r/AdultSelfHarm
35k members
r/AdultSelfHarm is a subreddit with 35k members. The community frequently discusses self harm, self harm, relapse, scars, and depression, and the most common flair used is seeking advice, venting post!!, cw: possibly triggering, does anyone else?, and discussion.
A place for older people that self harm to seek support and understanding from a community who understands the struggles SH recovery.
We are not a pro-SH group.
If your post doesn't show up on the feed right away, please have patience, it likely got caught up in the automod queue and is waiting for review before being approved. If you need immediate advice/support then please reach out to your local mental health crisis response team.
Popular Topics in r/AdultSelfHarm
#1
Self Harm
98 posts
#2
Self Harm
66 posts
#3
Relapse
55 posts
#4
Scars
21 posts
#5
Depression
13 posts
#6
Anxiety
13 posts
#7
Clean
12 posts
#8
Support
11 posts
#9
Stress
11 posts
#10
Struggling
10 posts
Flair Used in r/AdultSelfHarm
#1
Seeking Advice
: "Frequency of episodes starting to scare me"
19 posts
#2
Venting Post!!
: "My post history is hidden. A mod on another sub used their mod privileges to expose a post I made here to their community."
17 posts
#3
CW: Possibly Triggering
: "Amputation"
10 posts
#4
Does Anyone Else?
: "Autism and self harm"
9 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Does it count as self harm?"
3 posts
#6
Something Positive!
: "1 year 1 month and 1 day!!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/AdultSelfHarm
Yearly
+10k members(42.7%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026