The Hug Page

The Hug Page is here. Because, whoever we are, we still need hugs.ย This is still the best place to come if youโ€™re feeling sad and need a hug from BlogClanโ€ฆ

Fading Echoes

[image description: gif of a brown bear sitting down and raising its arms with a smile and blushing cheeks. “FREE BEAR HUGS” is written at the top with a red arrow pointing down at the bear.]

(Sh! This is a new Hug Page. You can find the old one here)

If you feel unsafe in your situation, please call one of the following hotlines or talk to an adult that you trust:

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Sexual assault US:ย 1-800-656-4673
National runaway hotlines US: 1-800-786-2929 (call), Text 66008 (text)
Child abuse hotline US: 1-800-422-4453 (call), Text 1-800-422-4453 (text)
National alliance on mental illness US: 1-800-950-6264
BullyingCanada: (877) 352-4497 (call or text), Support@BullyingCanada.ca (email)
Trevor project (LGBTQ+):ย 1-866-488-7386 (call), Text START to 678678 (text)
Trans lifeline US:ย 1-877-565-8860
Trans lifeline Canada:ย 1-877-330-6366
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (call), Text CONNECT to 686868 (text), click for live chat
Crisis Text Line US: Text HOME to 741741ย 
Crisis Text Line Canada: Text HOME to 686868
Crisis Text Line UK: Text SHOUT to 85258
Anxiety UK Infoline (Telephone): 03444 775 774
Anxiety UK Infoline (Text): 07537 416 905
Childline UK: 0800 1111
Samaritans UK Helpline: 116 123
Samaritans UK Charity Email: jo@samaritans.org
No Panic UK (Charity that offers support for panic attacks and OCD): 0844 967 4848
Beat UK (For eating disorders): 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
LGBT Foundation UK Helpline: 0345 3 30 30 30
Switchboard LGBT+ UK Helpline: 0300 330 0630
Self Injury Helpline UK: 0808 800 8088
Mind (UK Mental Health Charity) Infoline: 0300 123 3393
Crisis Connections Teen Link (anonymous and confidential; USA): 866-833-6546
Australian Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
QLife (AU LGBTQ+) 1800 184 527
Butterfly Foundation (AU Eating Disorders) 1800 33 4673
1800RESPECT (AU Domestic Violence and Abuse) 1800 737 732
Black Dog Institute (AU Mental Health) (02) 9382 4530
Scope Helpline UK (People with disabilities): 0808 800 3333
SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) Information Service: 0141 530 1000
Support In Mind Scotland: 0131 662 4359
The Mix UK Helpline: 0808 808 4994
Bi-Polar UK: 0333 323 3880
Saneline UK: 0300 304 7000
Mermaids UK (Support for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse people up to 18): 0808 801 0400
YoungMinds UK (Mental Health Support): 0808 802 5544
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) UK: 0800 58 58 58
Mencap UK (Learning Disabilities): 0808 808 1111
Samaritans Welsh Language Line UK: 0808 164 0123
BEAT UK (Wales): 0808 801 0433
Stonewall UK (LQBTQIA+): 0800 050 2020
Hope Again UK (Bereavement support for young people; also available in Welsh): 0808 808 1677
Stop Hate UK (Hate Crimes): 0808 801 0576 (Phone); 07717 989025 (textline)
Victim Support UK: 0808 168 9111
Runaway Helpline UK: 116 000 (Phone or Text)

