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 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
The last three years have been the hardest times ever, I have been the lowest of the low. To be honest I probably wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for your music. I listened to Juice Wrld and his lyrics through happy and sad. It kept me going somehow and believing in 999. It was like he was talking to
My name is Jordan, 27. Not sure where to start but when I was 14, I started to DJ around my state and tried my best to live the music “dream”. Fast forward, i was able to DJ for many celebrities, travel and meet my idols as a DJ for the next 12 years. I eventually got sick out of
I’m 17 years old and experienced a bunch of heartbreaks. I’ve always been insecure and depressed about myself, and as much as I wanted to change, I just couldn’t keep pushing myself to change. I was talking to this girl, she was my close friend for a while, and from the start, we always spoke freely about feelings, which helped
I wanted to share my story because Juice Wrld has touched my heart and soul in ways I cannot fathom. I started listening to him after Lucid Dreams and fell in love with his sound cloud releases. He really speaks truth in his music and Juice Wrld is a genius with a heart bigger than this world. He cared about
I’m currently 18 years old and I am someone who suffers from epilepsy. I stopped having seizures and stopped taking medication for my epilepsy when I was about 6-7 years old so it hadn’t affected me that much through my life. Early last year I began having seizures again due to stress and constant exhaustion, so I was put on
I always feel empty and depressed and anxious. I remember why it started, I started to become depressed at 8 years old when I was sexually abused. Ever since then I just became a totally different person. I wouldn’t participate in any activities; I would just lay in my bed all day crying for what happened and anxiety would give
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