r/helpme↗
Get Help, Give Help
Going through a tough stage in your life? Need advice, support, or just someone to listen? Tell us, and we will try to support you—whether that's in making a plan to turn things around, getting directions to another sub, finding resources, or just talking it out. We encourage you to both ask for help as well as help others on this sub. Don't be afraid to reach out. *NOTE*: The advice you may receive here is given by redditors, not verified professionals. Take everything with a grain of salt.
103k subscribers1,749 posts / mo in Sep 20261,505 authors / mosince 2008
r/helpme has 103k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,749 posts a month from 1,505 people. Top topics: Failed Classes, Homeless and Carless and Homelessness Assistance.
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How r/helpme has grown
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Topics and brands on r/helpme
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Failed Classes0.3%
- Homeless and Carless0.3%
- Homelessness Assistance0.3%
- Cat Loss0.2%
- Pet Grief Support0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- FBI Human Resources Branch
- Wikimedia
- OpenCounseling
- Reddit Help
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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