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.
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 name is Logan and I have been struggling with a lot of mental issues, and Juice’s music is helping me get through it. I learned about him from a friend in early 2020 and that’s when Covid hit and I was stuck inside for months. That hit me hard. It put me in a state where I was just
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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