r/depression_help is a subreddit with 117k 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 advice, requesting support, rant, other, 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
Self-help Books
3 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 ADVICE
: "Anyone else with depression also have THAT feeling?"
30 posts
#2
REQUESTING SUPPORT
: "It is my birthday."
29 posts
#3
RANT
: "Feeling unwanted."
11 posts
#4
OTHER
: "I think I don't feel nothing and I don't know anything anymore, everything is "I think""
4 posts
#5
MOTIVATION
: "Let’s not push ourselves too far"
3 posts
#6
PROVIDING SUPPORT
: "I saw the Manuel Otto livestream."
1 post
#7
TW: Intense Topics
: "Yeah it will hurt your family, but are you really supposed to just... suffer and deal with it for others' sake?"
1 post
#8
goodbye
: "Killing myself soon"
1 post
#9
PROVIDING ADVICE
: "Anxiety / Depression - could the root cause by your gut health?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/depression_help
Yearly
+10k members(9.0%)
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Last updated: November 1, 2026