Relationship between anxiety and masturbation

Hey @Introvert24 I had similar advice from my ex-shrink. he told me masturbating is a way to calm myself down. BS. Couldn't be more happier since I dropped him and started actually engaging with the real world without the pornification filter

this is so important! If we accept that we're essentially ok, deep down... we'll recover. Addiction and mental illness are NOT the essence of the person.
High five @Beach

 

If you use PMO to handle stress then if you give that up you’ll experience more stress. The key word is experience. PMO is a numbing coping mechanism. It helps you to not feel. Giving it up will be like withdrawal from hard drugs. It will suck. It will be hard. But, if you can get past it you will be so much better.

You need to learn how to better handle stress and emotions because those don’t go away. Good counseling should be able to help you with that.