While I agree with you in principle Lexi, I think Mikey's problems go deeper than a lack of physical contact. A sexual addiction regardless of what it is becomes a desperate situation, and it will and has for many, destroyed lives. Porn is a sexual addiction. In time, people addicted to porn and masterbating from it lose the ability to have sex with a real person, or at least have very little left for it. And are probably not getting satisfaction from it. They may have adequate physical contact, but sex addiction will not be solved by more general physical contact.
I would also say, that just self pleasuring alone, personally I still felt the need for a partner. Maybe I just am not really into self pleasure as much as some.... I have nothing against it. I don't feel bad about doing it. I don't think it is unhealthy either. I just cannot use that alone for sexual gratification. I enjoy a partner soo much more. I went about a year without a partner once, around the time of divorcing my 1st wife. I noticed that as time went on, my self sessions were waning, as I was losing a lot of interest in sex altogether. I was beginning to think all of it was at an end. Then, I got the opportunity to be with a woman, and the sex drive and even my self indulgence came roaring back.
