r/CPTSD is a subreddit with 469k members. The community frequently discusses trauma, cptsd, abuse, therapy, and relationships, and they frequently recommend/review movie recommendations, medicinal cannabis, and self-help books, and the most common flair used is question, vent / rant, need a hug, trigger warning: emotional abuse, and trigger warning: death.
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 Topics in r/CPTSD
#1
Trauma
114 posts
#2
Cptsd
57 posts
#3
Abuse
50 posts
#4
Therapy
40 posts
#5
Relationships
34 posts
#6
Loneliness
25 posts
#7
Looking For A
24 posts
#8
Healing
24 posts
#9
Frustrating
16 posts
#10
Childhood
16 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
: "Anyone else experience black clouds... a lot?"
72 posts
#2
Vent / Rant
: "sad"
59 posts
#3
Need a Hug
: "Moved abroad for a new start, instead it came all tumbling down"
19 posts
#4
Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse
: "I (31F) Met a new friend (31M), I believe we're trauma bonding, but I'm having ptsd, not due to anything he's doing but I'm not okay with or without him..."
6 posts
#5
Trigger Warning: Death
: "6 years later and still being haunted in dreams by my dad."
5 posts
#6
Resource / Technique
: "Fear of Social Interaction at work make me constantly being gossiped and bullied"
5 posts
#7
Treatment Progress
: "I thought therapy fixed me.. but I am back here again"
2 posts
#8
Topic: Comorbid Diagnoses
: "Severe anhedonia, alexithymia and survival mode 24/7, how to break out? Is it even possible?"
2 posts
#9
Victory
: "I think reparenting myself is helping me with binge eating & dieting"
2 posts
#10
Trigger Warning: Addiction
: "Any tips on how to cope with CPTSD without using alcohol?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CPTSD
Yearly
+102k members(27.9%)
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Last updated: July 30, 2026