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’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’ve struggled with depression and anxiety since middle school. I am now a 17-year-old high school senior, still battling the demons in my head. I’ve seen and been through it all. In 8th grade I was accused of something I supposedly did to my cousin. They didn’t find me guilty of course because I never did it. It was just
Since the age of 4 I’ve heard voices and what I now know are hallucinations… Growing up was hard because expressing what I was going through was and kinda still is hard…I’ve been diagnosed schizoaffective with major depression disorder as well as anxiety and PTSD. My teens sucked because of the confusion of what I’ve been dealing with, and as
It started in 1998 I was born, and I believe I was put on this planet for reason. In 1999 my mother was convicted on Second Degree murder and sentenced to 50 years. I was only 1yo it’s so hard to explain what I had to go through. My life was flipped upside down from the start. My father’s side
Leaving it here because I’m not comfortable with it anywhere else, and it’s still a struggle to let it out. I don’t feel loved. I struggle to find relationships let alone keep them. I do know there are people who would do anything for me but I can’t help but feel like it’s for reasons other than loyalty or our
Like most of us here, brought together through Jarad’s music. I’ve been going through an extremely distressing and turbulent few years in my life. Feels like I’ve been sleepwalking the last 6 years of my life, ever since graduating high school. Since then, I’ve graduated from college, gotten a decent corporate job, gotten married to the most beautiful woman in
Hello, my name is Maximus. Every day I’m battling suicide and substance abuse. I’ve been abusing drugs since I was in 5th grade and I’m now just trying to get my life on track. I’m 18 years old and it has really messed up my mind from weed, alcohol, pills and nicotine. Today I’m trying to get myself into rehab
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