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 only thirteen years old and I started using drugs at nine because I lost my best friend (uncle). I’ve been around drugs about my whole life. My mom died two years after my uncle and that’s when I stole all of her other drugs she had. I used those drugs then I started smoking more than usual. I didn’t
I’ve never really thought that I would ever fit in anywhere and to be honest I’m not really sure if I even fit in here because I don’t know if this applies to anyone, but the thing is I’ve been going through a heartbreak and she’s just cutting me deeper with every week that goes by and I’ve been thinking
Hi everyone! Right now I’m struggling with depression and low self-esteem. It all started when my best friend died from alcohol 2 years ago. Since then, I’ve been in this hole and it follows me to here. A lot of bad things have happened. Toxic relationships, my grandma has cancer for the 2nd time, and so much more. I started
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
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
I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety since middle school. I am now a 17-year-old high school senior, still battling the demons in my head. I’ve seen and been through it all. In 8th grade I was accused of something I supposedly did to my cousin. They didn’t find me guilty of course because I never did it. It was just
Since the age of 4 I’ve heard voices and what I now know are hallucinations… Growing up was hard because expressing what I was going through was and kinda still is hard…I’ve been diagnosed schizoaffective with major depression disorder as well as anxiety and PTSD. My teens sucked because of the confusion of what I’ve been dealing with, and as
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