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- if yours is chosen, you'll see it under one of the topics below
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Will this have a long term effect? | Ask Sam
Hi Sam, I'm turning 16 in a few weeks, when I was 11 or 12 I had a pretty bad smoking and drinking addiction, to the point where sometimes I couldn't go days without drinking, and my...
I Fucked Up | Ask Sam
I sent a nude picture to someone on Snapchat, luckily I didn't include my face or anything that you would know was me or in my room, Now I think of that. I'm not too worried about it,...
Safety and Worry | Ask Sam
I’m 17 and for about two months, whenever I went to my local library during free periods, there was an older man who seemed to watch me, look for where I was sitting, walk past me,...
How I Look | Ask Sam
Dear Sam,
How do I deal with how I look? To put it simply, I’m ugly. Please don’t respond with some sort of comforting “Don’t say that about yourself!!!”, and leave it at that. I‘m...
Racism | Ask Sam
To Sam
What do I do if I have people being racist to me at school? I’m fully Chinese for context. I know I can report them but they will just bully me harder (for snitching, etc). And...
Seats on the train | Ask Sam
Hiii Sam! I just wanted to hop on and say that I find it really hard to get a seat on the train when I’m travelling when I need a seat because standing up can be hard for me to do sometimes.
I...
I am deaf. What should I do? | Ask Sam
I am the only person in my family who is deaf. This makes me feel isolated and alone can you help me?
I don’t know what to call this emotion | Ask Sam
A few days ago i was in a classroom, and my teacher started making every student stand up and say somethings about themselves, and even when he was far from me, my hands started sweating...