/r/MentalHealthUK/

r/MentalHealthUK

30k members
r/MentalHealthUK is a subreddit with 30k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses mental health, struggling, worst, depression, and anxiety, and they frequently recommend/review psychiatrist.
This is a sub dedicated to providing support, resources, mental health related news and a space for people in the UK dealing with mental health issues. This sub has never had and doesn't currently have any formal affiliations with any organisations. We do not consent to any data being used from this subreddit without explicit moderator approval.

Popular Themes in r/MentalHealthUK

#1
Advice Requests
: "Rejected from mental health care and can’t access my medication - in crisis and need advice"
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "All I wanted is help. I begged. The pain is too much."
7 posts

Popular Topics in r/MentalHealthUK

#1

Mental Health

35 posts
#2

Struggling

30 posts
#3

Worst

14 posts
#4

Depression

: "Has anyone had a family member with severe treatment-resistant Depression who got better? And if so, what treatment worked?"
10 posts
#5

Anxiety

10 posts
#6

Help

: "i’m not getting the Help i need, what do i do?"
9 posts
#7

Therapy

: "Getting over Therapy sessions"
9 posts
#8

Medication

6 posts
#9

Mental Health Support

: "Anyone else think UK Mental Health Support is bad?"
5 posts
#10

Hate

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/MentalHealthUK

Psychiatrist

1 review
#1
Doctify
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/MentalHealthUK

#1
I need advice/support
: "does anybody else struggle with being so high functioning they’re left without help?"
106 posts
#2
Vent
: "Anyone else think UK mental health support is bad?"
16 posts
#3
Vent - support and advice welcome
: "What is the point of the crisis team?"
11 posts
#4
Quick question
: "Odd comments about physical appearance in letters from CMHT?"
11 posts
#5
Research/study (mod approved)
: "Adults' experiences of emergency departments (A&E) in the UK (PhD research study)"
11 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Has anyone had single session therapy from the NHS?"
9 posts
#7
Informative
: "CALM UK"
3 posts
#8
I need advice/support - No complicated language please
: "How to know if I have depression + get help."
3 posts
#9
Uplifting/wholesome/positive experience
: "It gets better"
2 posts
#10
Other
: "Suicidal"
1 post

Member Growth in r/MentalHealthUK

Yearly
+7k members(28.1%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026