The Hug Page

The Hug Page is here. Because, whoever we are, we still need hugs. This is still the best place to come if you’re feeling sad and need a hug from BlogClan…

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: 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+): 1-866-488-7386 (call), Text START to 678678 (text)
Trans lifeline US: 1-877-565-8860
Trans lifeline Canada: 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 741741 
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 “I’m having a bad day, I could really use some hugs”, 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 explained——no matter the situation. Thank you so much for understanding <3

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  • Guys, I feel like I’ve done something wrong, I know it sounds crazy but I’m not really sure. I don’t really wanna go into detail, but my friend is kinda ignoring me and I don’t know why. I just need hugs😞

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  • There is something seriously wrong with my dad. He walks around the house muttering depressing stuff like; “it is what it is” or, “it doesn’t matter” and, “everybody learns the hard way.” It’s really upsetting and annoying. He’s angry all the time. It annoys my mom. It annoys me. He used to love doing things with me, now I think he hates me. 🙁 I really need a hug right now.

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    • That’s really tough Moon 😕! You should talk to your mom about how your dad feels or another trusted adult. Lots for hugs for you and your family 💙

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    • I’m sure your father doesn’t hate you!!! Not to scare you, but your father might be going through depression. Does he have a stressful job?
      My dad went through depression after he lost his grandma(my great grandma) to cancer & his job was getting very stressful.
      Like the others have been saying, you should try talking to your mom or dad!

      The best things that people are going through depression need are their family’s support. And there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for your dad & your family.💗

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  • Umm so what is the obsession with wearing shaped clothes ? So what if I like a top that is on the bigger and looser side. I wear checkered shirts because I like how they look on me, and I like how they don’t hang too tightly. So what if you can’t see that I have some shape in my chest area ? I’m sure you can make it out but does it really matter.

    My mum had me trying on clothes yesterday, and little thing, I love, love, love checkered shirts (this sort of thing https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1kCEtIpXXXXcuXFXXq6xXFXXXT/Hot-Red-Black-Plaid-Shirt-Women-2015-Fashion-Casual-Long-Sleeved-Plaid-Shirt-Cotton-Checked-Blusas.jpg )
    So my parents have started getting me those sort of thing to try on, and one was alike a shortsleeved one that hung loosely, and immediately I went YES WE ARE KEEPING THIS ONE
    It was a little big but I’m growing rn so it would fit me for a while.
    But my mum said no because it was shapeless.
    Shapeless meaning it doesn’t show the shape of your body well enough for people’s liking
    I asked my mum why that mattered and she said because it looked nicer. I said I don’t really care what other people think of my appearance, as long as I am happy and comfortable in what I am wearing and personally believe that I look nice. My mum said that I should care what I look like in case I don’t want to turn into slob

    Why should I care what I look like ! Who is there to care ? I don’t want a boyfriend so I don’t care whether I look nice to boys and I can’t see my friends would care, we joke about my lack of fashion all the time ! I love checkered shirts, I love loosehanging clothes that don’t really show my shape too much (I’m not like dysphoric about my chest area, I don’t have dysphoria, I just feel a little uncomfortable wearing clothes that fit that area too tightly )

    I can’t wait to buy my own clothes, and I would have brought that top with my own money, even though it was expensive, just to prove a point. But sadly my parents aren’t giving me pocket money right now

    This sounds really bratty but I’m just so annoyed that I’m not allowed to get the clothes I like just because they are too shapeless

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    • Ulch that’s disgusting, you should be able to wear what you want. I personally like more form fitting clothes because honestly it makes me feel hugged. But if it is uncomfortable for you, then go baggy all the way 😛 Your mom shouldn’t be telling you what looks nice. If it covers you completely, then there’s nothing wrong whatsoever.

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    • I’m sorry Map*hugs* maybe you should just have a chat with your mom about how you want to dress. I hope you work it out soon.

      Note: I also love checkered and gingham (the pattern on the picture) and yet I don’t own any gingham printed clothes 😛

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    • So sorry, Maple. I understand. ❤ My mom pushes me to wear lacey shirts with flowers and cute animals and things like that.

      One day, you will have full control over your clothing choices. I’m sorry you don’t have the control you want now, but soon you will.

      Don’t know if this would work for you, but layers can be helpful. A sweater over a tight blouse would work. I wear a lot of form-fitting clothes because baggy clothes make me look more awkwardly shaped, so I don’t have many tips 😛

      I too love buffalo plaid. 🙂

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  • For everyone that is feeling sad or needs hugs, remember that you are loved and able. *hugs to everyone*

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  • I’m really stressed right now. My cat is gonna have her surgery on Tuesday, and after that I’m gonna have to be with her basically 24/7, and learn how to brush her teeth. I also found out that my friend Sweetflower has cancer. So now I’m stressed and worried about her.

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  • Guess what? More friend drama!!

