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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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Abuse

So my friend has a boyfriend, they are both under 16, the boy keeps pressuring the girl to have sex with him, but she...

Sex addiction

Hi Sam, this is quite embarssing for me but my name is L*. I'm 16 years old and I need to talk to someone about mysel...

I feel dirty

I'm 13 and had sex about a month ago. I feel so dirty and it feels wrong. He used me for sex, and then broke up with ...

First kiss

Me and my boyfriend have been going out 4 years. We both had our first kiss last monday and it was amazing!! But he h...

Why do I hate myself for this?

I'll admit, from a young age, I liked to "experiment". When I was about 11/12 I had sex with a girl (I'm al...

Sex after forced sex

Hi Sam. I'm 16 and in a relationship with a male who is ver understanding.  But I was in an abusive relationship for ...

Boyfriend/Girlfriend

im 15, will be 16 soon, and was texting this guy who was a friend of a friend, just being nice. i was sending him pic...

I don't want to do this

Hi. I'm 16, and and from a strict Pakistani family who are completely against boys and girls mixing. 2 years ago I we...

sexual relationships

hi i am a 15 year old girl, i live in a care home. there is this 17 year old boy who i really used too like, but he s...

Pressure

Hi I'm in Year 10 and I have a boyfriend in year 11 (which when you think about it is normal as it's only one year), ...

Touching&sex

Dead Sam, Theres this boy that's madly in love with me and I love him him too,there's times when we're just normal a...

What should I do?

i'm a 14 year old boy, and i met this guy on online who i really like but he's 17. when he asked me how old i was i t...

Sexuality

I am eleven and i think i am bisexual as i have kissed a girl but i hangout with boys

not ready for sex yet?

I'm 16 and so is my boyfriend. We have been dating for 10 months however I can't seem to feel ready to do anything se...

is it gunna happen again?

Hi,a couple of years ago i was abused by this boy.. he used to do it to other girls but not as far as with me. he was...

prostitute

My boyfriend made me a prostitute...its bad. THE END

sexuality stalemate

Sam, do you have any advice on deciding sexuality and how to come out to parents... truth be told... IM PETRIFIED!!!!...

My cousin

hi sam i have relationship with m consin he is 14 and iam just 13 we dont have porper sex but we kised and some time ...

sexting

my best friend is going out with a seriousley weird guy who is on drugs and smoking and he is only 13. he keeps press...