It has now been 65 weeks since I last watched porn however I don't feel like I've gotten my sex drive back. I really "want" to want to have sex but that primal desire most of the time doesn't seem to be there.
Most of the time I can't get a hard erection to my own touch which wasn't the case back in my porn watching days on the occasions when I would masturbate from imagination. I sometimes get strong erections when fantasising about real girls or when I felt like I've been close to having sex with someone but I have little control over when.
To give some background on my journey when I first stopped watching porn, I didn't masturbate for 8 weeks. After a brief sexual encounter (my only one for last 65 weeks) I've masturbated around once a week on average but four or five times have taken a break for a month or so. When I have taken a break I've often had a wet dream after about a month. I've sporadically used dating apps on and off but haven't done so for the last 3 months.
If anyone has any recommendations for what things I should be looking at it would be much appreciated. Do I need to look at a long period of abstaining from masturbation? Should I start doing Kegels? Is the issue that I've practically been celibate for over a year and not been intimate with any girls since I stopped watching porn.
Most of the time I can't get a hard erection to my own touch which wasn't the case back in my porn watching days on the occasions when I would masturbate from imagination. I sometimes get strong erections when fantasising about real girls or when I felt like I've been close to having sex with someone but I have little control over when.
To give some background on my journey when I first stopped watching porn, I didn't masturbate for 8 weeks. After a brief sexual encounter (my only one for last 65 weeks) I've masturbated around once a week on average but four or five times have taken a break for a month or so. When I have taken a break I've often had a wet dream after about a month. I've sporadically used dating apps on and off but haven't done so for the last 3 months.
If anyone has any recommendations for what things I should be looking at it would be much appreciated. Do I need to look at a long period of abstaining from masturbation? Should I start doing Kegels? Is the issue that I've practically been celibate for over a year and not been intimate with any girls since I stopped watching porn.