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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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My mum physically abuses me.

My mum's been hitting me since from when I was 4 years old. I'm 13 and I've been putting up with it for years now but...

phobia

sam, i have a massive phobia of christmas trees. they scare the hell out of me and i cant even enjoy christmas witho...

I hate my Mum

Hi Sam,I'm 12 years of age. My mum keeps shouting at me and blaming me for things and saying "I wish your was ne...

Given up

Im currently on anti depressants for depression but it doesn't even feel like it's working things just keep getting w...

Sexaul Abuse.

Hi, Erm.. sorry about the topic thing there wasn't one to do with sexaul abuse.. I'm a 13 year old girl. My Dad's bes...

Depression

I have depression and I take medication but I'm still getting really depressed days. I know things I can do when I ha...

sad all the time dont know why

For some reason i find it hard to smile and i keep wanting to cry. I feel like i can't tell my family or friends bec...

Someone to talk to?

Hey, I have been feeling generally a bit down for a while, but recently, it's been getting worse. I've been self harm...

Periods

I'm sorry to bring it up, but I hate puberty. I got my period when I was 8! Every time it's really heavy and I get re...

Depression coming back

I had been battling with depression since I was eleven but it was not diagnosed until I was 15 and it was very hard t...

Depression

Hey sam, Recently I have been in a terrible mood. This has been going on for about a year but has gotten worse as th...

People online

There's a guy I was talking to online. He said he was a teacher...  Aparently he is a single father too. He talks to ...

Depression

I guess i have suffered from depression for awhile now. about a year or more, it kind of started when some stuff happ...

I can't say no

I'm 17 and I've started a waitressing job and I don't like waitressing but it's the easiest job to get where I live.T...

I'm feeling unwanted!

Um hi.....These past few months I've been feeling like no one even cares about me never mind how I feel. My friends a...

Stress stops me from sleeping

I can't sleep properly at night. I just keep on thinking about things that could happen to me for all different reasons.

growing up

Hey I feel like since I have become a teenager no one cares about me I feel like they think I can do everything on my...

Am I depressed?

I am finally glad that there is someone for me to talk to! Recently, I have been feeling very sad. Nothing extremely ...

Exercise

Hi Sam! Since the beginning of September, I've been slacking on my running and I've been feeling low about it. My ene...

Help

Dear Sam i am 16yrs and when I was 8 I was sexually abused. I kept this a secret and only recently told someone. Sin...

ISIS

I am scared people may judge me because I am a muslim. After what has happened in Paris, the terrorist attack, I feel...