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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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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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comparison to my friends

hi sam,I'm 14 and I feel so ugly compared to my friends. all my friends have big eyes, big boobs, amazing figures and...

feel so bad about myself..

for almost ever my dad has been picking on me and calling me names about how i look, it has now made me really self c...

Im not sure what to do

Hi Sam, I havnt been very confident im myself recently. I used to be in a gym squad and I was confident in how my bo...

myself

I hate myself, I'm ugly, I suck at school and I'm unpopular. I have a really rouned shaped face, my eyes are tiny, I ...

Trans.

Hi Sam. i am a 13 year old girl, and there's not much to say really. I want to be a boy, when I was a bit younger ab...

I have long hair.

hey sam. I've had problems in school and at home (very very rarely) about my long hair. ever since I was a child I wa...

What if I have cancer?

Hi. My Mum died in 2008 of breast cancer. I have heard rumors that it could have been passed onto me. I am just worri...

Bullying...

Hi, Sam. I'm Getting Really Scared About Bullies. I Have Just Started High School And Everyone Hate Me... In Primary...

Terrorists

Due to the attack in Paris I am scared on how people think I look and the colour of my skin!!!!

Judging

People are judging and bullying me about my size and boobs

Make up

Dear Sam,I feel I have to wear make up to school because everyone else is but we are only in year 6 please help I don...

Being in the 91 percentile

Dear Sam, I dont know who else feels like this, but the one person I'd really like to please is my mum. She always pu...

Transgender in the ATC

Hey Sam, I'm a 14 year old transgender (ftm) and also an air cadet. I'm worried about how to come out to my squadron ...

When will I start puberty?

Hi, I'm 13 years old. My Dad has told me he only hit puberty when he was 15. I have looked online to see when I will ...

I think I'm Transgender

Hey Sam, I have a bit of a problem. I think I'm Transgender and have done for over three months now. I have posted o...

strange addiction

i've started this really weird addiction and i can't stop it! it is driving me crazy, the problem is that i keep pick...

MAKE UP!!

Hello Sam, Recently lots of people in my class have started wearing make up. I like the idea of it but my parents an...

does your appearence matter

Do you think your appearence matter? I don't, I don't beacause I like to be different from the others. People at my s...

i need money for some clothes

hi sam i need money for some a school trip i am struggling to get some as my mom is short on money and she needs the ...

group of boys

im not that rich im just 11 years old. It started in year 5 when i was 10 .My mum has'nt got alot of money.she has'nt...

I want to be emo…

I'm 14 and I've wanted to be an emo/goth for about 3 years now, but my mum is strong catholic and is strongly against...

Everyone is perfect except me

Hey,i'm 14 and i love my friends more than anything, they're all perfect!and thats sometimes what gets me down.. They...

Looks

Hi! I at school i sometimes get picked on about my facial looks. People say i have a big nose and am ugly. Others say...

want to be a goth...

Okay,so I'm really into black, and goth stuff, but I'm really worried people will bully me for it. My mum is also say...