r/mentalillness is a subreddit with 169k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses hate, looking for a, mental health, struggling, and depression, and they frequently recommend/review medication and mood tracker app.
Discussions around mental health and medication. Not for professional advice!
Popular Themes in r/mentalillness
#1
Advice Requests
: "Wanting a partner who also has a mental illness"
30 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "i dont see a future for myself that doesn't end with suicide"
23 posts
Popular Topics in r/mentalillness
#1
Hate
15 posts
#2
Looking For A
14 posts
#3
Mental Health
10 posts
#4
Struggling
9 posts
#5
Depression
9 posts
#6
Anxiety
7 posts
#7
Looking
4 posts
#8
Tired
4 posts
#9
Mental Illness
4 posts
#10
Diagnosis
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/mentalillness
Medication
12 reviews
#1
Propranolol
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Buspirone
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Hydroxyzine
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Mood Tracker App
4 reviews
#1
Daylio
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Youper
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
LIFE Intelligence
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/mentalillness
#1
Advice Needed
: "please someone tell me what this could be."
95 posts
#2
Venting
: "I have no life at all"
34 posts
#3
Trigger Warning
: "I lost my job, health insurance, and housing"
29 posts
#4
Self Harm
: "Therapist with several SH marks"
12 posts
#5
Support
: "severe anhedonia"
9 posts
#6
Discussion
: "How do pedophiles get treated? (Non-offending ones)"
8 posts
#7
Medication
: "My girlfriend is having nonstop crisises, help me"
5 posts
#8
DAE?
: "Does anyone else also feel the desire to get committed [again] to a psychiatric hospital?"
2 posts
#9
Resources
: "Where do you go to talk to other clinically diagnosed assholes?"
2 posts
#10
Relationships
: "Help me communicate problems with my gf"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/mentalillness
Yearly
+11k members(6.8%)
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Last updated: August 6, 2026