r/mentalillness is a subreddit with 168k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses depression, anxiety, mental health, hate, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review medication and mood tracker app.
A place on reddit to discuss mental illness
Popular Themes in r/mentalillness
#1
Advice Requests
: "I don’t know what to do"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "It’s becoming unbearable"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I made a free mood/sleep tracker browser extension , Completely free"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Project Not Alone: Mental Health Hoodie"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mentalillness
#1
Depression
: "bpd vs Depression help?"
47 posts
#2
Anxiety
: "i keep scanning exits even at my kid's school"
32 posts
#3
Mental Health
28 posts
#4
Hate
23 posts
#5
Struggling
18 posts
#6
Suicide
: "Do people who are open about their thoughts still commit Suicide?"
16 posts
#7
Frustrating
15 posts
#8
Mental Illness
: "I don’t know what to do"
15 posts
#9
Trauma
15 posts
#10
Looking For A
14 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
: "Who do you talk to?"
11 posts
#2
Self Harm
: "I don’t know what to do"
6 posts
#3
Venting
: "I don't know anymore"
5 posts
#4
Support
: "Uneasy about IOP"
4 posts
#5
Trigger Warning
: "Overwhelmed almost all the time"
3 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Language matters"
2 posts
#7
Medication
: "Meds as a teen"
2 posts
#8
Relationships
: "i keep scanning exits even at my kid's school"
1 post
#9
Mod Post
: "Subreddit Announcement and Restructuring"
1 post
#10
Resources
: "I made a free mood/sleep tracker browser extension , Completely free"
1 post
Member Growth in r/mentalillness
Yearly
+11k members(6.8%)
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Last updated: July 2, 2026