r/diagnosedPTSD is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses ptsd, mental health, anxiety, trauma, and treatment.
This is a community for people with diagnosed PTSD/CPTSD as well as their loved ones.
If someone would like to share their experience anonymously, they can contact the mods and we will shadow post your story.
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Popular Themes in r/diagnosedPTSD
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Nightmares "
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What has you psychiatrist prescribed you for your PTSD?"
16 posts
#3
News
: "A medical cannabis PTSD study found that "total sleep score, subjective sleep quality, and sleep duration significantly improved" and "total PTSD symptom score and its subdomains (intrusiveness, avoidance, and alertness) showed improvement""
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/diagnosedPTSD
#1
Ptsd
: "Anyone else get tired of taking handfuls of pharmaceuticals in the morning to cope with Ptsd? It's one of those days I feel like quitting."
75 posts
#2
Mental Health
: "Accidently making me feel bad for having bad Mental Health"
37 posts
#3
Anxiety
: "How do I react with logic rather than immediately/irrationally with emotion due to my Anxiety & trauma"
26 posts
#4
Trauma
: "Life after Trauma"
25 posts
#5
Treatment
: "Pilot study shows first molecular links behind successful PTSD Treatment"
24 posts
#6
Diagnosed
: "Newly Diagnosed"
24 posts
#7
Stress
: "Saw someone else with PTSD have a flashback and it’s sent me into a spiral, does anyone know how to get out of it? "
24 posts
#8
Medication
: "Medication Change + Family Planning"
20 posts
#9
Recovery
: "What being a victim of SA and having PTSD taught me – from someone who’s in Recovery"
11 posts
#10
Flashbacks
: "Difficult day. Flashbacks and trouble getting out of thoughts of what happened. "
8 posts
Flair Used in r/diagnosedPTSD
#1
Disscussion Question
: "Thousand yard stare"
43 posts
#2
Looking for Advice - Personal
: "How do you navigate PTSD & chronic fatigue?"
27 posts
#3
Personal Story (Upsetting)
: "It's heartbreaking 💔"
21 posts
#4
Venting - Advice Welcome
: "When people who should or normally answer their phone but don't. . ."
16 posts
#5
Research
: "Seeking Participants for a Research Study on Attention & Trauma"
15 posts
#6
Looking For Advice - Medical Refferals
: "Sleepless nights "
14 posts
#7
Personal Story (Casual)
: "Room tour "
13 posts
#8
Information Resource
: "Australia officially recognises psilocybin and MDMA as medicines for use in treating depression and PTSD"
11 posts
#9
General Information
: "What has you psychiatrist prescribed you for your PTSD?"
9 posts
#10
Reddit Community
: "Saying goodbye as a mod"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/diagnosedPTSD
Yearly
+243 members(15.7%)
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Last updated: August 6, 2026