Mentalhealth Stories

FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

16 year old lunar has been struggling with an eating disorder and self harm for 5 years, and it got worse when she moved to Hogwarts, with her eating being non managed, and alone most of the time, lunar's mental health went down hill.

Verena was only eleven when she got arrested for murdering her brother's best friend. She was sent to a psychiatric hospital for what was only supposed to be six months. Now at fourteen she has been released into her eldest brother's custody to the dismay of most of her brothers. No one knows why she killed her bothers best friend but no one seemed to care. She was labeled as crazed killer and was looked at like a monster. The dark puzzle starts to come together in ways her brothers never expected. But will Verena be consumed by her demons before the dark comes to light?

Boys like Johnny Kavanagh - steady, talented, adored - don't look twice at girls like me. Girls who take medication with breakfast. Girls who have to track their moods in a notebook. Girls who get tired for no reason. Girls who feel everything too much or nothing at all. And I know better than to imagine someone like him ever stepping into my orbit. He's a big deal, around Tommen, around Ireland. And I'm just... me. Quiet. Careful. Trying. Always trying. Boys of Tommen AU

Spanning Law and Order SVU, Criminal minds, Grey's anatomy, Private practice, Station 19, 9-1-1 and more, these one shots explore mental health and neurodiversity with you in the picture as Y/N.

Theo is 16 turning 17 this years and he lives together with his 5 older brothers since their there parents died in a car accident a few years back and now they have been left to fed for themselves.

WATSON HAWKS SERIES ~ 1ST WATSON HAWKS BOOK A U R E L I A She's the awkward girl tucked away in the corner quiet, overlooked, carrying secrets no one sees. Beneath her silence, pain, abuse, and a battle with an eating disorder. She's a scholarship at Watsons private academy, to get away from everything. G R E Y S O N He's the hockey captain admired, rich, popular, but lives inside with anger, due to absent parents in his life. He feels alone, hurt, broken. A lifetime pressure against his shoulders When two broken worlds collide, nothing is easy. He pulls her back from the darkness she's slowly involved in, as she becomes the one that kisses his pain away. Together, there is a trance of pain, suffering, and high school. Just two teenagers with pure and true love, as they try to fix each other's broken piece puzzles in them. They figure out that they're not broken, they're saved against each other's love. ------ 02/06/26 1ST in Captain 05/10/26 2ND In Ed 02/24/26 1ST in Scholarship 02/22/26 2ND in Teen romance 03/29/26 1ST in Awkward

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

In 2045, Psychwatch treats the mentally ill or cages them. Margo wants to bring empathy to every patient but a killer pushes her, and the system, to the limits ***** In a dark future, more than a third of the United States population suffers from mental illness and violent crime is on the rise. In response, Psychwatch is formed - an organization intended to combine mental healthcare and law enforcement - creating monitored areas and neglected ones known as the Psycho Slums. Margo Sandoval is the latest recruit to Psychwatch, bringing a new level of empathy to the controversial agency known for its unforgiving methods. Margo spends her days as an Empath treating everyone possible, until the arrival of a new serial killer upends her life and forces her to confront the evils of the human mind and the system that claims to be the solution.

Alora's life hasn't always been pretty. What with an abusive father, getting put into the system, having been bounced around the system, and getting separated from her brothers for two years really takes a toll on you. When Alora is placed with emotionally and physically abusive foster parents, her mental health goes down the drain. But her brothers that haven't contacted her in four months suddenly want to come back into her life, things get complicated. Follow Alora and her older brother on their journey to rekindle their relationship and find their places in each others lives. Trigger Warning- Bulimia Nervosa, Self Harm, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Trauma, and Physical Abuse

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ─────୨ৎ───── 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 feels invisible. As the daughter of the Royal Academy's football coach, everyone assumes they know her, but no one truly does. Beneath her fake exterior lies a girl drowning in secrets, desperate for someone to see past the facade. Then 𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 '𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄' 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 the academy's new star footballer, steps into her life and starts to notice the cracks in her armour. Connie has his own struggles. With a father who's relentlessly pushing him to become a football star, he's constantly fighting to meet expectations he isn't sure he can fulfill. The last thing he expects and needs is to find himself distracted and drawn to a certain curly haired blonde. ─────୨ৎ───── When I park in front of her house, I speak up before she can say goodbye. "I know you're going through something." The words come out rougher than I intend. "You try to hide it, but I see right through you, Carmen Castro." "Aaron..." Her eyes drop to her hands, her fingers twisting together. "You don't have to tell me anything. But I need you to know that I'm here for you. Whenever you need me. Okay? You can text me, call me, whatever. I'll drop everything." Her eyes flicker up to meet mine. She looks... scared. Not of me. But of something else. "Please?" I add, my voice breaking. I was never one to beg but ever since meeting Carmen, I've been a fucking beggar. She swallows hard and nods her head slowly. "Okay." Then, gives me a weak smile before slipping out of the car. [ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ] #1 mental health #1 addiction #1 awareness #1 academy #1 teen love #1 drugs #1 football #1 sad #1 rehab #2 healing #3 sportsromance

