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.
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
My uncle died in April 2022 and no one really understands how badly the loss of him affected me. While everyone mourned a bit, I’m still suffering. He was my mentor in boxing, and at the age of 6 he introduced me into the world of video games and movies. I can still see him in my sleep in his
When I first came out of detox the first song I heard was Wishing Well. I thought that Jarad was telling my story only me being an alcoholic. I wept as I never heard someone talk let alone rap the struggles I had with addiction. I felt as though he reached into my soul and finally made me look at
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
My inability to find healthy coping mechanisms to deal with hard feelings led me down a route of addiction and destruction. I would find relief in the fact Juice Wrld, someone close to my age, dealing with demons even in the face of Fame (likely considerably different from a normal life, but what’s normal?) I just connected so deep with
Hi, I am going to stay anonymous but I am a 16 year old female, and I have had a rough time in life. When I was 14 I told my mom I had a girlfriend, and to that she shouted at me and almost disowned me. Not only had I lost my relationship with my mother, but my girlfriend
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