r/CPTSD is a subreddit with 458k 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, resource / technique , and victory.
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
: "Did trauma teach you that you don’t belong anywhere?"
74 posts
#2
Vent / Rant
: "All it took was money"
64 posts
#3
Need a Hug
: ""didn't your parents tell you they would protect you?""
24 posts
#4
Resource / Technique
: "Your overthinking isn't intelligence, it's a symptom"
10 posts
#5
Victory
: "Deadass nobody told me healing process is BRUTAL"
5 posts
#6
Treatment Progress
: "I don’t deserve to be treated this way and neither did you"
5 posts
#7
Trigger Warning: Physical Abuse
: "Did anyone else have this punishment? Is it considered abuse?"
3 posts
#8
Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse
: "Years of severe irritation and suffering “cured” in two seconds - what happened? (TW)"
3 posts
#9
Trigger Warning: Medical Abuse
: "Feel humiliated after nurses at the psych ER dismissed me for being “lonely”."
2 posts
#10
Trigger Warning: Religious Abuse
: "I'm feeling numb and heartbroken realizing my sister is toxic"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/CPTSD
Yearly
+100k members(27.8%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026