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, my name is Jack and I am 14 from LA and a freshman in high school. I just have been feeling lost lately and I feel like I am not worth it. It’s hard seeing this girl I am talking to talk to other guys. I just always hold back my feelings for people, but I’m scared to tell
I’m currently 14, and when I was 13 in middle school I hung around with people I didn’t like and I had no other choice but being with them. Cause of them I was bullied harassed and even got death threats. I overdosed on drugs and got hospitalized, and during all that I had a girlfriend. She mostly took care
I grew up as a kid with ADHD, and also for the longest time hid part of myself. I am LGBTQ. I was never really able to cope with my neurodivergence properly until I got much older, I am 23 years old now. If anything from this I want you all to take from this that you can make it
I suffer from borderline personality disorder, OCD, ADHD, severe depression, anxiety, Tourette’s, & PTSD. Because of this, I was a drug addict. I am now 14.5 months sober in recovery from drug addiction. I started going to therapy 2x a week and saw a psychiatrist which helped immensely! I just want to be able to motivate others that getting help
I’m 17 years old and I’m in my senior year of high school. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve witnessed a lot. But I’m grateful that I’ve made it this far. in 7th grade things started going downhill for me. i developed an eating disorder that continues to haunt me till this day. but i will say this. If you’re struggling
I’ve always dealt with mental health problems for as long as I can remember. I’ve had constant nightmares and insomnia my whole life, and this constant feeling like I’m not real which I’d later learn was from an untreated obsessive compulsive disorder. My depression has been pretty much non stop since I was a little kid, and I was bullied
As far back as I can remember, I have had issues with my mental health. Anxiety still affects me to this day, but my depression has gotten better. Not gone but better. Surprisingly my depression started getting better once I entered high school. Until I was in 10th grade I was deeply depressed and I never talked to anyone about
I used to be that big kid, people wouldn’t make fun of me but they would talk about me. Ever since 6th grade I’ve been self conscious about myself, and that’s when I started smoking and doing other shit. Eventually something happened and I would start to feel ashamed when I ate because of my size. About two years ago,
After seeing all these different stories, I thought maybe I should share mine. I don’t even know where to start… Ii was diagnosed with bi-polar, depression, PTSD, Anxiety, and Paranoia. I was abused a lot when i was younger, and it kinda changed my mind about how life was for me. I thought of giving up overall. I was always
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