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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.

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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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adoption

hey sam this is really hard to say but i am always really low and down its like noo one is listening to me, its like ...

Is this normal?

I have been feeling low since about Christmas. I thought at one point that I had Seasonal Affective Disorder, but now...

begining to give up now

hi im k* and i really need help beacause i think im depressed. i am trying to get over a hair pulling disorder and i ...

Moved away

Hi Sam, i moved house around 9months ago. my old house is about 70miles away i have no friends where i live i hate it...

My Mum

I cry all the time because my mum shouts at me when i make a mistake, even if its a small one like i forgot my money ...

i dont know what to do

i have been feeling low lately but i thought it was just a phrase and il get better soon, but its been many months no...

No help recieved

I have had no help from anybody. I have been having suicidal thoughts and anxiety. I went and told a doctor about it ...

Lonley

I sometimes get really angry, and end up taking it out on my friends. I feel so bad after, but I hate apologising, it...

highs and lows.

Hi Sam, My name is E, im 13 years old. Im going through a tough time right now, ive been feeling low, so low that i ...

I want to be a boy...

Hi sam, im a 14 year old girl and i want to be a boy! I hate being a girl since i was young i have always wanted to b...

sow someone

sam a was in the park with my little brother and a witness some one being chiled abused and it turn my tummy and when...

Anger

I often get into fights with my mum and i talk back to my mum and hit her back if she slaps more or something.I need ...

I feel left out

this is nothing serious but i feel left out i had a new baby brother  and everyone in my family is not paying any att...

Self Harm

I feel really sad sometimes. I can't stop thinking about how lonely I am and how no-one likes me and my thoughts are ...

I just can't seem to sleep

Erm hey, Yeah well its almost been a week and I just can't seem to sleep or i'll get an hour if i'm lucky. It's not ...

Periods

Hi, just a few days ago we had the relationship talk and i found out about periods. i knew what they were to begin wi...

Afraid to tell.

Hey. I feel as though I can't trust anyone. I mean no one at all, not my friends, family and until now not even anony...

autism sucks

I have autism and it's really annoying. I can't cross roads by myself. Everyone teases me. I hate it.

The way I am

Everyone in my friendship group is going through puberty and I feel like I'm the youngest but I'm not I'm the oldest ...

Feeling different

Dear Sam, I have a condition called autism. Recently it has been making me feel more different than usual. I want to...