r/askpsychology is a subreddit with 303k 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?"
17 posts
Popular Topics in r/askpsychology
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Looking For
30 posts
#2
Hate
4 posts
#3
Psychology
4 posts
#4
Personality
: "Are Personality disorders still seen as valid?"
4 posts
#5
Term
2 posts
#6
Textbook
2 posts
#7
Dsm
: "What would Dsm have to say about someone who is codependent to narcissists their entire life?"
2 posts
#8
Color Vision
: "How was it determined that the opponent process channels related to Color Vision were red-green, and blue-yellow?"
2 posts
#9
Opponent Process
: "How was it determined that the Opponent Process channels related to color vision were red-green, and blue-yellow?"
2 posts
#10
Childhood
: "What Causes Childhood Behaviors to Resurface?"
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?"
11 posts
#2
How are these things related?
: "When does criticism of low empathy become a lack of empathy itself?"
5 posts
#3
Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
: "What defines "marked impairment" in mania?"
5 posts
#4
Neuroscience
: "If a person never developed a proper personality due to childhood abuse, are they unlikely to be able to develop one in adulthood?"
4 posts
#5
Terminology / Definition
: "How vast is the definition of Self Harming behaviors in regards to non-bodily harm?"
4 posts
#6
Social Psychology
: "Are people with NPD likely to be self-aware and admit it?"
2 posts
#7
Cognitive Psychology
: "Why does the mind insist on ALWAYS being active, even when we don't want it to be?"
2 posts
#8
Childhood Development
: "What happens when a child is never allowed to behave as a child?"
2 posts
#9
The Brain
: "Systematic thinking is it more common in men, women, or equally across both?"
2 posts
#10
⭐ Mod's Announcement ⭐
: "Posting and Commenting Guidelines for r/askpsychology"
2 posts
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Last updated: July 30, 2026