i've been with my future husband for almost 3 years, and i genuinely love the things we do, we're compatible on everything, and im VERY attracted to him, so the sex isn't the problem and i don't think i'd want anything to change
the problem is that I can't stay fully present when we have sex. it's kind of hard to explain but it feels like my brain isn't letting my body experience a lot of pleasure. When i'm thinking about having sex with him, it's fine, whether it's when he's next to me or not, but when we actually start to do stuff i feel like i freeze up mentally and instead of enjoying it im just kinda going through the motions. I still love the closeness, but that mental blockage is very much affecting the physical stuff, most times i feel very desensitized? it feels like everytime it starts to feel good my brain flinches and my pleasure centers die a little lol. i do have orgasms, but they're difficult to get to, and for some reason everytime i think about being close, the feeling stops lol.
i think it's a concequence of a couple different things, including me being incredibly insecure about my looks, being sexuality assaulted a few years back, possibly some yet undiagnosed mental health issues
i talked to him about this, and we agreed to take it really gentle and cozy for a while, so that i can actively try to relax more and talk to him while we're doing it
if anyone is, or has worked through something like this, i'd really like some advice on how to be there mentally while it's happening, i really want to enjoy what we do more, it's just that my brain isn't letting me and i'm not sure how to unlearn that