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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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  • Sam's replies are public, never private, so others can read them
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  • 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.

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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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self harm

Note: We have changed a few words in your letter but the meaning has not changed. my brest freind self harms and i f...

Self harm

Hi,Im 14, and I have been self harming for about three months now on my hips and ankles where no one would see, but i...

cutting

hey sam so i am thinking to stop cutting perminantly. i am thinking of this as my new years resolution . i found thst...

I'm lying to them

To SamBefore the Christmas Holidays, I told my form tutor that i was self harming partly due to bullying at school. B...

How do I get help?

I'm 15 years old and struggle with severe depression, anxiety and self harm. Recently I told my school and my mum bec...

Self harm help :)

I don't know what to do I have school injections soon . I don't want anyone to find I self harm because 1. My close f...

My Besfriend...

Sam, My bestfriend started self harming, I did used to do it, but i spoke to a counciller who helped me. So i stopped...

Help

Hi sorry for bothering you but my friend cuts regularly for the last 6-7 months and she sent me pictures wanting help...

My friend needs help

My friend starting self harming about 2 months ago now, and me and his other friends have tried everything to help hi...

Relapse

I am recovering from self-harm and am 45 days clean, but have never wanted to cut more. I do not want to relapse beca...

My girlfriend does self harm

Dear sam so i have a girlfriend, and it was a little while after we went out tht i found out that she cut. I thought...

Im not sure what to do.

I'm 13 and my step mum and my dad have been married 3 years. My step mum favourites my brothers and sisters and makes...

its my friend...

Well...basically I'm worried about  my friend..she self - harms. She hasn't had the easiest life.. she doesn't see he...

I can't stop!

Dear Sam, I hate the fact that people use stereotypes such as emo and goth. When people use these words I suddenly g...

Wanna help my friend !!

Hi I have a friend who is trying to hurt herself and I really need help and an advice to tell her what to do ! My fri...

how do i tell?

I have a school councillor who takes me once a week for 50 mins. I really want to tell her about my self harming but ...

Self-harming

You probably get a load of letters/emails about self-harming, but I really need some advice. I always feel alone, emo...

My friend

H my friend thinks she's fat when she's not and there is a boy in school who call her fat which causes herto cut. Wha...

Help

I have taken 8 paracetamol in one go

I don't know who to talk to

Dear Sam, When i was younger my mum was told that i had a heart condition and i had to have surgery to fix it she go...

Self harm and emotions

Hi, this is my first time on childline, i didnt no what else to do, my friend told me it might help.i have been self ...