Hi everyone.

21M, I was recently wondering something.

So l have always been the guy that got stuck in his comfortzone, afraid to try new things out until last summer.

Made new friends, frequently went to the gym, found new hobbies, and just overall changed my lifestyle and left most things behind me.

When it comes to girls, i never had any trouble on talking with girls. It was just that i had no game so there was no closing. Got friendzoned a lot and i knew what my problems were with the more experience i gained.

With small steps i learned new ways on approaching different types of situations and had quite a few succesfull dates over time. I recently even closed a gorgeous blonde and we are going to meet again the upcoming week.

I noticed if i am in a high dopamine state i am extremely confident, and can hold strong eye contact and in my opinion everything goes very well.

Yesterday i had an urge to fap and did it, after like 2 weeks of not doing it. Today i met with a girl i knew and i was sweating a lot, had a dry mouth and just couldnt talk normally and it felt so akward. If i don't fap for like a week or 2, i have no problems with any of this. This is btw someone i know very well and have no sexual intentions with so i was shocked my mental state was so weak.

Anyone experienced the same? Is it because of the low dopamine or is it all just in my head?