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 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
Ever since I was about 4 or 5, I realized that something just wasn’t ok. I’m the middle child of 5 kids, so I always felt overlooked. At age 9, I first tried to commit suicide by jumping off my house. From 10 to 14 I was a victim from constant anxiety, depression, emotional outbursts, self-harm, and substance abuse. I’m
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
When I was a little girl I always use to struggle with severe anxiety and moderate depression. It was really hard for me to do certain things because I had a step dad that would verbally abuse me. My biological father left when I was a baby but he came back when I was 5. I had a very strong
On a sunny Sunday evening, as I walked into my mother’s room she was sitting up on her bed. I thought something was wrong because she had a regretful look on her face. As I stood there , she looked up to me and said “What are you going to do when your parents both pass away? You will need
The time my mental health is the best is during the summer. When school starts that’s when my mental health gets the worse. I am 17 years old and a senior. I was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at 4 years old and Major Depression at 13. My family doesn’t realize how depressed I am but i always tell my friends
When I was three years old I lost both of my parents in a drunk driving accident, I was taken in by my grandparents. My grandma had already raised 3 kids and my mothers death turned her into a different person. I don’t remember much from then, but over the course of my life, I watched my grandma deteriorate physically
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