Well, I'd say anime for me was more impactful on my life this year than I could have ever imagined. I'm currently a fighter against severe contamination OCD which has completely exploded this year in terms of intensity and driven me into isolation. I've ignored and pushed back friends and family due to fears of hurting them or scaring them, leading to my social life crumbling. I am no longer able to attend classes either due to crowds triggering extreme panic attacks. Most crippling of all is that I've been slowly but surely losing the ability to touch. I'd I bumped into a wall or a piece of furniture I would have to immediately jump in the shower. My hands are even worse and have been mutilated as a result of the disorder, hence why I'm typing this while wearing Nitrile gloves. To keep a long story short Grotesque. Another concern was money at this point, unable to eat regular food and drink regular beverages I was making family break down crying due to the fears that I was going to die of starvation. This lead to me basically having to live exclusively on food in sealed packages. Things like granola bars, trail mix, and single serving drink bottles. We basically had two grocery trips now, " groceries for the house" and "groceries for me". Which, on top of many medical bills (I had an emergency surgery) was driving us to fear of being able to make the next payment on the house. So that's a bit of a taste of OCD from the first person perspective. You'll be on the verge of tears every time someone says " I'm bored" because you wish you could remember the last time you were able to say those words. Which leads us to the main topic, how much of a help was anime? The answer being that I would probably be in the hospital with a lot less bodikt function.