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#999Stories of Mental Health

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.

Want to join the conversation? Share your story with us.

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.

Lenny’s Story

Hello, my name is Lenny and I’m a French fan of Juice Wrld. Jarad saved my life after separating from my ex 9 months ago. My ex broke my heart. After this separation I fell into a state of depression and suicidal thoughts. Today everything is fine. I finally managed to forget. I thank Juice Wrld for saving my life

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Weston’s Story

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to read. I grew up in a single parent home. (Mother) My dad was into harder street drugs and abandoned his family. God bless my mother, she provided and ensured that my two brothers and I would live as “normal” of a life as possible.  Unfortunately, as amazing as my mother was and

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Dean’s Story

In 2020 I was 11. I started smoking to deal with the stress of the pandemic. Once I got back to school it became a social thing for me to smoke with friends. I lost touch with my real friends and started hanging out with people who only wanted me because I had drugs. It put things into perspective and

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Anonymous Submission

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

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Marc’s Story

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

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Cat’s Story

Hi, my name is Cat. I’m a recovering addict still struggling in life. I was addicted to many substances but the main one was Xanax. Both my boyfriend and I were very deep in the condition. What had just started with a little fun quickly spiraled out of control, and before I knew it, we were doing fentanyl (of course

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Anonymous Submission

I first started using when I was 14 and I was quickly hooked. After that I was constantly looking for something to numb the pain from my depression, and my parents’ ridicule on my life. I was using at school, and more when I got home. This lifestyle led me start doing other things such as leaving at nighttime and

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Anonymous Submission

I’m 18 and I’m a victim of Juice’s strong impact in this world. He helped me more then he will ever know.  Ever since I heard Lean With Me, I’ve  loved juice❣️. REST IN PEACE SWEET BOY… I started at age 12 when I was around my brothers and their friends drinking and I was raped… I told my mom, and she took

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Anonymous Submission

My depression and anxiety started years ago. Back then I would hide all of my problems. I thought I couldn’t let anyone know how I felt because they wouldn’t believe me, they might get angry with me, or they might think I’m crazy. Depression and anxiety drove me to drug and alcohol addiction and a suicide attempt. I drank 2

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