/r/psychology/

r/psychology

4.9M members
r/psychology is a subreddit with 4.9M members. The community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, worst, psychology, and depression, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books and medications, and the most common flair used is monthly research/survey thread and weekly discussion thread.
A Reddit community for sharing and discussing science-based psychological material.

Popular Topics in r/psychology

#1

Looking For

25 posts
#2

Struggling

20 posts
#3

Worst

11 posts
#4

Psychology

8 posts
#5

Depression

7 posts
#6

Mental Health

6 posts
#7

Books

5 posts
#8

Hate

4 posts
#9

Therapy

4 posts
#10

Sleep

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/psychology

#1
Louann Brizendine
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Thomas Metzinger
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
David Eagleman
5.0★ from 1 review

Medications

2 reviews
#1
Vyvanse
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jornay PM
5.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/psychology

#1
Monthly Research/Survey Thread
: "Psychological Research/Surveys Thread"
1 post
#2
Weekly Discussion Thread
: "Weekly Discussion Thread"
1 post

Member Growth in r/psychology

Yearly
+132k members(2.7%)

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Last updated: November 5, 2026