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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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What you need to know:

  • 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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Do i have ed and depression?

I am not sure if have an eatingdisorder and dwpreession because i have taken tests on the internet and they've said i...

Eating too much

I love Christmas but I HATE the eating part of it, my parents make me eat every single crum before letting me leave t...

My Dad thinks i have an ED

How do i tell my dad i don't have an eating disorder? Literally, in every argument, or any moment when i say i don't ...

My friend is taking laxatives.

Dear Sam I hope you reply to my letter this time as I don't really know what to do. I am worried about my friend who...

Bulimia, I'm scared

Hi I'm 14yr old girl. I'm overweight. I'm bulimic. I make myself throw up. I'm scared. I make myself throw up about t...

anorexia

about a year ago i recovered from anorexia. i was so happy then it was unbelievable. i thought that i would never hav...

I feel so fat

Hi, im 14 i have had an eating disorder for about 5 months and i live on a peice of tost and banana for a week and i ...

I can't eat

5 days ago, during school, I had a panic attack. I spoke to a very comforting teacher but since then I've completely ...

Guilty

Whenever I have just eaten I feel really guilty. I'm falling apart

No way out

I've had problems for nearly five years, and it's driving me crazy. I don't eat hardly anything. Anything I do eat, I...

i think im bulimic

i havnt really told anyone this im the only one who knows :/ ive seen posters about this site and thought id checkit ...

Help

I need help. I hate myself. I'm spending every minute trapped in my own head. I hate myself. I scream at everyone. I'...

eating disorders

I'm 15 and I have an eating disorder. My mum is bullimic so she has never taken my eating problems seriously until I ...

Eating problems

I dont know if  i have an eating disorder. I look at people and they seem to est as if its normal. Well with me its a...

cant eat any more

im finding it hard to eat lately, i cant eat more than a couple of mouthfuls before i feel stuffed. i have poured sou...

i dont know what to do

I've started to starve and self harm myself becase I'm feeling fat, I feel like I can't eat anymore or the fat will b...

Anorexia

I've never thought about my weight before secondary school because i suppose when i was younger it didnt matter. Now ...

Picked on for being too skinny

I eat well for a 15 year old girl but i get called names and evryone picks on me because of my weight. My BMI says im...

the holidays :/

hi i dont eat anything during school time and its easy to hide and easy to resist the temptation to. i used to love ...

how?

how? how do i stop cutting? how do i start eating? and how do i make sure I'm okay with it? i don't want cuts on chri...