International suicide hotlines
Some countries have multiple hotlines. Those numbers have been separated by semi-colons and clarification on region and/or organization has been put in parentheses where applicable.
Argentina Suicide Hotline: 902 500 002
Australia: 13 11 14; 08 93 88 2500 (Youth Suicide Prevention)
Chile Suicide Hotline: (00 56 42) 22 12 00
China (People’s Republic of China): 0800-810-1117 (Beijing); +852 28 960 000 (Hong Kong)
Argentina: +5402234930430
Austria: 017133374
Belgium: 106
Bosnia & Herzegovina: 080 05 03 05
Botswana: 3911270
Brazil: 212339191; 55 11 31514109; (91) 3223-0074
Bulgaria: 0035 9249 17 223
Canada: 1-866-531-2600; 5147234000 (Montreal); 18662773553 (outside Montreal)
Croatia: 014833888
Denmark: +4570201201
Ecuador Suicide Hotline: (593) 2 6000 477
Egypt: 7621602
Finland: 010 195 202
France: 0145394000
Germany: 08001810771; 0800 111 0 111
Hong Kong: +852 2382 0000
Hungary: 116123
Iceland: 1717
India: 8888817666; 91-22-27546669
Iran: 1480
Ireland: +4408457909090
Italy: 800860022
Japan: 81 (0) 3 5286 9090 (Tokyo)
Mexico: 5255102550; 9453777
New Zealand: 0508828865
The Netherlands: 113
Norway: +4781533300
Philippines: 028969191
Poland: 5270000
Russia: 0078202577577; (495) 625 3101
Spain: 914590050
South Africa: 0514445691; 0800 12 13 14
Sweden: 46317112400
Switzerland: 143
United Kingdom: 08457909090; 08006895652 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline); 0800 068 4141 (Papyrus HOPELINEUK)
USA: 18002738255
Venezuela Suicide Hotline: 0241-8433308

If you know other hotlines that provide support that are not on this list, feel free to contact a BlogTeam member to add it to this list.

Regarding replies that mention or are about religion: Generally, religion should be avoided when replying to other people to give them hugs, such as stating that you will be praying for them. However, exceptions will be made if the person asking for hugs is asking for prayers from people who practice the same religion as them or if they are open about what religion they practice. Otherwise, people who do not practice the same religion or do not practice any religion should steer clear of providing religion-related comfort if they don’t know if another BlogClanner practices a specific religion.

A note from BlogTeam: From now on, we will no longer moderate comments on the Hug Page that go into specific detail about events. Instead, commenters will post in a vague manner, such as โ€œIโ€™m having a bad day, I could really use some hugsโ€, and other BlogClanners are welcome to provide comfort and support. This change is not because of any specific event or person, but because it is extremely difficult to mitigate questionable comments and determine what parts of certain comments are suitable to moderate, as well as making sure that replies with advice are in no way harmful to the original poster or others. If you ever feel like you need advice about a serious situation, you are welcome to reach out to BlogTeam, because your health and safety is our top priority. However, no one on BlogTeam is or has ever been a mental health professional in any way, and all we can do is provide advice. We implore you to always reach out to a trusted adult or hotline (listed above) about a situation that worries you. You are still welcome to come to the Hug Page if you need any hugs or comfort from your BlogClan peers, but the cause of your distress can no longer be explainedโ€”โ€”no matter the situation. Thank you so much for understanding <3

71,479 comments

  • It’s not really a vent but I heard some saying that Mousewhisker will make a bad deputy. I was like, “ok, what’s your reasoning?” The reasoning was “he is not pure ThunderClan”. Excuse me??? Ain’t the whole series about not judging people from where they come from? I took it as a racist thing to say. Idk, but can I please have some hugs?

  • I kinda want my mom to take me to like a psychologist or something. Im very depressed and anxious but at the same time i dont qant to say anything cause its so embarrassing and i dont want my friends to find out.

  • Hey guys!! Nothing important just the fact I need to get a zinc injection then another one then a blood test tomorrow at the hospital so yeah

  • I really need some advice. I have MAJOR anxiety and itโ€™s really infecting my life, enough where I canโ€™t go to the movies cause I canโ€™t breathe in there & have to storm out.
    I also have anxiety about concerts, & cities & everything. Iโ€™m really afraid itโ€™s going to make me a timid hermit & I really need advice on how to control it…

  • I had a bad day today. Like, really bad. It all started in Drama Class. We have to make anthologies in groups of 5. Today my group picked a theme. It was peace. Things went really well until I realized everything they were picking was of war, not peace. AND when i tried to give ideas on historical peace movements in the 1960s, they tuned it down. Eventually they came to their senses and decided to change the topic to war. I spoke up and thought it wasn’t a good idea, as our teacher told us not to have a broad topic and war was kind of broad. Another kid said conflict. I agreed and expanded on that idea saying that we could do many kinds of conflicts such as school conflicts, work conflicts, internal conflicts and major conflicts like WAR. They didn’t listen to me. I decided that if my ideas weren’t heard I would not share them at all, and sat farther from the chromebook. One of my groupmates, we’ll call her Tulipleaf, came over and asked me for my idea. I told her clearly and she said she didn’t understand. I said if she didn’t understand it was probably a garbage idea, even though I knew it was a good idea. My teacher came and asked what was wrong. I expressed my concerns and feeling of anger. He said, “Welllll… it’s a group of 5 and people need to express their own opinions so not all of your ideas will go in.” I knew that, but the problem was NONE of my ideas were getting in. Nobody understood what I felt had happened, no matter how hard I explained. The bell rang before I could say more.

