r/therapyabuse is a subreddit with 22k members. The community frequently discusses therapy, therapist, abuse, therapists, and mental health, and the most common flair used is therapy abuse , therapy-critical, therapy culture, respectful advice/suggestions ok, and ‼️ triggering content.
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Popular Topics in r/therapyabuse
#1
Therapy
255 posts
#2
Therapist
128 posts
#3
Abuse
62 posts
#4
Therapists
30 posts
#5
Mental Health
29 posts
#6
Struggling
26 posts
#7
Help
21 posts
#8
Hate
19 posts
#9
Trauma
18 posts
#10
Struggle
16 posts
Flair Used in r/therapyabuse
#1
Therapy Abuse
: "I was medically gaslit and my therapist told me it's trauma causing psychosomatic illness. I actually had two concurrent real autoimmune rheumatological diseases."
22 posts
#2
Therapy-Critical
: "“Everybody needs therapy”"
14 posts
#3
Therapy Culture
: "DBT is always suggested to people who feel deeply"
8 posts
#4
Respectful Advice/Suggestions OK
: "How much of your problems do you think are just being a self aware, deep, analytical thinker in a world full of idiots?"
5 posts
#5
‼️ TRIGGERING CONTENT
: "trauma from a therapist"
5 posts
#6
Anti-Therapy
: "Therapy practices are literally alpha male advice"
4 posts
#7
Rant (see rule 9)
: "Now you don’t have to fake care about me anymore"
4 posts
#8
Awareness/Activism Project
: "Are therapists conditioned to expect clients to be a certain thing? I've noticed they can't adapt and force me to be a role because that is all the can "deal" with. Does anyone know the specifics?"
2 posts
#9
🌶️SPICY HOT TAKE🌶️
: "So many NIN(Nine Inch Nails) songs sounds like it could be aimed at a shitty therapist"
2 posts
#10
Anti-Therapy Commenters Only
: "The concept of personal responsibility needs to fucking die."
1 post
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Last updated: July 10, 2026