam i am new to childline and i need help with some problems.I joined here because i have no friends ofline and on...

are we still bestfriends?

Last year my best friend got really close to this other girl that I didn't really lie.So I tried to be friends with h...

Should i tell anyone

My best frend got raped and she told me not 2 tell anyone.. shud i keep it a secret or tell someone??

I LIED TO EVERYONE!!

I lied to all of my friends saying that i had a boyfriend. This was at the beginning of last year. The boy I had told...

clingy friend

dear sam i go to a boarding school and i have been hanging out with my best friend A*** together every part of the d...

my so called friends

I am part of a large friendship group at my school, there is about 10 of us. The problem is, there is two people that...

what should i do?...

I'm in secondary school at the moment, in year 8. All my friends and class mates tend to say that a boy that i know l...

Friends parents

I don't know what to say!Hi. Well this is kind of a big deal to me. Back about 9 months ago I wrote my friend this le...

friendships

im worried i send a photo of myslef to a guy and i was in my underware on facebook my friend went through my messages...

emotionally bulliying

Hi Sam I'm called j*** I'm getting bullied and I need help getting friends please help me is there a website where yo...

Alone

Hi. I like being able to hang around with friends, and at school this is fine because there I have quite a lot, but I...

friends

i have a friend she is my bff but she swears a lot and swears at me and pushes me around though i sill hang out with ...

No friends

I have just started year 7 and in my new class, i didnt know anyone. i know who people are but i havent got any frien...

Best friends

I think that I am taking away a friend from another! And it puts me in a sad and angry way ! What can I do ? Plz help...

Please.

Please help me. It is my birthday in a few days and I invited six different people. My mum said that I can only have ...