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r/PTSDCombat↗

Support for survivors of combat and armed conflict

Combat trauma is its own thing. Those who've lived through armed conflict carry something specific: violence at a scale most people will never know. Armed conflict brings devastating loss of life, mass displacement, and violations of human rights. That barely scratches what it feels like to be inside it. This community exists for people who know that firsthand. Vent, share, ask hard questions, or just read and know you're not alone.

3.9k subscribers2 posts / mo in Sep 20262 authors / mosince 2014

r/PTSDCombat has 3.9k members. It gets about 2 posts a month from 2 people. Top topics: Fireworks Nightmares, Service Dogs and EMS Professionals.

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Subscriber growth

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+1.3%since May 2026
Oct 20263.9k
Growing3.9k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Sep 2014)
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Monthly activity

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−90%vs Sep 2025 · −65% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262
QuieterPeaked at 25 in Sep 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Fireworks Nightmares1.0%
  2. Service Dogs0.6%
  3. EMS Professionals0.6%
  4. VeteransAffairsIssues0.6%
  5. Pain and Poetry0.5%

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