r/socialskills is a subreddit with 6.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses social skills, loneliness, making friends, looking for a, and socializing, and they frequently recommend/review self-help book.
Social skills are a set of learned abilities for interaction and communication with others. Any time you interact with another person, you're using social skills in some way. Strong social skills can help build and maintain successful relationships in personal and professional life. Note this is not a dating-advice or general life-advice sub. Please be sure to read the rules or the auto-sticky (on all posts) before posting.
Popular Themes in r/socialskills
#1
Advice Requests
: "A man is making me uncomfortable at church and I don’t know how to stop his behaviour"
45 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I'm completely asocial, I'm wasting my life and I don't know how to change"
15 posts
Popular Topics in r/socialskills
#1
Social Skills
: "I think I’m about to lose my oldest friends , and I have zero Social Skills outside them - where do I restart?"
36 posts
#2
Loneliness
: "I'm completely asocial, I'm wasting my life and I don't know how to change"
19 posts
#3
Making Friends
: "Any tips on how to make friends in high school?"
18 posts
#4
Looking For A
17 posts
#5
Socializing
: "How I taught myself how to socialize effectively"
17 posts
#6
Awkwardness
: "How to get over my Awkwardness and shyness"
15 posts
#7
Worst
13 posts
#8
Frustrating
12 posts
#9
Communication
: "Does anyone else overthink normal social interactions for hrs afterwards?"
12 posts
#10
Struggling
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/socialskills
Self-help Book
2 reviews
#1
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading Body Language
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Atomic Habits
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/socialskills
Yearly
+48k members(0.8%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026