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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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Blr

I am 15 and have spots. t's no big deal to me but everyone keeps taking the mikey and aren't very nice about it sayin...

my boyfriend is transsexual

I have recently found out that my boyfriend is transsexual - as in, he's actually female. I reacted very positively ...

Self esteem

I always feel self conscious about how I look, and my voice. I have a bit of a lisp and people sometimes mimick me ab...

I'm ugly

I hate how ugly I am. My friends are all gorgeous and very skinny and good at p.e and dancing and I cant do anything....

Me, My body

My weight has always been a touchy subject for me. I come from a strong, catholic Portuguese family, they're loving a...

Scared about starting puberty

Hi Sam,My name is BR and everyone in my class has big breast and I have small ones. I'm 12 and I think I might start ...

i hate being pakistani

hello i just wanted some advice because im so confused and i dont know what to do. im asian and was born and bred in ...

Am I ugly?

My friends say I am pretty and guys should be fighting for me and if they aren't then its their loss, but if I really...

Always feel compared

I need help. I am constantly feeling compared to my friends because they are so confident and always loud while I'm a...

ugly

i  have lots of moles and peopel call me spotty, i get really upset . I think i am ugly my parents , family and close...

My body

I am getting really down recently as I'm 14 and have the smallest breasts in my year, I can't leave my bedroom withou...

I hate myself

Dear sam im worried about lodes and and worried about friendship problems. My only friend is J and I do most things ...

drugs and cutting

i hate the way i look, when i walk down the street i feel like everyone is saying stuff about me and laughing i reall...

I need somebody to talk to

I'm 14 and I suffer from acne and ezcma, both are on my face. None of my friends have acne but if they get one spot t...

body issues

i have really bad stretch marks on my breasts, i am only 14 years old. how can i get rid of them? and why do i have t...

Cleft Palate

Hi, My names K*. I was born with a cleft palate and had surgery a couple of months after i was born,I think (I dont r...

Everything

Everything about me, i HATE, and i mean HATE. During Primary school i was bullied and called ugly and that left me sh...

My 'Scene' Style

Hi Sam, nice to meet you. Im almost 12, and have a big problem...  Have you heard of 'goth', 'emo' and 'punk'? Well, ...

i hate the way i look

i dont like anything about myself and wish i looked different i know i should accept myself but when i look at other ...

Help!

Hi Sam!I'm tired of being an outcast. Everyone around me is much prettier than I am and they're all outgoing while I’...

I hate everything about me

I hate the way I look, everything from my eyes, to my feet, I hate it all. I hate my personality, the way I have so m...

UGLY>LEFT OUT>MOVING SCHOOLS.

hey samthankyouu for reading this..heres the thing, i feel abit left out in my group of friends and sometimes they ma...

Weight

My weight has been my struggle through most parts of my life. I am a little on the heavier side, and im not proud of ...