/r/emotionalabuse/

r/emotionalabuse

54k members
r/emotionalabuse is a subreddit with 54k members. The community frequently discusses emotional, abuse, relationship, help, and emotional abuse, and the most common flair used is support, advice , spousal abuse, recovery , and long.
A subreddit for people who are or were affected by emotional abuse. Share your stories and we can help each other overcome our pains, sometimes by the use of internet hugs.

Popular Topics in r/emotionalabuse

#1

Emotional

65 posts
#2

Abuse

62 posts
#3

Relationship

43 posts
#4

Help

30 posts
#5

Emotional Abuse

19 posts
#6

Leave

16 posts
#7

Trauma

10 posts
#8

Family

8 posts
#9

Confused

8 posts
#10

Abuser

7 posts

Flair Used in r/emotionalabuse

#1
Support
: "I spent 4 years thinking I was the crazy one. Last month I finally understood what actually happened to me — and I want to share what I learned."
36 posts
#2
Advice
: "Boyfriend found me reading s book about abuse. Is his reaction the final straw?"
29 posts
#3
Spousal Abuse
: "How do I even begin to tell my family?"
11 posts
#4
Recovery
: "The way we talk about narcissism is invalidating victims"
9 posts
#5
Long
: "Feeling confused - cold shoulder / silent treatment ok as punishment for being annoyed?"
8 posts
#6
Short
: "Nothing hurts more than realizing they never loved you."
5 posts
#7
Parental Abuse
: "Emotional incest and a weird response"
5 posts
#8
Medium
: "who is DARVOing who?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/emotionalabuse

Yearly
+11k members(24.6%)

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Last updated: July 15, 2026