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 am a Southside Chicago native, and a US Army Ranger Combat Veteran of 6 years. Both growing up in what I later came to realize was unfortunately very similar to a warzone, as well as being deployed to war zones around the world, I continued to rack up immense PTSD, depression, and crushing guilt with every life I took
From a young age life was a struggle. I am currently only 16 but I’ve seen a lot more than most people around me. When I was a child, my Mama was nonstop in the hospital due to medical issues and my father wasn’t really in the picture because he was trying to get back on his feet financially. My
My whole life I lived around constant drama. With my mom, I grew up without money. While living with her, there was lots of abuse involved with me. I got taken from her luckily to live with my dad, an abusive alcoholic. For years, I was given trauma by him mentally and physically. Now, I no longer live with him
My name is Branden. I’m 36 years of age. At this point in my life I never thought I needed help. Sometimes still don’t think I need help. I’m starting to realize I could have been more successful in life if I stayed more focused. It’s hard to explain because I was always focused. It just got harder as I
I’m going through a lot of sht right now and I really don’t have the strength to get through them. I suffer from and I’m one step away from depression. I try so hard every single day to overcome my problems, but I really had enough, and I fear that i won’t overcome anything. I wish from the bottom of
I just wanted to talk about my story and my continued fight to break the cycle of years of substance abuse and emotional trauma in my family. I can’t say when or how exactly it started but I know one thing was alcohol abuse took a large part in it. I’ve maybe talked to a few people about this, but
My name is Jordynn and I live in BC Canada. I have Tourette Syndrome and major anxiety and depression. On May 3rd, 2021, my dad unexpectedly passed away from a major heart attack in my house. I remember staring at his body. He was not him. I wanted to hug him so tight as his soul left into heaven. Two
I’m 16, I’ve dealt with ADHD and anxiety for as long as I can remember. I’ve dealt with PTSD since I was 5, and depression since I was 11. In the winter of 2019 we had just moved from my childhood home and I had no friends. It was one of the hardest times of my life, I just wanted
I am 14 years old and live in Germany with my mum. My dad left us when I was 3. I’ve have depression since I was 12 years old, because of bullying and other stuff. I don‘t know why because I did nothing to these guys. Yet I’m 14 and I can’t sleep because I hate my life and I
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