r/ChronicPain↗
Chronic Pain
For the broken, malfunctioning, pained people of the world and their friends/family. Got pain? This is the place to be. Bitching, complaining, whining, and otherwise venting about your condition is encouraged. Stop by the chat and say hi!
177k subscribers1,320 posts / mo in Sep 20261,033 authors / mosince 2009
r/ChronicPain has 177k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,320 posts a month from 1,033 people. Top topics: PainAndSuffering, Pharmacy Challenges and Drug Overdose Crisis.
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Topics and brands on r/ChronicPain
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- PainAndSuffering0.2%
- Pharmacy Challenges0.2%
- Drug Overdose Crisis0.1%
- Opioid Overdose Crisis<0.1%
- Disabilities in Higher Education<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- ScienceDirect
- Substack
- Apple
- Pain News Network
- CDC
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