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’ve dealt with depression at a very young age and still struggle now. When I was 11, I was diagnosed with a bone cancer and had a year of chemotherapy. Towards the end of my treatment, I was faced with a big decision on losing my leg or keeping it, but have a high chance of having cancer. Well, I
My name is Liam, and this is how I lost my best friend. In 2018 my roommate and best friend took his own life just hours after saying goodnight to me and giving me a big hug. I thought the hug was a bit strange cause it wasn’t a normal thing before we turned in for the night. The next
I am 14y guy at the time this is written. I suffer from depression and anxiety. I am a very social person, funny and supportive, but when it comes to expressing my feelings, I struggle to do so. I fear people judge me and use the stuff I trust them with as my weaknesses. I have 3 friends that I
From a very young age I could always remember my parents being alcoholics and drug addicts. I remember being 3 years old running away from cops, and watching my parents fight, scream, and yell at each other. This caused me to have many problems through my life. At 3 years old I was diagnosed with PTSD. I remember being ripped
As a kid I’ve always had things going on with my family. My biggest downhill was when I got into my freshman year of high school. I have always done terrible in school, but this was a whole different level. I was getting F’s in all my classes I was going through a lot. I put a lot of stress
I have struggled with anxiety and depression for most of my life. I can’t really remember a time when I didn’t. There are many days that it literally takes every amount of strength I have to get out of bed. Anxiety makes it hard to leave my house and that can accelerate my depression as I feel guilty for not
I’m 15 years old. Ever since a small child I’ve been raised by my mother. She was struggling with substance abuse nearly the whole time. The drug abuse eventually turned into mental abuse towards me an my little sister. When i was 12 she passed away, then I got sent to live with my grandparents. Since about 10 years old,
My story starts in 2015 when I was sexually assaulted, and had issues with working through it. In late 2016/early 2017 I finally admitted I needed help and found a psychiatric hospital to admit myself to. I was struggling with depression and self-harming. I finally started to feel like I was feeling better. I finally felt happy and okay. Then
I’d first like to say to anyone reading this…You are worth something. I’ll try to summarize everything in at least a few paragraphs. I’ve always been a Juice WRLD fan… Since his 999 EP dropped. I was in middle school at the time, people called me weird, fat, ugly, all kinds of names. They said I’m always listening to weird
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