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.
Hey, my name is Demetrious and I’m currently battling depression and anxiety real bad. I try to keep myself busy so I won’t think about it but it’s so hard when everyone and everything is depressing. I strongly advise to talk to someone, because I have been on the verge of suicide for a while and I’m working on it.
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
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
BORN IN DECEMBER 1997, songwriter and artist from Oceanside, California, with the sole mission of raising awareness for mental health, suicide prevention, and drug prevention. My brother committed suicide on May 4th, 2017 which led me into being heavily addicted to Xanax. When my mom found me having a seizure on the floor in my room, I knew it was
My struggles with anxiety and depression have made me suffer for as long as i can remember, and hearing Jarad’s music for the first time made me realize I wasn’t alone. I have had many things happen that have made my anxiety and depression worse but with people at my side it has slowly disappearing if you can call it
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