Table 1 Sample user information

Category	n	%
Gender	566	100
Female	309	54.6
Male	192	33.9
Non-binary	65	11.5
Education	1178	100
Employed	408	34.6
University	393	33.4
Unemployed	276	23.4
School	87	7.4
Retired	14	1.2
Residence: continents	358	100
Europe	156	43.6
North America	146	40.8
Australia	31	8.7
Asia	15	4.2
South America	8	2.2
Africa	2	0.6
Residence: countries	358	100
United States of America	102	28.5
United Kingdom	60	16.8
Canada	39	10.9
Australia	30	8.4
Germany	24	6.7
Netherlands	14	3.9
Norway	11	3.1
Other	78	21.8
Disorder category	3415	100
Mood disorders	1349	39.5
Anxiety disorders	1191	34.9
Neurodevelopmental disorders	940	27.5
Personality disorders	655	19.2
Trauma disorders	626	18.3
Eating disorders	373	10.9
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders	367	10.7
Treatment approach	1777	100
CBT	831	46.8
Psychodynamic therapy	196	28.7
Psychoanalysis	103	19.0
Systemic therapy	9	0.5
EMDR	510	28.7
DBT	338	19.0
Internal family systems	228	12.8
Therapists’ gender	2782	100
Female	2137	76.8
Male	579	20.8
Non-binary	67	2.4

Text passages from a total of 5362 users were analyzed. Since data for each category were available only from subsamples (based on self-reports), the sample sizes for these subsamples are provided. For residence, disorder category, and treatment approach, only the most frequently reported categories are presented. Specifically, 3415 individuals self-reported mental illnesses. For each participant, up to three diagnoses were recorded, one primary diagnosis and up to two comorbidities, resulting in a total of 5791 reported mental illness categories. The numbers in the table indicate the count of users reporting each respective disorder category. 1777 users self-reported their treatment approach or approaches. The numbers in the table reflect the number of users for each approach. Treatment methods such as DBT and EMDR were counted individually and not grouped under broader categories. The users represented 36 different countries. Educational status was determined based on the users’ posts regarding their current educational level.

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