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.
Anonymous Submission
For a long time, I thought the only way to deal with my pain was to escape it. The anxiety and sadness felt like too much, so I turned to pills and alcohol. It was easy to tell myself I was fine because, for a little while, it worked. The world got quieter, and the feelings I hated didn’t feel
EJ’s Story
Ever since I was little, I could tell I was a little more emotionally invested in things as well as more worried than other kids. I went through elementary school and middle school dealing with lots of anxiety, hard emotions, and self-doubt that forced me to mature way quicker than most kids my age, and I found it harder and
Mychael’s Story
Hey everyone reading this. I’m not gonna lie, my life doesn’t seem that bad. I have loving parents, I live in a safe neighborhood, there’s no abuse, but the reason I’m opening up is because I realized that everyone has problems. I’ve always struggled with making friends that don’t try to use me or make fun of me. Juice’s music
Michelle’s Story
On the morning of July 3rd, 2024 our lives changed forever. We lost our son, our sweet angel face, Zendon. We went to wake him up for work and he wouldn’t wake up. Never in a million years would we have imagined this being our reality; it’s still so unreal. Zendon was loved by so many. He was much, much more
Ian’s Story
Around 2017-2018 I was spiraling real bad with my anxiety. I was truant from school and started experimenting with xanax. Thanks to music I was able to find healthier outlets and was able to put the pills down before developing a proper addiction. Juice’s music showed me that not only am I not alone in my struggles with anxiety and
Anonymous Submission
I started using a long time ago. I grew up around drugs and things of that sort. I had certain tendencies that would trigger my urge to use. Through will and effort, I am 5 months sober as of now. I can confidently say Juice’s music helped me accomplish this. Whether it be from the songs themselves, or his story,
Brendan’s (Ashtray) Story
Since I was young, my twin brother and I were abused by our stepfather. Our mom got cancer, and it only worsened. It was a battle between trying to stay out of depression while being abused, caring for our mother, and Mom being on a constant teeter-totter between life and death. In 2019, at the ages of 15, our mother
Faith’s Story
Hi, I’m Faith. Have you ever felt like your whole world was not your own? You simply lived inside of a play of unfortunate events? Wondered when would the story get better? I’m a single mother who overcame abuse at a young age, being assaulted as an adult, and facing judgement at every turn. The one thing that kept me
Summer’s Story
My name is Summer. I’m 15 and trans. I’m currently in a whirlwind of losing people I hold close. Since December 2019, I’ve lost an uncle, an aunt and two grandparents, and my two biggest idols, Juice and Technoblade (fuck cancer). I’ve also been struggling with repressing the idea that I could possibly be trans for years now, and more
