/r/selfhelp/

r/selfhelp

235k members
r/selfhelp is a subreddit with 235k 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: productivity, advice needed: relationships, advice needed: motivation, and sharing: personal growth.
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
#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
: "(15M) How do I became mentally better?"
35 posts
#2
Advice Needed: Productivity
: "(22M) How do you actually fall asleep? My mind won't stop racing."
9 posts
#3
Advice Needed: Relationships
: "This is so bad"
9 posts
#4
Advice Needed: Motivation
: "How do you actually become a better version of yourself?"
8 posts
#5
Sharing: Personal Growth
: "What's the one habit you strategically started that actually made you noticeably smarter or sharper?"
6 posts
#6
Adviced Needed: Identity & Self-Esteem
: "People who made their dream come true in life, have you lost many people on the way ?"
5 posts
#7
Advice Needed: Addiction
: "Please convince me to stop doing drugs and smoking weed"
5 posts
#8
Advice Needed: Existential
: "Couldn't sleep for few days here to vent"
3 posts
#9
Sharing: Motivation & Inspiration
: "Pls let me post where I want reddit"
3 posts
#10
Advice Needed: Career
: "I know 4 languages. Should I continue learning new languages or i focus on my studies more?"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/selfhelp

Yearly
+26k members(12.6%)

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Last updated: July 8, 2026