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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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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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  • 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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Living on different continents

I met one of my best friends on tumblr, and we have become really close. We talked a lot on tumblr for a while then w...

Mean girls

I have quite a few friends but three of my closest friends have completly changed. They have turned into complete mea...

Tell a friend my secret??

Hi SamTwo years ago I was hanging out with a group of girls who I no longer han g out with. Basically, I stole someth...

Cultural/religious differences

Hi Sam Recently i've been feeling really left out from my friends. I am a practising muslim so i dont drink and now ...

Do you have to have friends?

Hello Sam. Having friends has always been hard for me as has most thinks. I like reading the letters other people s...

Trust

I have a lot of friends. Thing is, I don't have friends like other people do, I find it hard to confide and trust the...

Friends

All my friends are skinny and prettey, they always wear the latest out-fits and use the newest phones out, every time...

Friends

I was talking to my friend today about my Depression issues, I told her everything, how upset ive been, how i wanted ...

High school

Dear Sam, I'm going to a different high school than all of my friends I don't know anyone. Everyone says "Oh yo...

Jealousy

Hi Sam, Im really jealous because my friend is dating the boy i like and i dont know what to do please help me

Im loosing my best friends

I have recently moved schools, because i moved house for the 5th time! and i cant help but feel like im loosing my be...

Secret relationship in class

Today in my class someone told that in our class there are two people which are in a secret relationship , i know who...

Pressuring me...

Hi sam, I am 14 in year 10 and have recently been promoted to a prefect. The only problem is that my friends are get...

Friends

Dear sam im not very confident and always do what my friends say sometimes i dont want to do it but im to scared to s...

Religion vs. Boys. What to do?

I'm Asian. Actually, I'm a Sikh. I know this is morally wrong to my faith but I really like this boy. My parents say,...

Fitting in and friends

I am having difficulty at school because I used to and sort of stil do hang around with this group of people who swea...

Depressed

Dear Sam, in march 2015 a boy started to talk to me on snapchat. I didn't like him for a long while in that way, but...

Fitting in

I feel like at school I'm different to everyone and no one really likes me I dont fit in and i can't concentrate. I h...