I’ve struggled with my mental health for as long as I can remember. It went unnoticed by the people around me up until my teenage years. I ended up in a relationship with someone who was able to use my mental illness against me and manipulated me for 5 years. After that I started using drugs, I just remember all these times being alone in my car crying over the guilt, shame and regret of not realizing sooner what that relationship was doing to me. I always had Juice WRLD playing in the car during those times, and I would just sit and listen to the lyrics and make these realizations that someone else understands what goes on in my head and I am not crazy. His music always brought comfort and familiarity during the times I felt alone and scared. I’ve been sober for 2 years now, and I am in a new relationship with an amazing man. He listened to me ramble about how important this music was to me, the extra meaning it has knowing it’s all freestyle, just the thoughts in his head. To Juice WRLD, thank you for being a constant in my life, I know your music will continue to help people heal for many years to come.
