/r/thanatophobia/

r/thanatophobia

8k members
r/thanatophobia is a subreddit with 8k members. The community frequently discusses death, fear, anxiety, fear of death, and help, and the most common flair used is seeking support, vent/rant, progress, discussion, and trigger warning.
A subreddit for those who seek to live peacefully with Death in mind. Be kind to each other.

Popular Topics in r/thanatophobia

#1

Death

139 posts
#2

Fear

95 posts
#3

Anxiety

79 posts
#4

Fear Of Death

32 posts
#5

Help

23 posts
#6

Death Anxiety

20 posts
#7

Phobia

19 posts
#8

Struggling

10 posts
#9

Hate

9 posts
#10

Support

9 posts

Flair Used in r/thanatophobia

#1
Seeking Support
: "I dont want to die ever"
53 posts
#2
Vent/Rant
: "i dont want to stop thinkin & disappear forevr & ever ever ever!!!!!!!! i want to keep existin!!!!!!!!! pls!!!!!!!!!! PLS!!!!!"
16 posts
#3
Progress
: "I love you all so much"
8 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Why does literally nothing help"
7 posts
#5
TRIGGER WARNING
: "Zal-Cryptid, the webcomic author, made this artistic metaphor of thanatophobia. i really relate to it. bit scary tho."
6 posts
#6
Personal Experiences
: "I hate this fear"
5 posts
#7
Afterlife
: "I don’t have a fear of uncertainty. The issue stems from how I am extremely confident there is no life after death."
3 posts
#8
Philosophy
: "Something that helps me."
3 posts
#9
Recources
: "For those who have thanatophobia"
3 posts
#10
Grief
: "I’ve had severe fear of death for almost a decade."
3 posts

Member Growth in r/thanatophobia

Yearly
+1k members(17.2%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026