After discovering she's a descendant of Hades, Avery must find a way to escape those hunting her and ultimately choose between her two opposing soulmates. ***** Once Avery Stavros kissed her best friend's older brother Vladimir, she knew there was no turning back. But as the only living Stavros left, she needs to make a careful decision between him and Adrian despite being able to read both of their minds - something that should only be possible between her and her one soulmate. Love or life? Which one is more important? Loving someone or saving your own life? When the Greek gods and goddesses start meddling with the life of humans, everything's doomed to crash and burn. What will Avery do to protect the one - or ones - she loves? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] [[ Wattpad Picks: Saturn Needs Sequels]] [[ Paid Stories 2018-2022]]

Blaire. Kai. Jude. The world didn't exist outside of the three of them. Bound by blood, fear and the hope of leaving together. What happens when the trio decide to leave their foster home, find a home for themselves elsewhere? What happens when they stumble upon familiar men? What happens when these men hunt them down? Not to kill. To bring them home. Will Blaire learn to trust anyone other than the twins? Will the twins learn to give over control, allow themselves to live? Or will secrets turn it all upside down? Started: 4/12/25 Ended: 7/02/26

There are things Sora doesn't say out loud. Not because she can't, but because there's no point in saying things that don't change anything. So she keeps it simple, keeps it light, keeps everything just far enough away that it doesn't settle too deeply. It's easier that way. Less complicated. Less real. She doesn't expect anything from people, and she doesn't ask for anything either. So when she sends a message to a stranger, It should've ended there. But it doesn't. Because somehow, in a way she doesn't understand and doesn't try to, a conversation that shouldn't exist starts taking up space in her life. Small at first. Easy to ignore. Until it isn't. Until it becomes one of the few things she doesn't immediately let go of. And that's the problem. Because some things aren't meant to stay. And some people... don't have the time to let them. Author here: Daily updates byee

Sabrina Callahan has it all figured out. She knows exactly what she wants and nothing can stop her from getting it. Or that's what she wants people to believe. A quiet senior year, straight As, and a record that will get her far away from her small town Hart, and the people in it. Especially one cocky, insufferable basketball star who gets under her skin more than she'd ever like to admit. Only there's one secret, the walls are crumbling. Warren Halstead just wants to go pro. He's got a full ride and a stacked highlight reel. But his father won't stop reminding him what he's "supposed" to be: the future CEO of the Halstead empire. The problem? Warren wants nothing to do with that. So when Warren asks Sabrina to fake date him to get his dad off his back, she should say no. Because they can't stand each other. Because it's only supposed to be pretend. Sworn enemies. A fake relationship. And one very real, legitimate problem: They might be falling in love.

Oikawa Tooru was an exceptional student. You were better. Thus - the rivalry was born. Becoming the manager of Aoba Johsai's volleyball team, following your passions and finding a sense of happiness in your school years wasn't a part of your plan. You didn't want to develop feelings for Oikawa Tooru. You just wanted your stupid documents fixed. You couldn't describe the complicated feelings you were feeling very well, you simply knew you wanted to stay close to him. Maybe you were delusional, but something told you Oikawa liked you too. Or: Oikawa's inferiority complex kicks in after you one-up him in an admission exam, that causes your life to turn upside down. #2 in haikyuuxreader (November 2024) #3 in oikawa (March 2025)

These are truths I was never taught to speak. Here lie the words I swallowed, the pain I buried, and the questions they told me not to ask. For the unheard. For the unseen. For the ones who feel too much in a world that tells them to feel less. I write for you. I write for me.

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ, ɴᴏᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱʟᴏᴡ, ᴍᴇꜱꜱʏ, ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx, ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴇᴍɪᴛʀᴀ'ꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜱᴀɢÉ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.

He saved my life at 2:47 AM on a Tuesday. I didn't want him to. Now, thanks to Korea's controversial Mercy Rule law, Jungkook is legally responsible for keeping me alive for one year. If I try again, he goes to jail. If I survive, I owe him a year of MY life. We're both trapped. We both hate this. But somewhere between the daily check-ins and 3 AM conversations... Somewhere between resentment and something that feels like caring... We stopped counting down to freedom. --- TAEHYUNG: 21, artist, chronically suicidal, didn't ask to be saved JUNGKOOK: 26, ER surgeon, insomniac, didn't ask to be responsible for a stranger's life One year. 365 days. Two people bound by law. This is the story of how saving someone can destroy you both. And how being saved might be the cruelest thing that ever happened to you. --- ⚠️ Content warnings: Suicidal ideation, mental health struggles, morally complex situations, toxic dependency, forced proximity 💀 Updates every 48 hours 🖤 For readers who like their romance dark and their morals gray 🎭 TAEKOOK AU - Alternate Universe (not about real BTS members) Don't get attached. This won't end the way you think. - ASTERVAIN