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 mental health started getting worse when I was in grade 6. I was molested for 3 years by a senior guy who also happened to be my boyfriend (I know I was immature). When the news spread, everyone started slut-shaming and always cornered me. They all speak about me, but none spoke to me. I was targeted by teachers,
HELLO EVERYONE! My name is Justin, age 25, and I came here to share my story dealing/dancing with my demons of Anxiety, Depression, substance abuse and The Stages of Grief to hopefully help others going through similar situations understand they aren’t alone! High school is where I started to realize my emotions had a really strong voice in my head.
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
I am a Southside Chicago native, and a US Army Ranger Combat Veteran of 6 years. Both growing up in what I later came to realize was unfortunately very similar to a warzone, as well as being deployed to war zones around the world, I continued to rack up immense PTSD, depression, and crushing guilt with every life I took
From a young age life was a struggle. I am currently only 16 but I’ve seen a lot more than most people around me. When I was a child, my Mama was nonstop in the hospital due to medical issues and my father wasn’t really in the picture because he was trying to get back on his feet financially. My
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
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