r/ptsd

137k members
r/ptsd is a subreddit with 137k members. The community frequently discusses ptsd, trauma, abuse, struggling, and anxiety, and they frequently recommend/review earplug, medications, and sleep aid, and the most common flair used is advice, venting, support, cw: sa, and success!.
We are a supportive, respectful community for discussion for people who have PTSD or have friends, family members, or partners with PTSD. **We are not an alternative to professional evaluation. Posts seeking diagnosis will be removed.**

Popular Topics in r/ptsd

#1

Ptsd

157 posts
#2

Trauma

155 posts
#3

Abuse

35 posts
#4

Struggling

31 posts
#5

Anxiety

19 posts
#6

Therapy

18 posts
#7

Emotions

17 posts
#8

Relationship

17 posts
#9

Flashbacks

16 posts
#10

Hate

13 posts

Products Discussed in r/ptsd

Earplug

5 reviews
#1
Loop
4.8 from 4 reviews
#2
Custom Silicone
5.0 from 1 review

Medications

4 reviews
#1
Sertraline
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Venlafaxine
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Buspirone
4.0 from 1 review

Sleep Aid

1 review
#1
Passion Flower
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/ptsd

#1
Advice
: "My little brother asked to sexually touch me"
83 posts
#2
Venting
: "I don’t want to hear shit about how I’m coping from people who’ve never experienced what ptsd is like"
40 posts
#3
Support
: "I was brutally assaulted by people I trusted — almost a year later and PTSD still runs my life (TW: beating, drowning, gun)"
34 posts
#4
CW: SA
: "Obsession movie and SA PTSD"
17 posts
#5
Success!
: "I DID IT! I reported my abuser!"
9 posts
#6
CW: DV
: "37 successful years of healing and still going"
4 posts
#7
CW: suicide
: "TW: Don't Know if I Will Make It"
4 posts
#8
Meta
: "Denial is funny"
3 posts
#9
Resource
: "We can't just "get over" PTSD, especially if our tramas began in childhood."
2 posts
#10
CW: abuse
: "What age do you feel mentally sometimes because of PTSD ?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/ptsd

Yearly
+16k members(13.3%)

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Last updated: August 2, 2026