r/selfhelp is a subreddit with 236k 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, adviced needed: identity & self-esteem, advice needed: relationships, advice needed: motivation, and advice needed: existential.
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
: "Help me - I am really struggling with my partners unhealthy obsession with BTS"
66 posts
#2
Adviced Needed: Identity & Self-Esteem
: "Joined a super religious community when younger, moved to other side of world, rape, attempted self-unaliving. Now new me but life changed forever"
26 posts
#3
Advice Needed: Relationships
: "Should i apologize after after 7 years?"
23 posts
#4
Advice Needed: Motivation
: "I (21f) feel so behind in life and don’t know what to do."
22 posts
#5
Advice Needed: Existential
: "At my wits end and unsure of how to fix my life"
11 posts
#6
Advice Needed: Productivity
: "I want to become smarter, trouble comprehending information"
11 posts
#7
Advice Needed: Career
: "I can’t make decisions for myself."
6 posts
#8
Sharing: Personal Growth
: "Stop Using The Word Hate"
5 posts
#9
Advice Needed: Education
: "Why do I sound like this and how do I fix it"
5 posts
#10
Sharing: Productivity & Habits
: "I stopped trying to think my way out of bad habits and just changed my environment instead"
4 posts
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Last updated: July 25, 2026