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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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do i tell my mum how i feel?

hi,my parents split up just over 4 years ago and scince then i have become more and more upset with things. my mum ha...

Emotions

Hey Sam, I was jogging through a park and a man (late thirties) approached me and started taking to me about life. At...

My Mom and friends

recently my mom and me have been alright but she found out one of my best friends smokes and has been really off not ...

does she love me?

i live with my mum and i also love her my dad left wen he got arrested to the polies so i have not seen him ever scin...

I need help

My mum died when I was 2 . I have one memory and a dream of her dieing Once I had a flashback of the memory and hurt ...

Depression!

I recently noticed how much my emotions have changed!! I'm pretty much constantly sad and I have no energy!! I am alw...

Best friend moving away

ima a boy in yr 6 and i heard my friend whos a girl might be moving at the end of yr 7 which made me really upset she...

family issues

ive been having alot of problems at home recently and i dont know what do. theres always fights and arguments and its...

Web

Hi Sam I went on a game called star stable and I wanted coins os I put in cheats then I got a web and it said to fill...

I only feel sad

I cant helpbut feeling sad all the time, some people in my form make me feel stupid and make funny of me, and im scar...

Negativity

How do you get rid of negative thoughts that are always on your mind? It;s hard to stay positive all the time..

My mum

MY MUM  . She left me with my dad, she ran out the house and got into her car and left. She didnt take anytning with ...

Shoplifting

Hi, I have been having a problem with shoplifting for the past month now. Today, I was greedy. Too greedy. Careless a...

Depression and suicide

Hi Sam, I have been extremely sad for about two years and recently my mum took me to a specialist and it was diagnos...

School

I have this key ring that is very expensive, and I realised that it had been stolen because I came into the classroom...

Fed up

Sam i cant do this anymore all i want is a happy life but no it does not happen i am so sad right now i dont no what ...

friend out of my life

I am talking to you because my friend has moved away and now I really miss her. Before we used to email and now she n...

I keep over worrying

Hello, I need help because I keep over worrying. A couple of weeks ago my older cousion was rushed into hospitale bec...

mental health problems

hello my dad has mental illlness and he said the dog has lost 4 teeth and he blamed me and i just want to be friends ...

Homeless

Near my house are 3 homeless people and 2 of them are children and they don't go to school and that sleep on the floo...

My Anger and Sadness

Dear Sam Today i felt so angry with myself i don't know why i just wanna scream but i don't want my mum to know becau...

my mum

when i was 8 my mum died and i really miss her i was crying for hours today because my dad has a feoncy and i dont wh...