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.
My names Farrell, 28-year-old, from the UK, Manchester. Spent a lot of my life from 21 and onwards struggling with drug addiction and mental health issues including manic depression, social anxiety & psychosis. Spent much of this time not understanding how these made my emotions spiral up and down, but after having some time over the year to reflect it
Hi! I’m a huge fan of Juice Wrld. I’m currently at a sober living house. I have been trying to get sober since last year. It has been rough for me and my family. I started using substances when I was 18 because I was in a toxic relationship. It went on for years during that time I found Xanax
When I was 10, I lost my father due to depression; I’ve almost lost my mom due to it and some friends I’ve lost to it. It’s like every time I think I’m finally doing well (school, work, etc.) I just get dragged down and I’m back to the start. I started to drink, smoke, and substances and therapy doesn’t
My whole life I lived around constant drama. With my mom, I grew up without money. While living with her, there was lots of abuse involved with me. I got taken from her luckily to live with my dad, an abusive alcoholic. For years, I was given trauma by him mentally and physically. Now, I no longer live with him
Since I was younger, I’ve always been ugly, fat, poor, no friends at school, always alone. I’ve been bullied and that changed how live my life today. I suffer with social anxiety, depression, feeling stuck in the same place and alone. Never had a girlfriend or any kind of romantic relationship. I just feel like I’m no good for anyone.
Back in 2018 I lost my father to a car accident. He was a heavy drug abuser and alcoholic. At the time I was only 12, and after he passed I felt like I was in this void I couldn’t escape from. I had all these thoughts of suicide and took the pain out on my wrists and legs. I
I am a 17-year-old boy and I suffer from depression. I never had a normal childhood. I used to be isolated in my room and wasn’t allowed to play with friends. I used to stay with my mom, and my dad was not around. Their separation affected me. I had no one to vent to. I could feel myself absorbing
I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety, and my panic disorder since I was 12 years old. I’m 20 years old now and there’s been times where my mental health will be perfectly fine for months on end, and then months and months of terrible panic attacks, not being able to leave my house and constant anxiety. This is a continuous battle.
Mental health can be a rollercoaster, especially for young teens. I’m 18 years old and about to turn 19. Things are looking good for me now, but it wasn’t always like that. When I was only a 6th grader in middle school, I had lost my mom to a surgery gone wrong. Not only that, but in the process of
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