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
My name is Aurian and I live in France. I’m 17 and have experienced depression, weed and alcohol addiction from ages 14 to 16. There weren’t many reasons. I just want to say that depression and anxiety and drug addiction are diseases. There aren’t always reasons of why. I also think that you can always feel better even if you
My name is Amanda. I am 34 years old, and I’ve been dealing with addiction since 2008. The first time i did Roxys I instantly fell in love. There was no escaping the relationship I had with Roxy. It grabbed me and I just couldn’t stop. It just felt too good to escape. For once in my life I finally
My name is Kenna I am 21 years old from Philadelphia. When I was 2 my mom died from an overdose, so I grew up in a broken home with a lot of solitude. I ended up confining in the streets for love and acceptance. I dropped out of school to get more money for drugs, which put me in
I am 19 years. When I was introduced to Juice WRLD music it was after my fourth overdose. On listening to it, I first dismissed his music, but overtime I began to understand the message he spoke. His music to me still is a place where I can go and not feel alone. A place I can call home. A
I found the 999 message at the darkest time in my life. As I listened with intent to understand, I found that I related to Juice🖤. In more ways than not I struggled with my mind after crashing a motorcycle and hurting my brain. Detachment anxiety consumed me. I couldn’t talk or relate to anyone. I felt I was trapped
I don’t know when it started, but I just know I’m so unhappy and I keep trying every day to keep going but sometimes I want to not be here anymore. My heart was broken by the person I trusted the most and yet was replaced like nothing. I guess I started feeling worthless and useless because I feel like
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