r/askpsychology is a subreddit with 304k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, hate, psychology, personality, and term, and they frequently recommend/review books.
Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception.
This is not a mental health/advice sub!
Non-Science-based answers may be removed without notice. Posts that draw too many opinions or anecdotes without empirical answers may be locked at mod discretion.
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Popular Themes in r/askpsychology
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Advice Requests
: "Why does trauma make people repeat past mistakes?"
16 posts
Popular Topics in r/askpsychology
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Looking For
30 posts
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Hate
4 posts
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Psychology
4 posts
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Personality
4 posts
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Term
2 posts
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Textbook
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R/askpsychology
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Dsm
: "What would Dsm have to say about someone who is codependent to narcissists their entire life?"
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Color Vision
: "How was it determined that the opponent process channels related to Color Vision were red-green, and blue-yellow?"
2 posts
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Opponent Process
: "Is there a consensus on whether people who have four types of cones also have an extra Opponent Process channel for color perception, and if so how opponent channels would correspond to cones?"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/askpsychology
Books
1 review
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Anna Lembke
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/askpsychology
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Human Behavior
: "Why does trauma make people repeat past mistakes?"
12 posts
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Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
: "Is cPTSD likely going to be in the next DSM? How are so many people diagnosed with it now, when it is only in the ICD11?"
12 posts
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Cognitive Psychology
: "What does psychology say about when mindfulness or self-monitoring becomes maladaptive?"
9 posts
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Terminology / Definition
: "Is there a different diagnosis for stress disorders than just PTSD?"
9 posts
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Social Psychology
: "Other than trauma, is there any event or incidents that could lead a person to a total personality changing ?"
6 posts
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How are these things related?
: "When does criticism of low empathy become a lack of empathy itself?"
6 posts
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The Brain
: "What exactly makes the decision making better after sleeping on it?"
5 posts
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Clinical Psychology
: "Can trauma be cumulative instead of one big event?"
4 posts
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Childhood Development
: "What happens when a child is never allowed to behave as a child?"
4 posts
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⭐ Mod's Announcement ⭐
: "Posting and Commenting Guidelines for r/askpsychology"
4 posts
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Last updated: August 14, 2026