/r/mentalillness/

r/mentalillness

169k members
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, depression, mental health, and struggling, 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
: "I don’t know how to cope with the consequences"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I have strong urges to harm"
13 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "My Husband is Struggling With Rabies OCD"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/mentalillness

#1

Hate

17 posts
#2

Looking For A

14 posts
#3

Depression

: "im sad and angry about everything that has happened to me"
11 posts
#4

Mental Health

9 posts
#5

Struggling

9 posts
#6

Anxiety

7 posts
#7

Tired

4 posts
#8

Mental Illness

4 posts
#9

Diagnosis

3 posts
#10

Therapy

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
#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
: "I have strong urges to harm"
81 posts
#2
Venting
: "I'm gonna die from being homeless, so I think I'm just gonna do what makes me happy going forward"
28 posts
#3
Trigger Warning
: "This is a sign not to kill yourself"
19 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Too many people struggling with serious mental health issues"
11 posts
#5
Support
: "Hearing stuff"
8 posts
#6
Medication
: "I'm being told that because duloxetine didn't cause mood swings, that prozac could not be the cause of my current ones?"
8 posts
#7
Self Harm
: "I crave to see my own blood."
8 posts
#8
Progress!
: "Two Weeks into IOP and it feels like a door has appeared"
2 posts
#9
Relationships
: "Boderline Personality Disorder is causing me to be an Incel... Advice?"
2 posts
#10
I Made This!
: "Started recording my recovery from a drug induced multi-month psychosis"
1 post

Member Growth in r/mentalillness

Yearly
+11k members(7.0%)

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Last updated: August 29, 2026