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 grew up as a kid with ADHD, and also for the longest time hid part of myself. I am LGBTQ. I was never really able to cope with my neurodivergence properly until I got much older, I am 23 years old now. If anything from this I want you all to take from this that you can make it
I started using drugs 4 years ago, at first everything was fine… I worked, had a normal social status, wife, money… but then everything became a blur. I was fired from my job and lost all money and wife. My ex wife(now) was a saint, I still don’t understand how she tolerated me at all. After she left, I started
My name is Hayden, I’ve struggled with depression and being the lowest of the lows reaching for anything that would numb the pain. As I got older, I was driving all of my friends and family away with my addiction and outlook on life. I was constantly in my head with nights on nights with no sleep. I felt as
I’ve always dealt with mental health problems for as long as I can remember. I’ve had constant nightmares and insomnia my whole life, and this constant feeling like I’m not real which I’d later learn was from an untreated obsessive compulsive disorder. My depression has been pretty much non stop since I was a little kid, and I was bullied
As far back as I can remember, I have had issues with my mental health. Anxiety still affects me to this day, but my depression has gotten better. Not gone but better. Surprisingly my depression started getting better once I entered high school. Until I was in 10th grade I was deeply depressed and I never talked to anyone about
I used to be that big kid, people wouldn’t make fun of me but they would talk about me. Ever since 6th grade I’ve been self conscious about myself, and that’s when I started smoking and doing other shit. Eventually something happened and I would start to feel ashamed when I ate because of my size. About two years ago,
After seeing all these different stories, I thought maybe I should share mine. I don’t even know where to start… Ii was diagnosed with bi-polar, depression, PTSD, Anxiety, and Paranoia. I was abused a lot when i was younger, and it kinda changed my mind about how life was for me. I thought of giving up overall. I was always
I think I’ve always had a sense of anxiety and depression and just never knew what it really felt like. I always thought maybe I was just sad or throwing up because I didn’t feel good. I am 20 years old, I’ve come to realize that I was depressed and had anxiety and still do til this day. Substance abuse
My personal journey with Anxiety, Panic disorder, Major depressive disorder and PTSD started at home because of emotional abuse from my parents. I turned to drugs to cope and found Juice Wrld’s music along the way. Juice Wrld’s music saved me from the emotional torment of my traumas and made me feel less alone in this world. If it wasn’t
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