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…

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[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)

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National alliance on mental illness US: 1-800-950-6264
BullyingCanada: (877) 352-4497 (call or text), Support@BullyingCanada.ca (email)
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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
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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
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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

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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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  • In school, pretty much everyone misunderstands my style of thinking. And I HATE IT!!! People say things like, “VortexClaw! Why did you do that!?” When they find out I am right, they don’t even apologize. That pretty much tortures me. 🙁 I hope this never happens to you.

    *=My name in real life

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  • Whats up guys your absolute lesbian disaster here has fallen for two straight girls
    one of which is hecking pansydawn again so that’s niceeeeee. i have 0 chance with anyone in my year group because they are all straightttt

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      • this has nothing to do with the og comment (sorry map) but hey birchy would you mind popping on wiki chat sometime so i can pm you?? sorry im just tired of posting long rants on the hug page and i want to talk to someone more directly and youre the friend i feel most comfortable ranting to
        not sure what time would work for both of us though

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        • of course!! I’m on break for the next couple weeks so I’m around more often – just let me know what times would work for you and I’ll pop on when I can 🙂

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  • Does anyone have tips on how to get things done faster? Like I have a few projects that are due like in 2 weeks, but there is just so much to it that I might not be able to finish it. And lately I’ve been sleeping at like around 11:30pm which is super late for me cause im like in 7th grade only and I used to sleep at like 10:45? But ya if any of you have tips on how to finish stuff faster please tell me because I really need it. And I might not be on the blog so much for a couple of weeks because im super busy sorry

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  • I tend to bury my problems and worries deep down, so I don’t post on this page very often, but I just had to say something to someone so maybe I can calm down and chillax, and I figured this was the best place to do that. Also, please ignore that the previous sentence was one disaster of a run-on. So, anyway, I’m really worried about one of the other band kids at my school. Let’s call him Cloudriver. A while back, he missed almost a month of school. Ever since, he’s been well enough to come to school, but usually has to sit out of PE. He has this sort of bad cold, and looks miserable a lot of the time. Cloudriver’s mom has so far refused to take him to the doctor. The band went to a festival, which is where you perform and judges evaluate you, on Thursday, and the place that we went had the coronavirus. And at this point his immune system is so down that if he got the coronavirus there’s a good chance that it would be fatal. So yeah, I’m super worried for my fellow band nerd, and since there’s nothing I could possibly do to try to fix this problem, worrying is all I can do. I know that everything is probably fine, but I just can’t stop thinking about it. If you for some reason read this whole thing, then you get cookies! (Sorry, the only emoji type thing I know how to use is the smiley face.)

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    • Whoever said that is the disabled one, my goodness. People can be such rude pieces of trash. I’m sorry you had to see/hear that, Flippity.

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      • Hi Goose, Cloudy, and just general BlogClan folks that are part of the discussion posed,
        While we understand and agree that arguing that to be LGBTQ+ is to be deviant or abnormal is very wrong, we must remind everyone in the conversation that to be “disabled” is equally not a deviant, abnormal, or bad quality. We know that it was not your intention to stigmatize disability, but we must be aware of our language such that we do not perpetuate the idea that to be disabled is a negative quality.
        🙂

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  • Any advice on a crush? I’ve liked mine for nearly a year now, and he does know I like him (Thanks to my silly friend Crystalkit)
    That doesn’t make my life easier. Every time I see him I go all stiff and I won’t move in ANYWAY. Once I almost stopped breathing. And I do talk to him a lot, but only as a friend. As far as I know, he hangs out a lot with one of my friends, Oakkit. And Oakkit likes someone else, but my crush doesn’t know that. HOW WILL I COPE!??! I need some hugs (and advice!) (edit: oh wow new page)

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  • so i started school in feb because thats how school works where i live. anyway there’s a lot of new people this year, and i’m friends with some of them. there’s this person, i hang out with them a lot as a friend. i do stuff for them that i normally wouldn’t do for any of my other friends. does this mean i like them? and if i did like them, making me homosexual, and i told them, they’d probably freak out, because lgbtq+ is still sort of new in our school. help please 🙁

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    • There are many different levels of friendship.

