r/HealfromYourPast is a subreddit with 11k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses healing, abuse, trauma, emotional neglect, and childhood.
A place to share psychology based mental health resources (Self Help books, podcasts, coping skills) for healing , from anything, including but not limited to:
- Emotional Neglect
- Abuse (verbal, emotional, physical)
- Sexual Assault (rape, domestic Violence)
- Narcissistic Abuse (from parents or
partners)
- Bullying
***All these resources are for healing and recovering (as a supplement) but do not REPLACE a therapist who can give you individualized help. ***
NO HARRASMENT ALLOWED.
Popular Themes in r/HealfromYourPast
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’m so guilty of this, but we really need to give ourselves a break. We fought a war from the start. It’s time for us to slow down and heal. <3"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Were you raised to have no emotional needs?"
6 posts
#3
News
: "People with unhappy childhoods are more likely to exhibit a fear of happiness, multi-national study finds"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: ""Dad, How Do I?" YouTube Channel. Had a background of being abandoned by his father at a young age. Started a Youtube channel to teaches kids on how to do things that a dad would normally teach."
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "I wouldn't mind paying a tax so that therapy for childhood trauma could be free for everyone suffering from it. Even if I had no trauma myself."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HealfromYourPast
#1
Healing
: "I found this today. Felt like this was the perfect place to share. We all need some Healing"
68 posts
#2
Abuse
: "A less talked about very common form of Abuse is treating children like terrible and useless adults in small bodies. Does this sound familiar?"
27 posts
#3
Trauma
: "DAE have to surpress their emotions out of "respect" while your parents were allowed to Traumatize you with extreme emotions as much as they wanted?"
22 posts
#4
Emotional Neglect
: "How Emotional Neglect Makes You Feel Excessively Responsible"
17 posts
#5
Childhood
: "10 Things Childhood Emotional Neglect is NOT"
12 posts
#6
Emotions
: "DAE have to surpress their Emotions out of "respect" while your parents were allowed to traumatize you with extreme Emotions as much as they wanted?"
9 posts
#7
Boundaries
: "Boundaries"
9 posts
#8
Relationships
: ""People who have no good relationship with their parents/family are a red flag to walk away from." Y'know what? FUCK YOU!"
9 posts
#9
Mental Health
: "Some Mental Health suggestions"
8 posts
#10
Support
: "No wonder other people are so confident — they have a Support system behind them (loving parents, Supportive partner, etc.)."
8 posts
Flair Used in r/HealfromYourPast
#1
Comic/Graphic
: "Your Feelings Matter"
14 posts
#2
Progress
: "Recognize"
4 posts
#3
Coping Skills
: "Grey Rock For those still dealing with abusers"
3 posts
#4
Support
: "Shoutout!"
2 posts
#5
Self Care
: "System Maintenance"
2 posts
#6
Excercises
: "Practice Interrupting your negative thoughts"
2 posts
#7
Boundaries
: "Boundaries"
1 post
#8
Abuse/Trauma
: "you don't have to be grateful that it isn't worse"
1 post
#9
Article
: "Stop Telling Child Abuse Survivors to Forgive their Abusers"
1 post
Member Growth in r/HealfromYourPast
Yearly
+959 members(9.9%)
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Last updated: August 30, 2026