r/selfhelp is a subreddit with 238k members. The community frequently discusses help, self improvement, struggling, life, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review self-help book, podcasts, and self-help books, and the most common flair used is advice needed: mental health, advice needed: relationships, advice needed: motivation, adviced needed: identity & self-esteem, and sharing: mental health support.
A community dedicated to self-improvement, personal growth, and motivation. Share insights, guides, tips, seek advice, and support each other on the journey to becoming your best self. We even have a chatroom!
Popular Topics in r/selfhelp
#1
Help
59 posts
#2
Self Improvement
41 posts
#3
Struggling
25 posts
#4
Life
23 posts
#5
Advice
20 posts
#6
Relationships
19 posts
#7
Anxiety
18 posts
#8
Mental Health
17 posts
#9
Loneliness
16 posts
#10
Hard Time
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/selfhelp
Self-help Book
10 reviews
#1
Joe Dispenza
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brené Brown
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
David Goggins
5.0★ from 1 review
Podcasts
2 reviews
#1
Back from the Borderline
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Motiversity
4.0★ from 1 review
Self-help Books
2 reviews
#1
Love Yourself First
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
David R. Hawkins
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/selfhelp
#1
Advice Needed: Mental Health
: "ex:girlfriend found alive"
81 posts
#2
Advice Needed: Relationships
: "22yo stepson refuses to work or go to school or even clean his own messes. Am I wrong for asking my husband to stop enabling this behavior?"
22 posts
#3
Advice Needed: Motivation
: "Im not doing enough"
21 posts
#4
Adviced Needed: Identity & Self-Esteem
: "21F I’m just easily replaceable and nothing is really going for me"
20 posts
#5
Sharing: Mental Health Support
: "My mother hung herself today"
9 posts
#6
Advice Needed: Productivity
: "I feel like I’ve hit rock bottom and genuinely don’t know how to rebuild my life (22F)"
8 posts
#7
Advice Needed: Existential
: "i noticed something horrible about people that makes me worried for my future"
7 posts
#8
Sharing: Personal Growth
: "My story on how I became a sex worker at (F15)"
6 posts
#9
Advice Needed: Financial
: "Today is my birthday i turned 34 and alone."
6 posts
#10
Sharing: Challenges & Setbacks
: "stoping consuming self-help & starting to live life im Proud of💗✨"
5 posts
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Yearly
+27k members(12.5%)
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Last updated: September 5, 2026