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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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I cant stop.

I cant stop cutting. I've been struggling with depression for over 10months, and i just cant stop cutting. i cut regu...

I self harm quite alot.

My aunty commuited suicide, my mom and dad argue quite alot and i just feel so depressed, i've slit all over my arms....

Self Harm

Dear Sam,I self harm, almost every night about things that go on in school and at home. I have cuts all up my arms an...

self-harm

im in college and im got bulling when i was at school i start to self-harm when i fined school i stop to hurt mi self...

Infected from self harming

I get told be careful when you self harm because it might get u infected. What gets you infected and how because I am...

Stopping suicidal friend

My friend, let's call her 'Emma', is 16. She has been self harming and tried to commit suicide. Lately, she's been wr...

My friend C

My friend c had a tough time recently when her friend commited suicide. Because of this she got depression and now sh...

School Nurse

My form tutor took me out this morning and basically said that he can tell there's something wrong with me and that i...

injections.

i'm a self harmer and have been for a couple of months now. i have my tetnus injections in school next week and i'm w...

Told my mum I self harm...

I self harm, I wanted to tell my mum and I did but I feel like I made her sad, I have a small brother and I said I fe...

help

Hi, I have been self harming for nearly a year. I have lots of scars and my mum found out about them. I do it because...

What should i do???

Dear Sam,I don't know what to do sometimes because there are days when I am in a good mood and there are days when I'...

my freind might kill himself

my good freind has had a bad life, he's lost his mum and dad, people ridicule him for being gay and he talk really de...

HPV jabs?!

Hi!  So, in March all of the girls are getting their jabs to reduce their risk of cervical cancer. You get the jabs i...

I can't deal with this

I just need a bit of advice right now. Everything seems to be on top of me and I'm not to sure how to deal with it. S...