/r/mentalhealth/

r/mentalhealth

670k members
r/mentalhealth is a subreddit with 670k members. The community frequently discusses mental health, depression, anxiety, struggling, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review psychiatrist, mood tracker app, and medication, and the most common flair used is need support, question, venting, opinion / thoughts, and sadness / grief.
The mental health subreddit is the central forum to discuss, vent, support and share information about mental health, illness and wellness.

Popular Topics in r/mentalhealth

#1

Mental Health

128 posts
#2

Depression

46 posts
#3

Anxiety

40 posts
#4

Struggling

26 posts
#5

Hate

21 posts
#6

Loneliness

20 posts
#7

Frustrating

17 posts
#8

Relationships

16 posts
#9

Therapy

11 posts
#10

Mental

11 posts

Products Discussed in r/mentalhealth

Psychiatrist

4 reviews
#1
Talkiatry
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Cerebral
4.0 from 1 review
#3
BetterHelp
4.0 from 1 review
#1
LIFE Intelligence
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Daylio
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Mindfully, Minddoc, Daylio Journal
4.0 from 1 review

Medication

2 reviews
#1
Propranolol
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Wellbutrin
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/mentalhealth

#1
Need Support
: "I lost my virginity, had a panic attack at work, and now I feel completely broken"
66 posts
#2
Question
: "Anyone else live in this weird in-between space?"
56 posts
#3
Venting
: "The 988 hotline doesnt help and makes it so much worse for me"
38 posts
#4
Opinion / Thoughts
: "Anxiety is often caused by modern life evolving faster than our nervous systems did"
13 posts
#5
Sadness / Grief
: "All I’ve ever wanted to do is die, and now its happening"
5 posts
#6
Content Warning: Violence
: "tl;dr: desperate need to be prioritised and validated bc of childhood trauma? how tf do i deal with it? (very long vent/asking for advice)"
5 posts
#7
Inspiration / Encouragement
: "​A beautiful reminder from Robin Williams for anyone who needs it today."
3 posts
#8
Good News / Happy
: "Therapy can be worth it"
1 post
#9
Content Warning: Addiction / Substance Abuse
: "I don’t know how to describe this."
1 post
#10
Poetry
: "Mental Health Poetry: Tar"
1 post

Member Growth in r/mentalhealth

Yearly
+124k members(22.7%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026