r/CPTSD is a subreddit with 485k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, therapy, trauma, cptsd, and support, and they frequently recommend/review movie recommendations, medicinal cannabis, and self-help books.
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is rarely discussed in public forums, even though healthy connection to others is an integral part of healing.
This is a peer support community for those who have undergone prolonged trauma and came out the other side alive and kicking, but with wounds that need tending. This is also a place for friends and family of the victims to come for support.
Popular Themes in r/CPTSD
#1
Advice Requests
: "Were your results better with therapists you genuinely liked or didn't it matter?"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I feel so below human that its made healing feel like self erasure"
10 posts
Popular Topics in r/CPTSD
#1
Looking For A
24 posts
#2
Therapy
: "I’m debating getting other services, other than just Therapy. (Tw: ED)"
20 posts
#3
Trauma
: "Childhood sexual Trauma"
17 posts
#4
Cptsd
: "Therapists with Cptsd! Please give advice to a soon-to-be therapist!"
13 posts
#5
Support
11 posts
#6
Abuse
: "Mother never protected me during childhood Abuse by my father and I hold resentment"
8 posts
#7
Family
: "Is it common to still dislike your Family when they weren't intentionally abusive?"
8 posts
#8
Relationships
: "I have issues with romantic Relationships"
8 posts
#9
Mental Health
5 posts
#10
Apps
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/CPTSD
Movie Recommendations
12 reviews
#1
Netflix
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Under the Tuscan Sun
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
The Grand Budapest Hotel
5.0★ from 1 review
Medicinal Cannabis
8 reviews
#1
Cannabis
3.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Indica
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
THC
4.0★ from 1 review
Self-help Books
7 reviews
#1
Debbie Mirza
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Pete Walker
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Catherine Gildiner
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/CPTSD
#1
Question
: "I'm Not Calm, and Because my anxiety is obvious somehow, in my Behavior it translates to People Judging me like I"m Crazy."
32 posts
#2
Vent / Rant
: "Can anyone relate?"
31 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Grey's Bad Guide on How to Survive Work"
3 posts
#4
Need a Hug
: "Don't keep it all to yourself. Let it out..."
3 posts
#5
Resource / Technique
: "What kind of yoga helps you ?"
2 posts
#6
Trigger Warning: Multiple Triggers
: "Close To Graduating College, Tons of Baggage, Needing Unconventional Motivation"
1 post
#7
Victory
: "A big red tick"
1 post
#8
Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse
: "A year after a toxic/intermittent relationship, I still feel emotionally dysregulated. How do I actually move on?"
1 post
#9
Trigger Warning: Death
: "Rant/Marriage with CTPSD"
1 post
#10
Trigger Warning: Addiction
: "Realizing I am still experiencing trauma"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CPTSD
Yearly
+106k members(27.9%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026