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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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  • 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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feeling fear

some thing is really bothering me lately, i feel lack of confidence and a lot of pain in heart because i am stressed ...

My so called friend

My so called friend called me fat yesterday, I have been told this many times I try so hard to lose weight.

I worry too much

I wondered if you could help me on how to stop worrying. I always worry about things i don't need to and I don't kn...

Worried

I went on a school trip and got very popular for drawing on people's hands .People gave me sweets and money I said yo...

periods

I am scared of going through periods beccause i heard my mum scream before when she was going through periods what sh...

Airplane

I'm screed about gowing on a plane tommorow  of crashing or  crashing into the sea

Humiliated

Hiya,Tonight, there was an end of year awards ceremony at school. I got an award.,which made me proud, but every few ...

What should I do?

Dear Sam, I'm 11 and 1 year ago I created an account on a website called pinterest. I really liked it and I quickly ...

I can't talk

Please really I can't express my self and I think that I need help this i what I feel like

worrying for no reason

I think I wrote this letter last time but it dissent send but Sam I what you call anxiety and am scared scared scared...

Feeling vulnerable

I work in a taxi office on Saturday nights which, as you can imagine, can be very rowdy. The first two weeks there wa...

jealous

how can i stop being jealous of a girl in my class i am cuter than her but she still make me jealous can you help me ...

Getting my period

I'm extremely worried about getting my period. I have been getting loads of real bad cramps and back pain. Is this no...

nervousness

When I'm in a maths lesson my teacher asks me a question. She knows I'm very shy and that's why I prefer not to put m...

stole somthig from primark

My friend kayla stole somthing from primark and she lost her confidence and everything she is sad and neber wants to ...

telling people

i cant really tell anyone how i feel i cant even talk to my teacher i want to become confiden but i dont know how ple...

Ocd

i'm K***, i have had this problem for nearly a year now and it just continues to get worst. it all started when i was...

not being confindent

When im at school and the teacher ask me a question I go bright red like a tomato and then I go really quiet I say an...

Social Anxiety

It's summer holidays and I haven't gone out with my friends since May. When ever I go out I feel really worried about...

Embarrassment

I have low self-confidence. I'm so embarrassed to wear my glasses in public, even though I have nice framed ones that...