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.
When I was five years old, I was abused by my own father. He used to put out my birthday candles on my skin… growing up I thought it was a form of love, so I thought it was okay. Now since I’ve grown, I’ve been struggling with depression and anxiety thinking something bad is about to happen to me.
To find the words, the exact words to describe how much Juice’s music helped me is impossible. My journey started when I learned my girlfriend of 3 years had been cheating on me with several other guys, this broke me. then the tragic news of most of my family dying from cancer and other health complications put me into a
Hey there, my name is Akani, as I’m writing this, tears are running down my chin. I’ve been addicted to weed for quite some time now. One year ago, my ex-girlfriend left me. She cheated on me twice after 4 years of relationship. She broke up 2 weeks before my final exams (I failed the first time, after which she
After reading a few of these shared stories, I had the urge to share my own. The purpose of these stories is to show that we are not alone…something I’m still trying to convince myself. I’ve struggled with mental health at a young age. But then I never really gave it much thought because at that time, people were not
I would like to take this opportunity to share my personal journey with mental health. I am 26 years old and for more than half of my life I was exposed to various mental health diagnoses as I grew up- just about everyone in my family has had mental health issues. Myself included, sisters, mother, & grandmother. Significant instances for
I’m 19 years old, struggling with anxiety and depression, and I’m about to become a dad. Life has not always been easy for me, but that feeling of it not being easy never hit until I started dating when I was 15. Every messed up relationship I would blame myself and I put myself in a position to always be
Wow I’m surprised I found this website. I’m 26 a male turning 27 a few days from now. I’m diagnosed with PTSD and Paranoid Schizophrenia. I was diagnosed at around 21 years old. As a child I was bright and joyful. As a teenager I was kind of popular and outgoing, but on the inside I had anxiety really bad.
My mum had me when she was young. My dad denied having a child with her and left, so I wasn’t raised by my parents but family relations. This really belittled me because everybody sees me a liability and this is so disturbing. Disturbing with the fact that pressure comes from both family and outside. I don’t feel loved. I’m
I was officially diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. When I was younger, I always felt like I didn’t fit in with people my age. They were always happy, and I didn’t know how to be happy. It was either sadness, numbness, or just a euphoric feeling of happiness, then back to sadness. Most of my life my parents worked, so
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