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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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Sadness

Have you ever felt like you are not worth anything? like your not pretty enough? Everyday i feel like people are talk...

Need someone to talk to!

I am 10 years old and I am really sad most of the time. My family is fine it's just we moved house and I miss my frie...

its all piling up

Earlier today my dad left us. My grandparents are coming soon so I don't feel as bad as I did the last time he did th...

Sex videos

Hi everyone talks of sex and I being curios looked online and found videos and even though I know it is wrong I watch...

Uncontrollable Crying

Very often, I find myself having an overwhelming feeling of sadness and no matter what i do to try and stop it, i bur...

Missing My Sister

hi Sam , i am really depressed because my dad and sister live in england and whenever they come up to visit , obvious...

got no one

Hi, I have loads of worries, but I have no friends, or a trusted teacher. And it is no use with my parents because  m...

Am I working too hard?

I am 11, 12 in July and I feel so sad at the moment. When I am older I want to be a writer, so I am trying to do ever...

Christmas- feeling sad

i am feeling really sad about christmas as my dad isnt here and it is just me, mum and my sister and every christmas ...

pregnancy

My mum is having a baby and I think I will be forgotten what advice do you have any advice

Christmas

Hi Sam,I hate coming home for Christmas because it means that i have to be at home with my sister and dad. They are v...

should i be upset

which of these things is it ok to be upset over1) if u have someone and you think they are your friend but then one d...

Everything.

I do not know how to catorgorize this, but my dad has severenmental problems and he was an alcoholic and self harmed,...

dont know who i am anymore!

Sorry this is so long, lots of things building up. Okay so about three months ago i was sexually assaulted by my mum...

Confused and worried

To sam im not sure what to do because my mums new boyfriend is doing things to me which i really dont like, i've told...

Life

I don't know what to do anymore. I feel like there's nothing worth living for; my future's hopeless. It will never be...

Having Pride but being scared

Hi, I recently came out as a lesbian and my family is ok with it. I've told a few of my friends (the ones that I know...

Fighting with anger

At home and at break times in school I sometimes fight and get annoyed but I can't control what I am doing. My sister...

My Sister

My sister is pregnant-I couldn't be more happy for her. She's having a baby boy and I will be a young auntie-and whil...

phobia of the dentist

Hey Sam:) how are ya? I'm a 15 year old girl and ever since I can remember I've had a really bad phobia of the dentist.

Racism

I was walking in town and this boy looked at me and called me a "p*ki", I didn't do anything but I'm thinki...

i shoplifted

i shoplifted from a large chain of pharmacies. im really scared theyre going to catch me out from my college id. what...

Homophobic friends

All my friends are really, really homophobic and I HATE it. They act like being LGB etc is an incredibly bad thing. T...