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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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Future gcses

I have been doing gcses Since year 9 my teachers all call me rearly smart and my approximated levels are all c-a* bu...

School stuff

Hi, my name's G**** and I'm Year 9. I have just sat an Economics mock exam and I got my results back and I got a fa...

exams homework

I am finding it hard to keep up with sats homework as sats are just around the corner also I am going to pendarren so...

Stress about my exams

Hello samrecently i have gotten really serious about my studies because i failed my mocks exams and i want to get the...

Exsam results :(

I am really worried about my exam results i dont think i have done that well and it's really hard when my sister gets...

Exams

what is the best way to relax if you are scared to go into an exam and you dont really want to go but you have to. wh...

GCSE

This year has been one of the most stressful of my life. Im expected to be sitting over ten exams this year which has...

National 5 Exams

Hi Sam , I am really worried about my exams this year as I am part of the first year to sit the new National 5 exams....

SATs

In May I'm going to be doing my SATs. I'm feeling a bit nervous and don't want to talk to anyone about it, incase the...

fitting in

hi, im autistic [ i have aspergers syndrome] and im having problems fitting in at my new school, i have about 2 frien...

S.A.Ts

Hi Sam,I know you have got loads of letters about exams already, but I feel like I actually need to write down what I...

Quitting Sixth Form

Hi I'm 16 and I started sixth form this September and I'm really not enjoying it. Am I allowed to quit?

I really want my own family

Hello sam, I'm 16 years old, 17 in a few months time, and i am currently waiting for my GCSE results, and am hopeful...

secondary

I am eleven years old and will start at a girls secondary school in September. I will miss all mi friends and I don't...

Moving...yet again

I recently did my GCSE exams and I got some pretty good results, and I got into sixth form, so no problems here. In Y...

Panicking about sixth form

Dear Sam,In september im meant to be starting a brand new school for sixth form, i went to the taster day this week a...

ADD

I think I have ADD/ADHD because I have read up on it and can relate to most symptoms. As I am near to taking my exams...

Leaving primary school

i am leaving my primary and i am really upset, i dont know how i will fit in with everyone.

Highschool

Im in year 6 and I have only got 1 week and 2 days left at my primary school and im really nervous about high school ...

Moving to Secondary School

i am starting secondry school soon and i am so scared but i have no idea why. i have loved my time at primary school ...

Im worried

Im scared from going from primary school to high school. Its a nervous step and im worried. I need some help about ho...