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Anhedonia

Anhedonia is the lack of interest, enjoyment or pleasure. It can be caused by drugs, trauma, depression, etc. In the process of dealing with anhedonia, individuals often have several questions as they navigate their emotional numbness and seek understanding and support. Welcome to r/anhedonia. Please be sure to read the rules.

31k subscribers332 posts / mo in Sep 2026262 authors / mosince 2012

r/anhedonia has 31k members (+41% over the last 12 months). It gets about 332 posts a month from 262 people. Top topics: Boredom and Excitement, HateMyJob and Pain and Poetry.

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Size and growth

How r/anhedonia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+41%in 12 months · +7.8% in 3 months · +2.1% in 1 month
Oct 202631k
Growing31k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+5.7%vs Sep 2025 · +13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026332
BusierPeaked at 499 in Jan 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/anhedonia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Boredom and Excitement<0.1%
  2. HateMyJob<0.1%
  3. Pain and Poetry<0.1%
  4. Pain and Suffering<0.1%
  5. Why Play Games?<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. ScienceDirect
  3. Nature
  4. cambridge.org
  5. ResearchGate

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research