    On the good side of things, Honeypaw and Gingerpaw were very kind to me at Snowpaw’s birthday party. On the bad side of things they had to leave early because they were going to the beach together. I knew Gingerpaw was going to Florida. At dinner I sat by Gingerpaw and Honeypaw, Gingerpaw mentioned how she was leaving early to go to the beach. Then Honeypaw said she was leaving early to Florida too. I asked if they were going together. They said yes and I felt my heart crack a little. I got that feeling where something sad happens and you feel sad and it feels like you want to cry but you can’t. At the party Honeypaw and Gingerpaw spent a lot of time together. When they left I told Gingerpaw to have fun, like a GOOD FRIEND would do. I told her that I was kinda jealous and that I always wanted to go to the beach/Florida with a friend. Gingerpaw glared at me and said you got to go to the Bahamas. First of all I only got to meet up with Honeypaw in the Bahamas once for an hour. I saw pictures of them together at the beach looking really happy. It makes me want to cry (and I’m crying right now) knowing that nobody considers me their best friend. I don’t know why Gingerpaw didn’t invite me. I have more things to say but I probably should be doing my summer reading.

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    • If you want I can be your best friend Pasty, but only on BlogClan I’m afraid.
      I know exactly how you feel so we can sympathise with each other;)

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    • I know exactly how you feel, except my friends haven’t actually been rude, which in a way makes it worse 😛 I can’t tell you how many times they’ve gone to six flags and had swim parties and then posted it on instagram or made posts for “Best Friend Day” and I’m no where to be seen 😛 But, don’t give up on them, it could change eventually. But in the meantime, look to some of your other friends that you have maybe talked to but haven’t really tried to get to know that much. If you choose correctly, you could possibly find people who are just like you and want a best friend.

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  • Hey all those cats who know about those boy issues I kept lamenting about as Silverscourge,who I no longer am[cos I’m Faithpaw now!], I’m ACTUALLY his girlfriend now and am crying with joy, but unfortunately my parents won’t let me go out with him because I’m not allowed out on my own yet, oooooooooooooooffffffff

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  • My grandmother makes me uncomfortable. This morning I was reading on my Kindle, and she said with a tone of disapproval for me to get off my “phone” (even though it’s a Kindle and I don’t even have a phone) and go pray. (She has a prayer room where she burns incense, leaves out food, has an Ancient Chinese style painting, and we’re supposed to pray to our ancestors there. I felt really uncomfortable and pressured but I did it anyways because whatever she says goes. I woke up with a very itchy face because of the airplane flight yesterday; I have very sensitive skin; and the flames only made it worse. I prayed like I was supposed to do even though it made me really uncomfortable, and midway I had to remove my hand from the proper praying position because my face itched too much. Now I’m starting to feel guilty about that, even though I don’t believe in the ancestors, and I feel really guilty for saying that too.

    Whenever I’m even 1 angle degree away from sitting up perfectly straight, she corrects my position and says I’m wrong and says in a rude and disapproving tone that I’m going to be hunchbacked. She’s always criticizing me and my mom, and her word is law. I’m not exaggerating, anything my grandma says is an order. And I’m going to have to be with her till end of August. Which means I have to be on absolutely perfect behavior and do nothing wrong. How will I stand this and how can I get over my guilt?

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    • I sorta get how you feel about the whole praying thing 😛 We used to be Christian but while we were, I started to not believe because well… I don’t want to believe in something like that.(Oh jeez I literally just now figured out why I started to not believe oh dear) but now we aren’t Christian, and that makes it easier. But now we believe there’s a spirit, but no one knows what it is yet. And again, I’m still like, “I’ll pray to StarClan but the list ends there, because the rest of this is just a bunch of crap.” Now this is no offense to anyone who believes, I don’t intend any of this to sound rude I just struggle a lot trying to figure out if there actually is something.

      I would just say, keep doing it and don’t feel guilty for making mistakes. She’s and old woman and set in her ways. If you must, pretend you’re praying to StarClan 😛 Normally if you believe in something strongly, you’ll feel it in your heart, if you don’t, then you don’t. And that’s okay. Don’t feel guilty for not believing because I spent plenty of time doing that before mom pulled us out of church. Also, if you have your own room while you stay there, I would recommend getting all your “ugliness” out before you go sleep 😛 As in, do everything you can’t do normally while she’s staring you down 😛 So like, hunch your back, scratch everywhere and just be rebellious idk, but not like screens and stuff. You’ll get caught. 😛

      I’m the worst with advice but I try 😛

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    • Can relate. My crush is a different religion then me and is pretty strict about it. I don’t want to go into details.

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    • That sounds rough 🙁 Could you maybe talk to your mom in private and see if there’s any way to tell your grandmother about how strict she is being? That doesn’t sound fun at all. Maybe if you gradually start using your Kindle again, it’ll bother her less? Explain that it’s your summer reading for school, since a lot of grandparents and super into the whole school thing 😛 Good luck! You’ve got a tough situation <3

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  • I’m really sad now my parents got a new filter on our router that basically blocks me from going anywhere. I can’t visit Deviantart I can’t look at some GIFS and I don’t THINK I can chat on Blogchat anymore. It really sucks. 🙁 🙁 🙁

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  • Please send hugs to my friend Cloudstorm and her son Nightmist! Might most recently broke his knee on a motorcycle, and he’s having a surgery tomorrow!

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  • So my mom just texted me and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was having screen time. She asked me what I was doing which made me really nervous. I don’t know why it made me so nervous but I just does. I told her I was watching friends. My mom knows that I watch it. I asked her why she was asking and she said she was just curious and there were no problems. Now I’m worried she’s going to do some crazy inspection of my phone.

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