      Some are people you just know the name of, others are acquaintances.
      And I think we all know the difference between a buddy and a companion.
      There exist people we can only call allies, yet we toleret them more then strangers.
      And there are best friends, the kind we stick with to the end.
      You sound like you might have a best friend relationship going on.

      Now for the panic section:
      The English language sucks.
      We get only two words to show how much we love something or someone, DESPITE there being different levels of love.
      The Greeks on the other hand, get four words to mean love while the Romans had at least three. As such, there is ALOT of confusion on the words like and love.
      The main problem we see today is we seemed to have forgotten about best friends. Instead we jump straight to kissy kissy relationship. (In retro spect, that might explain why so many shows are about friends and friendship these days. The writers are catching on!)

      For now, liking someone is not the same as loving someone. Also, loving someone as a sibling is vastly different then loving someone as your spouse, despite doing similar things. And YES, you are more then allowed to enjoy spending time with people because they are your friend, not because you like them as boy/girl friend. You DON”T have to listen to people saying “Oh, you like each other. Go have a romantic relationship!”

      Hope this logic + huggies helps,
      Purple Dusk

      P.S.
      If you are looking for advice on the different types of love, C.S. Lewis wrote a book titled “The Four Loves” It is an awesome read, though I find most of his books to be enjoyable.
      It starts a proluge with likes, moves on to affection, friendship, eros(romantic love plus some), and ends with Chartias, self-sacrifing love.

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      • And keep in mind that relationships exist beyond the label “best friends!” Some people have a deep bond that can’t easily be described in any language, and those bonds are rare and are to be cherished 🙂 Elementary because I cannot stop talking about it and you can’t make me has an amazing portrayal of a deep and platonic bond; you can love one another without being romantically or sexually interested in them 🙂 Life has beauty in its complexity, even when we can’t find the words to describe it 🙂

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        • I tried.
          I admit I was having a rant moment with the language part. (why Saxons, why?)
          As long as I helped it was worth it.

          Your welcome,
          Purple Dusk

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    • No, it does not mean you love them. I have a fried i only see twice a week. One hour each. I invite her to parties and make gifts for her. Sometimes I do the same things for other friends. It happens a lot. My sister makes drawings and cross Stich for some of her friends. My other one gives some kazoos (say that without smiling).

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    • uhh i don’t think that necessarily means you like them? i’m aro but idk. also there’s nothing wrong with being lgbtqia+, and we will always support you. but if you feel unsafe maybe you shouldn’t tell your friends. good luck! *huggles*

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  • AHHH!

    We have had no snow days at all this year. Also, now that I am in middle school, there aren’t too many field trips but each grade gets one trip to somewhere overnight. My grade goes to Washington, D.C but the tripe just got CANCELED because of the corona virus. Ugh. So now I don’t get days off except for weekends and breaks.

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  • It’s daylights savings time. I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE IT. It’s dumb, and absolutely USELESS, because we have indoor lights now. I know BlogClan can’t change the fact that daylights savings time exists, but hugs? Please?
    Ask me about my lgbtq+ head canons.

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  • So I was listening to one of my favorite songs which is, hopefully, linked here. Move (Keep Walkin’) by TobyMac
    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=move+keep+walking+lyrics&view=detail&mid=54E9597BFF512776FFBF54E9597BFF512776FFBF&FORM=VIRE

    And I realized it talks about God’s promises. But what are God’s promises? The song talks about remembering them, but the promises are implied, not outrighted stated.
    However, today I found a poem that describes God’s promises, that I wish to share with you.

