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 come from a long line of abuse in the family. I have fought through several addictions and beat them cold turkey. Pills being one. I’ve survived my suicide attempt. I just want to help this world see the potential and beauty it has. Im 23. I don’t get to see my kids everyday anymore, I’m now 900 miles
Hi, my name is Boris. I suffered from an anxiety disorder for many months. I was consumed by depression and anxiety, the fear that all my loved ones would die. I had an unnatural fear of death… The negative thoughts that caused me panic attacks were getting worse and worse. I tried to find a way to be alone. Loneliness
Hi, so I’ve been basically battling anxiety since I was about 4 or 5 years old. I witnessed a boy half my age or older die and drown right in front of me, and I’ve been traumatized from the past ever since. I blame myself for his death because I couldn’t be of help to him while he was drowning
I grew up under pressure of not messing up and being as close to perfect as possible. I went to private schools, so if my grades were bad my parents would put the guilt of me not using the opportunity I was given, which weighed a lot on me. I switched to public school and didn’t participate almost at all
Hey everyone. My whole life I have been a very happy, fun, outgoing free spirit. My whole life growing up, I have always wanted to be accepted. I am a person who friended anyone and everyone, with no judgement. I ended up getting to get exactly what I wanted. I gained tons of friends, became very popular and socially accepted
My name is Joser, and I have anxiety and severe depression. I think about things almost every day or night and those are suicidal thoughts. Juice has helped me so much in the past 6 years of being a fan. There’s not a day that I don’t listen to Juice Wrld. He helps me so much. It’s crazy how much someone
My name is Maddux and I’ve struggled with severe anxiety and depression. My parents divorced when I was young, and when I got older it really affected me. I’ve had depression since I was in the 7th grade and was about 12 years old. I’m now a freshman about to be a sophomore. I got in a lot of fights
This is about my 15 years old son. I know he’s suffered from depression since he was a little kid. Now that he is a freshman, he hit rock bottom. It’s hard to listen to him say that he is worthless, useless, and a failure. He is a handsome kid. A really good kid. But depression’s got him hard, to
I have ADHD, and ever since I was a little kid I was a nightmare to deal with. I have issues with my behaviour, impulsiveness, and just being a really bad kid in general. I was so selfish and didn’t care about my own family. I was horrible to everyone all the time and being naughty. I’m not very good
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