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, my name’s Nate, I’m 21, and I have been struggling with anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember. Recently I found out I have autism, so I feel very alone most of the time. I struggle with just keeping a job due to the stress and the effort it takes. I have had problems with alcohol
Hi everyone. My story starts out as a child with my mom and dad divorced and me stayed with my mom while my 3 siblings went with my dad. My mom was a drug addict, and I would wake up in the mornings and see my mom doing all types of drugs. She got so skewed up one day and
When I was 14, I was diagnosed with lots of disorders. I told my girlfriend about it. She seemed repelled to me because of it and the next week she broke up with me. I was on the brink of suicide and then I started using drugs to numb the pain. I was doing that for a year and three
My name’s Alex and here’s my story. I haven’t been the same since Jarad died. I felt so connected with him, no one else has connected with me as much as him and I ain’t never met him in person. I became so upset and hated life which turned into a deep slumber of depression. Turned to drugs and it’s
I started listening to Juice World after I started to connect with Post Malone’s music. I am a 55 years old survivor of multiple years of abuse in and out of my life since I was born. When I heard and started to connect with his message a part of me started to “feel” more “known”. His music communicated with
I’m 13 years old and I would like to share my story about how I got through my depression and anxiety, in case anything I say can help other people get through it. When I was 11 years old, me and my parents got kicked out of the house by our landlord because he chose to sell the house. We
I’m never filled with regret when it comes to the decisions I’ve made in my past. To me, life is like a string. Everyone starts with approximately the same length of string, but the decisions we make can make it shorter. I have no room for complaint outside of my insanely unhealthy eating habits and my general sedentary lifestyle. I
Before i tell you my story, i gotta sing it to you. Music is the only thing I love that keeps me away from anxiety. I found my way out of hell and i want you to do the same. Listen to your soul, listen to your inner angel. Anyway, i might be young, but i have some wisdom to
A few years ago I fell deep into substance abuse. I took anything I could get my hands on, which usually was benzos and morphine. I fell so hard for it that I couldn’t function without it. I changed so much because of it that I, for a while, completely lost all connection with reality and those closest to me.
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