Anxiety and OCD

I just started nofap. Day 2 is almost over. Not too many issues yet. But what I've been wanting to ask is if any of you have anxiety or OCD issues. I have had anxiety and OCD that has struck a huge blow to my life in high school but I have since recovered from that rock-bottom phase 4 years ago. Now it is just an annoyance. I have obsessive thoughts, usually they revolve around fear. They can sometimes lead my mind down a path in which I feel anxious for an entire day. I know that I need to find something productive and happy to dedicate my energy to instead but I don't really know what that is yet! Do any of you have anxiety and are also on this Nofap path? And if so, how do you handle it?

 

Hey I appreciate your thoughts. I do feel that there is a correlation between my masturbation addiction and stress. I usually do feel more tired and not willing to do much about things and just kind of trudge throughout my day.

I have sought professional help in the past which I found provided some tools to deal with these issues. Otherwise I feel I can handle it through other means. Letting go of masturbation I feel is one of those means. Finding real meaning in my life is another. And I appreciate it your time man.

 

I see what you're saying. Its one of the reasons why I started doing it too. I practice meditation and I would say that it does in deed do wonders. The issue with me is that I go through these periods of just doing one or two things to improve, when in reality there is a good amount of things I can do. Meditation does help a lot, but I feel like I need to combine it with things like nofap and diet to improve.

 

Would you say that it helped with your anxiety?