r/CPTSD

Updated 2026-10-24

r/CPTSD is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 464,853 members, ranking #279 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is rarely discussed in public forums, even though healthy connection to others is an integral part of healing. This is a peer support community for those who have undergone prolonged trauma and came out the other side alive and kicking, but with wounds that need tending. This is also a place for friends and family of the victims to come for support.

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How big is r/CPTSD?

Created in 2012, r/CPTSD has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #279 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 4.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 152× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 127 times the size of r/CPTSD. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 sits in the middle wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/CPTSD on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members464,853
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#279 of 6,870
Created2012
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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