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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 reads every letter, but can only respond to a few each week
  • Sam's replies are public, never private, so others can read them
  • Sam will remove personal info from your letter to keep it anonymous
  • 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.

latest letters

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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goth/emo

My friends used to all like me, but now the run around and shout emo and goth at me because the way i dress. I've tol...

Hair

I'm a 16 year old girl, and last year I cut my hair very short, pixie cut, just before Christmas. I loved it and i st...

Size

MY FRIENDS KEEP ON SAYING THAT I'M OVER DEVELOPED AND THATS WHY MY BOYFRIEND LIKES ME AND NOW I'VE FORCED MYSELF TO...

Do I need to go to my GP?

Hi Sam,Since I was at least 11 I have struggled with my perceptions of my body. I have been hospitalised before and f...

What is puberty?

I'm a 10 yr old girl and everyone at school is talking about puberty and I think I'm the only one that doesn't know e...

Dyslexia???

I took two dislexia tests recently online, one said i show moderate signs and the other said I show very strong signs...

who am i

I don't know who I am any more recently I have discovered that I am getting feelings for girls and being a girl mysel...

I think i'm bisexual

I am 13 years old turning 14 next week , I have told my mum thatI think im bisexual but she doesn't believe me I need...

am i bi

hey, my name is E**** and i am 14 years old. I just want to let you know that anything i say in this letter i dont wa...

How to come out

Hi Sam, I'm a 14 year old girl and I'm gay. I came out to my 16year old football coach who is gay too. She was so sup...

Still in the closet

I'm 16, and still in the closet about me being gay. This is not what I want, I want people to know who I am, want the...

I'm a bad person

Hey Sam, I have a question for you about a quite sensitive topic. I can't stop thinking about the term 'homophobia'....

I'm confused about this.

So, I'm bisexual, I know that for a fact, but recently I've been talking with my girlfriend if I'd ever be fully gay ...

I don't want to be gay.

Recently I have been having some feelings towards girls and boys. I haven't told anyone because I don't want to be ga...

I

I'm h**** not long ago a boy texted to me  do u want to know a secret and I said sure. He said I will only tell if ...

I'm so confused

Hey Sam, I'm a 16 year old female and I can't help but notice that I am attracted to both males and females. I have ...

Coming out

I don't know what to do. I am a 13 year old boy and I am gay. I have known for ages now and I have told some of my fr...

Bisexual but misunderstood

Hi Sam, I'm bisexual, and I've come out to most of my family. My brother's known for ages but I told my parents rece...