You Are Not Alone
#999Stories of Mental Health
Live Free 999 encourages everyone to speak openly about mental health. We have created a space to share the stories sent to us from our audience to inspire others to share their own journeys, creating a virtual story-telling chain of community and support.
Notice: Some of the stories shared may contain topics that could be emotionally triggering to some members of our audience. Topics such as suicide, self-harm, substance abuse, and trauma are discussed.
Sasha’s Story
Hello guys! I’m Sasha and I have been struggling with PTSD and anxiety, paranoia for a very long time. During this time I also managed to lose two people who were very close to me and because of paranoia and impulsivity, I often quarreled with my surroundings and remained alone. I isolated myself from all the people in my room
McKenna’s Story
My name is McKenna. I have grown up with strict parents who kept me away from things so long I had to find out from my classmates the hard way. I went to a small private school. When I returned to my private school after the pandemic, I realized how cooped up I had been when I saw how others
Anonymous Submission
I’m turning 16 soon. I have a story to share not because I lived a long life, just because I wanna tell y’all something important. I used to have anxiety, depression and asperger – syndrome. Got bullied a lot ‘cuz I’m different and I have another mindset. It was hard to recover from my long distance relationship while everybody said
Sasha’s Story
Hello guys! I’m Sasha and I have been struggling with PTSD and anxiety, paranoia for a very long time. During this time I also managed to lose two people who were very close to me and because of paranoia and impulsivity, I often quarreled with my surroundings and remained alone. I isolated myself from all the people in my room
McKenna’s Story
My name is McKenna. I have grown up with strict parents who kept me away from things so long I had to find out from my classmates the hard way. I went to a small private school. When I returned to my private school after the pandemic, I realized how cooped up I had been when I saw how others
Anonymous Submission
I’m turning 16 soon. I have a story to share not because I lived a long life, just because I wanna tell y’all something important. I used to have anxiety, depression and asperger – syndrome. Got bullied a lot ‘cuz I’m different and I have another mindset. It was hard to recover from my long distance relationship while everybody said
Anonymous Submission
I grew up around lots of neighborhoods where drugs are common and that was the start of a long hard battle against addiction, depression, and substance abuse. My story begins when I was first exposed to drugs and people vaping and smoking and this desensitized me.I took my first hit of a vape and then after purchasing one I was
Chris’ Story
It all started when I was just a kid in elementary school. I struggled with a constant, unexplainable anxiety that I didn’t even realize was there. Back then, I couldn’t name it, but I felt it in every racing heartbeat and every restless night. As I moved into middle school, that anxiety grew louder, turning almost every day into a
Erin’s Story
Hi, my name is Erin! I am a heart-on-my-sleeve person, so my story will be pretty honest. I grew up with a mother who was addicted to opioid medications. My mother suffered a severe back injury from our above-ground pool, where she fell. I was there as a young child and witnessed the whole thing. After that…the mom I once had was
