r/ChronicIllness is a subreddit with 111k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses chronic illness, looking for, support group, support community, and friend, and they frequently recommend/review video games, health insurance, and electrolytes.
A place of support for those living with, or affected by, chronic illness. Open and welcoming to all.
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Popular Themes in r/ChronicIllness
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Living with chronic illness is not for the faint of heart."
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How do people do this financially?"
14 posts
#3
Ideas
: "a chronic illness urgent care idea"
5 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Who do I hire for this?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/ChronicIllness
#1
Chronic Illness
20 posts
#2
Looking For
19 posts
#3
Support Group
5 posts
#4
Support Community
4 posts
#5
Friend
3 posts
#6
Apps
3 posts
#7
Medications
3 posts
#8
Loneliness
3 posts
#9
Mental Health
: "Chronic illness and Mental Health"
3 posts
#10
Coping
: "Looking for stories: Living, Coping, and going to university with a chronic or embarrassing illness"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/ChronicIllness
Video Games
45 reviews
#1
Lego
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Slime Rancher
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Unpacking
5.0★ from 1 review
Health Insurance
8 reviews
#1
BCBS
3.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Aetna
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Blue Shield
4.0★ from 1 review
Electrolytes
8 reviews
#1
DripDrop
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Salud
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Gatorlyte
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ChronicIllness
#1
Question
: "Do you just randomly deeply miss the old you?"
55 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I'm so tired of unsolicited health advice from people who have no idea what I'm going through"
30 posts
#3
Support wanted
: "Accused of feigning by someone I never met before today"
29 posts
#4
Vent
: "Living with chronic illness is not for the faint of heart."
25 posts
#5
Rant
: "Orthostatic Hypotension Not POTS, But Its the Only Way People (Barely) Understand"
12 posts
#6
Misc.
: "Gonna (possibly) die in a few years, want to feel a connection before then"
4 posts
#7
Chronic Pain
: "Being chronically ill makes it hard to take showers"
4 posts
#8
Personal Win
: "Will I Still Be Alive on My 40th Birthday?"
4 posts
#9
Story Time
: "doctors and family blaming my illness for not being married"
3 posts
#10
Resources
: "Sharing new accommodations"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/ChronicIllness
Yearly
+24k members(27.0%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026