    Gifts for all of you,
    Purple Dusk

    What God hath Promised–by Annie Johnson Flint
    God hath not promised
    Skies always blue,
    Flower-strewn pathways
    All our lives through.
    Sun without rain,
    Joy without sorrow,
    Peace without pain.

    But God hath promised
    Strength for the day,
    Rest for the labor,
    Light for the way,
    Grace for the trials,
    Help from above,
    Unfailing sympathy,
    Undying Love.

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  • Ehhhhhhhhhhh

    My crush-I-want-to-get-over/friend broke up with his girlfriend……………………..send help and hugs :[

    dating drama

    yayyyyyyy

    Not looking forward to lunch

    Hoping the friend group does not split like last time

    and now I can not tell him that I like him without sending the wrong message so so much for that plan :[

    Stressful 🙁

    Also Iḿ worried for both of them they both seem really upset (and last time his relationship ended his mental health kinda died)

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    • Be there for both of them. If you don’t want the group to split, keep encouraging them to at least still be friends, and do not show favor to one or the other, that will only make it worse. If they broke up on good terms, there’s probably a good chance that everything will be fine.

      And yeah, it sucks. But maybe now in a couple months you could tell him, and it won’t send the wrong message? I don’t know, just don’t jump in or it could make an even bigger rift.

      Basically, just be supper supportive, encouraging, and basically be the “Let’s all be friends!” person. 😛

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    • Remind them, even tho they not be boy/girl friend, they can still be friends.
      Support them both, the fallout is going to be rocky.

      Huggies for them and you,
      Purple Dusk

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    • aww i’m sorry! he would probably appreciate you being there for him as a friend in this trying time, but don’t put his mental health over yours. i know that won’t be easy. just do what’s best for you. i hope he feels better soon! breakups suck, but they happen, and it’s better than a toxic relationship. *huggles*

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    • Update:

      No one is going to die 😀

      I think we’re all gonna live 😛 they’re avoiding each other, but when I’ve talked to both of them they just want to avoid the awkwardness and Darkeye (crush/friend) says that maybe after a bit he’ll try talking to her and seeing if they can try to be friends, one seems a little bitter over being broken up with, but I think their both are going to be fine.

      However neither of them showed up for lunch again :[ which makes me sad because I only have one class with Darkeye and no classes with Riverpool. But hopefully they’ll be able to tolerate each other after a bit.

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  • Hi. I have a friend. Let’s call her Swallowfeather. She is getting bullied by someone we’ll call Brokenstar. She was being pushed to the ground and kicked so hard that she had to sit out of gym. Brokenstar gets away with EVERYTHING though so I don’t know how to help her. The teachers rarely tell Brokenstar off because her stepdad is deputy head. I can’t sit by and do nothing though. What should I do to help Swallowfeather?

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    • Talk to your parents or the principle about it. She can’t get away with that just because her dad is the deputy. Convince Swallowfeather to talk to the principle with you about it.
      Bullying isn’t right and it should stop. I’m sorry, it’s hard*huggles*

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      • SO RUDE! Stand up to Brokenstar. Become Firestar! HE HAS NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER!!! I am really sorry about that :(. I agree with Blossomfire 15. It is hard when you are bullied. *huggles*

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    • If you see it happening, intervene. If it’s getting physical, that is not okay by any means. Definitely go to the principal or something. If it gets worse, I imagine you could call the police, but I’m not sure.

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    • Stand up to this nasty Brokenstar. Put an end to what she/he is doing. Maybe you could inform her stepdad of this bad behaviour. If the deputy head realizes how serious this could be, I’m sure that he would talk to Brokenstar. Sorry if this advice help. Stay brave to fight this Brokenstar and huggles to you.

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    • wow, that’s horrible! maybe you could talk to someone in a position above your teacher/brokenstar’s dad. *huggles*

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    • What Brokenstar is doing is wrong, and she shouldn’t be able to get away with it. Let a teacher or a parent know.
      You can do this, Moonmist!

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