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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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Dad

I am arguing with mum a lot and am very angry with her all the time. Dad died 2 yrs ago and she has moved on!!! I sti...

Alone & Hurt

In 2010 I became my mums full time carer I done everything for her, she got diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and ...

my neighbour

Hi Sam, My neighbour died a few days ago and it was a shock as she seemed fine and knowone was expecting it. We were...

I recently lost my dad and mum

hiya, urm, well i don't really know howto start, i'm finding it really hard to get up in morning, i feel so down. I r...

Dog dieing

Please could you help me to get over my dog dieing she was really young and I loved so very much I would apprechate i...

It's all happening again

Sam, my best friend died 10 months ago and I miss him so much, it feels as if he's just died all over again I just mi...

RIP

In December my best friend died of cancer. At first it I felt pain but my body just felt like a nothingness. Now I ha...

Depression after my mum died

Hi samim j...! My mum died just under 2 years ago however I am struggling a lot I am been bullied at school about it ...

dads death

I am 14 years old and my dad died 7 years ago, when i was seven. Even though it was a while ago, I am quite sensitive...

My Brother

hi sam my brother died two years ago he killed himself at the time i was extremely sad but now as i get older i cant ...

My best friend died.

So back in December my best friend ended her life and it physically and mentally broke me, I almost tried to myself. ...

Death

My uncle died in july and my whole family was so upset by it. I don't live with my dad so it's like my mom has to go ...

My life...

So many people has died in my family: my dad, grandmother, cousin, aunty and my grandad it has been a tough year this...

Coping with my aunts death

On Feburary 10th my aunt passed away due to cancer. We were EXREMELY close. She was like another mum to me and she on...