Why doesn't it feel magical anymore?

[Tealscarf]

All my time masturbating, I used to find it very enjoyable. It was pleasant and mostly exciting but now I don't know where that excitement as run off to. Sure, it still feels "nice" when I do it but it doesn't feel all that exciting as it used to. It feels dull. I don't think I'm that turned on as I used to be. I used to feel all sorts of sensations that were not limited to just my genitals but now I feel no sensation elsewhere, sometimes not even as much in my gentials during this. No excitement, just bland. No butterflies, nothing.

[Heather]

Hey there, Tealscarf.

It seems to me like you've already answered this for yourself in part: a lot of what makes sex of any kind exciting and pleasurable, including masturbation, is feeling turned on. Without that, touches will tend to feel flat, just like when we're brushing by something, or are touched during medical visits.

Too, since obviously too much time hasn't passed given you age, when things are new, no matter what the things are, they tend to feel more compelling and sparkly, because we have all this discovery and surprise going on. Things won't ever feel the same once they're not new as they did once they were, but that doesn't have to mean they still aren't magical in a different way.

What do you feel like has become a barrier to your being aroused and excited about masturbation? Are you stressed? Spending less time exploring what turns you on in your mind? Feeling like whatever fantasies or feelings turned you on before have gotten old? Have you changed the way you masturbate, like doing the same things every time instead of exploring in a more open-ended way? These are just some of the many things that can create less arousal or excitement with masturbation for people.