/r/depression_help/

r/depression_help

115k members
r/depression_help is a subreddit with 115k members. The community frequently discusses depression, help, struggling, mental health, and loneliness, and they frequently recommend/review antidepressant and self-help books, and the most common flair used is requesting support, requesting advice, rant, tw: intense topics, and motivation.
Life can be tough; we all experience difficult obstacles at some point in our lives and to overcome them, we need support and inspiration. r/depression_help provides a platform for you to get the support, advice, inspiration and motivation you need to make the best of your life with the mental illness - depression.

Popular Topics in r/depression_help

#1

Depression

193 posts
#2

Help

68 posts
#3

Struggling

46 posts
#4

Mental Health

41 posts
#5

Loneliness

33 posts
#6

Anxiety

25 posts
#7

Support

22 posts
#8

Feeling

19 posts
#9

Life

17 posts
#10

Suicide

15 posts

Products Discussed in r/depression_help

Antidepressant

16 reviews
#1
Wellbutrin
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Bupropion
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Celexa
3.5 from 2 reviews
#1
Stephen Covey
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Mark Manson
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Don Miguel Ruiz
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/depression_help

#1
REQUESTING SUPPORT
: ":("
33 posts
#2
REQUESTING ADVICE
: "What's the point of living when there is no point? This world is just full of nothing but evil and will never change"
28 posts
#3
RANT
: "I sometimes wish I was born on a better planet in this vast universe with better living beings😔"
6 posts
#4
TW: Intense Topics
: "What's wrong with me?"
6 posts
#5
MOTIVATION
: "how can I feel better doing summer?"
3 posts
#6
PROVIDING SUPPORT
: "I'm gone,To far gone"
2 posts
#7
PROVIDING ADVICE
: "alternative to SH that’s really worked for me!"
2 posts
#8
STORY
: "I feel like he despises my baby"
2 posts
#9
OTHER
: "Lost hope"
1 post

Member Growth in r/depression_help

Yearly
+10k members(9.1%)

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Last updated: July 8, 2026