SubTrends

Averages 31 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 9 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
31 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
6 31%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 14%
Activity Rank #4,471 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#4,471 5
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
0%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
60%

r/AdultSelfHarm Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406005101520Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (35 chars)
Peak Day Friday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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82%
10–99
17%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 65%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 233

r/AdultSelfHarm Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 8 PM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 9 PM
Fri 9 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/AdultSelfHarm Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Seeking Advice252 (35.0%)4
Venting Post!!219 (30.4%)6
CW: Possibly Triggering145 (20.1%)9
Does Anyone Else?58 (8.0%)9
Discussion28 (3.9%)8
Something Positive!19 (2.6%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/AdultSelfHarm Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
self
103 (10.9%)
136
harm
74 (7.9%)
125
feel
68 (7.2%)
51
relapsed
62 (6.6%)
51
myself
51 (5.4%)
42
relapse
49 (5.2%)
32
want
43 (4.6%)
43
years
43 (4.6%)
72
help
39 (4.1%)
42
stop
35 (3.7%)
53

r/AdultSelfHarm Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/AdultSelfHarm Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/AdultSelfHarm Audience Overlap

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r/AdultSelfHarm FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/AdultSelfHarm?

Based on posting volume, r/AdultSelfHarm is most active on Thursdays around 9 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/AdultSelfHarm?

r/AdultSelfHarm averages 31 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/AdultSelfHarm get?

Posts on r/AdultSelfHarm average about 6 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/AdultSelfHarm get most?

On r/AdultSelfHarm, most posts are text posts (100%)