    Then French class. I liked it before May. This past month has been bad for me. The jerks that were saying Marvel was bad just to upset me still bother me. I even somewhat feel that this is turning into bullying at this point. but this might be my sensitivity after being bullied in grade 7 coming in. Today, one of them was glaring at me. I asked him to please stop looking at me like this. (Just want to give him a name: Gorsefang, He was the main kid bothering me and the only one who still does it today.) He still did it and when I slightly raised my voice to get my point across my french teacher flipped and just yelled at me. My French teacher is REALLY biased towards certain kids and Gorsefang’s group of friends is definitely one of them. In fact, nowadays I am the only kid she yells at for incredibly stupid reasons such as drawing (she was perfectly fine until one day I was just HOLDING my art without doing anything and she yelled at me). I only do it when I have finished my work so I won’t disrupt the class. Two: Talking to Stoattail while everyone else is talking to their friends as well (by the way I resolved the spying issue and everything is fine between us now), and Three: standing up to Gorsefang. Also we are starting a new unit after doing the EXACT SAME THING EVERY CLASS FOR TWO MONTHS. We have to write the same verb over and over again, probably until the end of time.

    I also had a dentist appointment and got to leave school early (yay? I was in my favorite class btw) and it went well. The dentist said my gums were red and my mom FLIPPED. On our way home she told me that the dentist said that i might have to get my gums surgically cleaned. I don’t believe her because after she made a speech that i was selfish in March (all of the points were wrong and misunderstood but she wouldn’t let me say my side of the story. I am not at all selfish and probably care more about other people than I should) , when she told me things my dad said that he later told me he absolutely would NEVER SAY AT ALL about me, I have trouble believing what she says to me about other people, and what she says to my dad and family about me. Another reason is that my gums had been much, MUCH worse before to the point where my orthodontist said that we had to extend my braces treatment. My mom yelled at me in the car and made me call my dad to tell him what she told me. I pleaded for her to say but she made me but luckily gave me privacy (I wanted to talk to my dad tomorrow when I see him and we could talk ALONE) but privacy for 1 minute was the least my mom could do I guess. She came back in the car and proceeded to say I could choose my punishment before she chose it herself: no Animal Jam for 4 days, which is fine. I don’t know if my mom wants me here either but who cares she never said I can’t. She then said I am going back to the dentist in August (even though right before we left she said I could make the choice for August or December and I chose December) and if my teeth weren’t better she would permanently ban me from playing the game. She isn’t even recognizing that the dentist said TWICE that ,y back teeth were done really well with VERY LITTLE PLAQUE!

    So yeah, that was my day and I need to go do what I need to do or I will get yelled at more so bye

    • You poor thing! Nothing should happen to someone like that. You should definitely tell someone. I know I talk to some people about stuff like this (maybe) and no one deserves that. Tell someone how you feel, what’s going on, and let all your anger out. Tell your mom what’s going on. Hope this helps, brambleheart!

    • That is a horrible day. I am so, so sorry ๐Ÿ™ Is there a school counselor you could talk to? At least the year is almost over, and you won’t have to deal with mean teachers anymore. I would recommend talking to the drama teacher again, and kindly pointing out that your group is completely disrespecting you and ignoring your opinions. Point out that each member of the group should be helping, but you aren’t getting the chance, and it makes you feel horrible. I’d try and stay calm with her.

      Is there somebody you could talk to about the French teacher? That is exceptionally rude of her. That is definitely a tough one ๐Ÿ™

      As for your mom, please talk to a counselor or other trusted adult. That is really mean. Maybe when you’re in a good mood, kindly ask if you could go for an appointment in December? Or bring up that you’ve been trying extra hard to take care of your teeth and gums? I hope everything turns up for you, Brambleheart ๐Ÿ™‚ <3

    • Oh bramble! You poor poor thing mom amie! <3 Iโ€™m sorry about all that xxx my Maths teacher is biased towards me as well xx Iโ€™m sorry if this is a bit late,I wish I could help you! Maybe calmly explain to your mum that you are going to improve on everything and you promise it wonโ€™t happen again,And about the bullying-Talk to someone about it.Do you have a head of year? Tell him/her/them or tell a trusted adult xxx My wishes are with you mon amie โ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ

  • Do you know the feeling when you do something stupid and you know your gonna get in trouble. I let my anger get the best of me and squeezed my glasses frames. Now they won’t fit and I really need them and I regret it. I need a new pair badly but I’m most likely gonna deal with it.

