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.
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
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,
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
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