r/CPTSDNextSteps
50k members
r/CPTSDNextSteps is a subreddit with 50k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses trauma, recovery, healing, cptsd, and self, and they frequently recommend/review memoir recommendations, memoir, and guided meditations.
A sister subreddit of /r/CPTSD. This community is meant for those in the intermediate and late stages of recovery, offering a place for sharing insights and techniques for recovery, as well as space for more nuanced and open conversations. If the content on this subreddit resonates with and helps you, you are welcome here.
Check out our twin community for questions/advice/emotional support/victories/etc,
/r/CPTSD_NSCommunity.
Popular Themes in r/CPTSDNextSteps
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Nobody tells you about the exact moment when your lifetime of suppressed rage is suddenly surfacing"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Body moisturizing as a resource"
14 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Tool for CPTSD Recovery: Reverse Inner Child"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I’ve thought up a nice, simple way to view the process of healing"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/CPTSDNextSteps
#1
Trauma
: "Healing from Trauma changes the physiology"
74 posts
#2
Recovery
: "Tools for CPTSD Recovery: Maladaptive Schema Scale (Schema Therapy)"
40 posts
#3
Healing
: "I’ve thought up a nice, simple way to view the process of Healing"
35 posts
#4
Cptsd
: "Tools of Cptsd: Deep Brain Re-orienting (DBR)"
29 posts
#5
Self
: "Self Respect, Self Love, and Self Care realizations"
20 posts
#6
Ptsd
: "What Are the 17 Symptoms of Complex Ptsd"
18 posts
#7
Childhood
: "Remedial Childhood with the help of Mr. Rogers"
16 posts
#8
Support
: "Monthly Support, Challenges, and Triumphs"
16 posts
#9
Inner Child
: "Tool for CPTSD Recovery: Reverse Inner Child"
10 posts
#10
Anxiety
: "I am using a walkpad at home, to manage my Anxiety! (and I'm really liking it)"
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/CPTSDNextSteps
Memoir Recommendations
19 reviews
#1
I'm Glad My Mom Died
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
The Glass Castle
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
The Memoir
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Memoir
7 reviews
#1
Jeanette Walls
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Maud Newton
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Maude Julien
5.0★ from 1 review
Guided Meditations
3 reviews
#1
Emotional Flashback Resources
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Trauma-Informed Guided Meditations
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Meditation Channel
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/CPTSDNextSteps
#1
Sharing a resource
: "Body moisturizing as a resource"
66 posts
#2
Sharing actionable insight (Rule2)
: "PSA: As you heal your brain and body are changing, quite literally. That means things that used to work may stop and things that didn't work last time you tried might work now"
53 posts
#3
Sharing a technique
: "Nobody tells you about the exact moment when your lifetime of suppressed rage is suddenly surfacing"
26 posts
#4
Monthly Thread
: "Monthly Support, Challenges, and Triumphs"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/CPTSDNextSteps
Yearly
+10k members(26.3%)
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Last updated: August 2, 2026