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Something on your mind? Or need some support?

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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What you need to know:

  • Sam reads every letter, but can only respond to a few each week
  • Sam's replies are public, never private, so others can read them
  • Sam will remove personal info from your letter to keep it anonymous
  • if yours is chosen, you'll see it under one of the topics below
  • if you need support now or want to talk privately, contact a Childline counsellor.

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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Self Esteem

Hi sam, i have really low self esteem, since the beginning of year 7 and now im in year 11, and i've had this anxie...

Home alone

i was just wondering what age u have 2 be to legally be allowed to b left at home without parents supervision? Thanks

dirty pic problem

well i was in a relationship with a girl over the internet and she was i think 18 not a pedophile as she lived in a d...

Contact

I'm being forced to go to a contact centre and see my dad he left me when I was 10 weeks old and has only recently st...

Stalking

So about 9 months ago I was waking home from the shops and a man around the age of 50 approached me he said he knew m...

stealing

hi sami am really worried . what do i do if i am with someone who steals something from a shop. i dont know what will...

Nowhere to live

I have a friend of about 2 years, whom I have become quite close to and she will often tell me if she has a problem a...