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’m a 16-year-old male from Germany, and I’ve been addicted to benzodiazepines since I’m 14. I started to consume drugs at the age of 12 because of some serious issues in my life. In 2018 my family, i.e. my father, my mother and my two younger siblings died in a car accident I somehow managed to survive. Since then, I’ve
I have always grown up with a dysfunctional family, especially since my dad left after my parents’ divorce. Which completely ruined my life considering my dad was the man of the house and had everything under control. He would fill the house with stories, play sports with us, bring us to nice restaurants, ask how our day was and just
I’m a teenager of course. I’ve been struggling with depression for 2-3 years. It’s really tough realizing you will not always be protected, loved and respected the way you want, which leads you to doing bad substances that only increase your pain. You start having scenarios that are against you in each and every way. I’ve had mental and medical
The reason I’m typing this is because my life for some reason has been a lot like Juice and I always wondered how I understood what he was going through. Today I read an interview of what he said about his 999 tattoo, and I understood before I even read the rest of the article, just based off what he
Hello Everyone, When I first moved for college, I met a lot of people who I thought we’re my friends. We started off simple, such as smoking or drinking alcohol at parties. When that wasn’t making me happy anymore, I started to get handed stronger stuff such as LSD, Ecstasy, and Xanax from my peers. It was all fun and
The last three years have been the hardest times ever, I have been the lowest of the low. To be honest I probably wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for your music. I listened to Juice Wrld and his lyrics through happy and sad. It kept me going somehow and believing in 999. It was like he was talking to
My name is Jordan, 27. Not sure where to start but when I was 14, I started to DJ around my state and tried my best to live the music “dream”. Fast forward, i was able to DJ for many celebrities, travel and meet my idols as a DJ for the next 12 years. I eventually got sick out of
I’m 17 years old and experienced a bunch of heartbreaks. I’ve always been insecure and depressed about myself, and as much as I wanted to change, I just couldn’t keep pushing myself to change. I was talking to this girl, she was my close friend for a while, and from the start, we always spoke freely about feelings, which helped
I wanted to share my story because Juice Wrld has touched my heart and soul in ways I cannot fathom. I started listening to him after Lucid Dreams and fell in love with his sound cloud releases. He really speaks truth in his music and Juice Wrld is a genius with a heart bigger than this world. He cared about
Experiencing a crisis? Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988
or Text the Crisis Text Line by Texting “LF999” to 741741.
