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.
I struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. It all started with my dad getting sick and needed a lung transplant. He ended up getting the transplant, but the constant care of him was unbearable. I turned to drugs. I was using since the age of 12 years old. It started with alcohol and then went to weed and
“If anybody is going through anything, I hope and I pray that you get through it. And just know that you have the strength to get through whatever you going through, no matter what it is” -Juice Reading all of y’all stories I realize how easy I had it. Thank you for your vulnerability. I’m Not so good at that. I
When I was thirteen, I started having depression and anxiety. I was being emotionally abused and manipulated by some of my teachers because I’m neurodivergent, queer, and struggling with mental health. Certain teachers tried to change who I was because they didn’t like that I was different. In grade nine, I started to get bullied by students almost every day,
Hello beautiful lost souls. I struggle with bi-polar, depression, and anxiety. Since I was very little, I noticed I was a depressed child. I suffered a lot of emotional, verbal, physical and mental abuse. I started drinking and popping pills at the age of 10. I fell into heavy hard-core addiction at the age of 22. My addiction made my
I’m only thirteen years old and I started using drugs at nine because I lost my best friend (uncle). I’ve been around drugs about my whole life. My mom died two years after my uncle and that’s when I stole all of her other drugs she had. I used those drugs then I started smoking more than usual. I didn’t
I’ve never really thought that I would ever fit in anywhere and to be honest I’m not really sure if I even fit in here because I don’t know if this applies to anyone, but the thing is I’ve been going through a heartbreak and she’s just cutting me deeper with every week that goes by and I’ve been thinking
Hi everyone! Right now I’m struggling with depression and low self-esteem. It all started when my best friend died from alcohol 2 years ago. Since then, I’ve been in this hole and it follows me to here. A lot of bad things have happened. Toxic relationships, my grandma has cancer for the 2nd time, and so much more. I started
Hi, my name is Cat. I’m a recovering addict still struggling in life. I was addicted to many substances but the main one was Xanax. Both my boyfriend and I were very deep in the condition. What had just started with a little fun quickly spiraled out of control, and before I knew it, we were doing fentanyl (of course
I first started using when I was 14 and I was quickly hooked. After that I was constantly looking for something to numb the pain from my depression, and my parents’ ridicule on my life. I was using at school, and more when I got home. This lifestyle led me start doing other things such as leaving at nighttime and
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