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.
When I was 9, I was told that I might not make it to the age of 21, and to this day I still fear death. I found Jarad’s music, and it basically changed how my life was once nothing but trash, to now it has hope, it has meaning, and it has purpose. Now I know that I’m not
I have been struggling with Depression over the past months due to a relationship that I am no longer in. I currently go to music therapy to play guitar, and music is really helping me get my mind off of the unhealthy relationship I was in. Music for me is full of positive energy. I try to forget about my
At a young age my dad was abusive- physically, sexually, and mentally. He was sent away to prison when I was 11. My mom moved us out of state soon after. She ended up dating druggies who would then abuse me. It wouldn’t stop. I started running away at age 12 with 20-year-old men. Fast forward a few years I
After seeing other people’s stories, I want to share my own about my struggled with self-esteem and body image. I am male, 16 now, but this started when I was 13-14. I am a naturally skinny person, but I hated looking at my body and face. I hated everything about me and my life. I also have autism, so I
I’m glad I’m not alone but it has taken almost 6 years to get as mentally healthy as I am. After a really toxic relationship from when I was 13-14. It took me all those years of going through pill addictions, speeding everywhere I went, liquor problems, getting too high, felonies, funerals, psychiatric hospitals, and the list goes on. I
Hello, I am 12 years old and I am going to turn 13 in 3 weeks from now. I have listened to juice since I was 9 years old and to know that he has passed is truly horrible. My father when I was 7 years old had an extreme drug problem because of depression. He had died the following
Ever since I was adopted at 7 months I was always treated miserably. Growing up I always felt like I wasn’t needed and that I didn’t have anyone. At around 16 years old, that’s when I started smoking to get rid of the numbness. I started cutting, multiple suicide attempts. My adoptive parents or anyone else really understood what I
I‘m 17 years old now, turning 18 in a few weeks. I‘m from Germany, growing up in a normal middle class home. When I was 10 my parents started to argue for a few years. I was just too young to understand and it left me scarred since a few years. It was 2018 when I had lost some interest
Hi, idk how to write this or if I have the right to even post this. For a really long time i’ve felt really stressed over basically life. In the beginning I thought it was kinda normal so I talked about it to friends but after their reactions I noticed it wasn’t common. So I started to hide how I
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