    • oh I know how you feel. I’m really sorry about that Thistle! Everyone gets angry. Try not to beat yourself up. You might be able to get them fixed instead of getting a new pair entirely. And if you feel angry, you can always punch a pillow. That usually doesn’t cause destruction. You can also always rant to me if you need to. *huggles*

    • Oh, I can relate. Iโ€™ve done dumb things Iโ€™ve regretted when Iโ€™m angry too. Hugs <3

  • Hey guys!! Iโ€™m sorry if this is a bit ridiculous but if you didnโ€™t know,My girlfriend broke up with me and I still love her-She broke up with me and I think itโ€™s my fault. Sheโ€™s blocked me on everything and I want to talk to her-Should I just let go? I also made a article on why I relate to bristlefrost and greywing But Iโ€™m worried that someone is gonna get angry at me because my Headcannon is that bristlefrost has anxiety and Iโ€™m scared someone is going to take offence.

    • awww I’m so sorry Bright. Relationships are fickle like that. You should give her space. Breakups are tough for everyone. If she blocked you, she’s probably hurting and doesn’t want to talk to you right now, so reaching out might make it worse. Idk i’ve never been in a relationship don’t listen to me ๐Ÿ˜› I honestly don’t remember who Bristlefrost is but I have anxiety and I headcanon lots of characters to also have anxiety! Besides, the community here is really great and chill and people probably won’t get upset. If they get offended, they’ll understand you didn’t mean it and it will only be a learning experience. Besides, there’s no guarantee people will get offended anyway. However, you could always ask someone else with anxiety to check it and send an updated version to Embix and Birchy. *huggles*

    • No one will be offended by a headcanon that Bristlefrost has anxiety! In fact, many people are interested in characters with anxiety and/or depression. ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m sorry about your break-up, hugs <3

  • I’ve barely eaten since Tuesday because of my kidney infection and now some problems with my ears I don’t have the energy to explain but I just don’t feel that good and my mom said my eyes look a little sunken in because of it I just don’t know what to do :/

    • awww I’m sorry, frosto <3 ๐Ÿ™ can you not eat because it hurts or because you don't have the energy? if it's the former I suggest ice cream ๐Ÿ˜‰ in all seriousness, I hope you feel better soon!

    • it hurts a little less today, but it’s still painful to swallow anything that isn’t pills, water, ice cream, or soft cheese

    • Have you tried cranberry juice? Iโ€™ve akways found that helpful when Iโ€™ve had UTIs (and Iโ€™ve had quite a few.) Iโ€™m sorry youโ€™re not feeling well. Get better soon!

  • Ever since Iโ€™d joined BlogClan Iโ€™ve enjoyed every moment here because everyoneโ€™s so kind and it like weโ€™re all a big family!๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Ayyyy I have an acrobatic show coming in some time and I need to an element which I half of the time do and half of the time I’m scared to do. And I really wanted to be in the first line. All my friends are there. But no, I’m second line. Oooooooooooooof
    And on the acrobatic things I’m in the back so no one will see me. Guess what my mother said to comfort me? “It’s fine, because I’m not coming anyway, so it doesn’t matter”
    My parents are not coming because my sister has something really important so they’ll go to that. I don’t care about that. But what my mother said bothered me. She acts as if the only reason for me to be in the front is so she can see me. She’s not there, bam, I can be in the back, but it doesn’t matter. Things are not like that. I don’t care who is in the crowd. Just….. Hard to explain. Do you guys have advice?

    • I can relate. In elementary school we had Winter Sing, which I missed one year because my parents and I were going to their home country early. I was upset about this, and then when the bleachers we stood on were to squishy, the teacher made me sit out because since I wasn’t going to be there, I apparently wasn’t very important. I’m sorry your mom said that. <3

      Good luck at the competition! ๐Ÿ™‚

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