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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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You can ask me about anything you want, there's nothing too big or small. I read every single letter but I can only answer a few each week. My replies are published here on my page.

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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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futrejob

My name is Z* and I am 16 years old. I have Autism and its my last year of school and i am worried that when i become...

Teacher at school

I am not sure how to deal with a teacher at school - They treat me a lot differently to other students (tries to see ...

GCSE's

I'm going into the year of choosing my gcse's. I'm getting really stressed because i want to be an actress and i need...

I think I'm being bullied

There is this girl who is in my class and my friendship circle and I feel like I am being made an outsider by her . S...

rowing

last year i really enjoyed indoor rowing and was in the top 30 of the country for my age. this year i really don't wa...

Teacher

Dear Sam I know this isn't really a problem for u but I just need to  take to some one i am a 11 year old girl almost...

Injections

Im in year 8, and soon we have to have our injections.Im not scared of the needle im just scared thats its really goi...

Post bullying depression

Hi, i was recently bullied by a group of girls for about 3 months. They made my life hell at school, shouting names, ...

Friends

my friends are starting to ignore me, and act like im not even there. They talk more when im not with them too, its l...

Is it bullying?

Lately I had a falling out with a popular girl, and my social status started to fade. Now, I feel as if I have no fr...

scared of school

dear sam im scared of school and i never sleep and i feel ill all the time. the thing i am worried about is getting t...

Sixth form

I am starting sixth form tomorrow and I've already began to feel really anxious about everything.Because I am one of ...

school times

Hi sam,I have a problem. If i am late for school I get a detention and i have never had one before. People are late b...

Dropping grades

So basically, every term we have a C.U test. For my first test my grades were considered okay by my parents and that'...

School, school, school

Hi, i am now in sixth form and i get sooooooooo much work from school, sometimes, i get caught up in the middle of ev...

UK Junior Maths Challenge

I am in primary school and I recently took the UK junior Mathematical Challenge Test and I am really worried about my...

my anxiety

I have Add,(Attention deficit disorder),and I get bad anxiety.At my recent add appointment last Thursday I told my ad...

Trouble Sleeping?

This is a minor problem compared to the many letters I've read on this site, but I'm having trouble sleeping at night...

The future

please help me to have ideas on what carreers i should think about pursuring. i would love jobs that i enjoy and wake...

Gcse

I am goings i be doing gcses soi and I am deciding what gcses I want to take but I don't know what I want to be when ...

injections in school

Hi Sam I am in year 8 and this will be my first injection in school I am really scared I am terrified of neadles plea...

Lie too far

I've lied about something to my guidance teacher see I never liked going to registration and I lied and said I had to...

Can't handle sixth form

I knew A Levels were going to be a lot harder than GCSES and i knew that i would have to put a lot more effort in if ...