Hello from a lonely college student who wants to quit P&M

Hey guys/gals,
I've been masturbating and looking at porn since my freshman year of high school (I just finished my freshman year of college about a month ago), and in the past year I've felt more lonely and depressed than normal. I did get a diagnosis of depression from a psychiatrist and the meds and therapy have certainly been helping. It only occurred to me about a week ago that my frequent use of porn and masturbation could have something to do with my almost complete lack of self-confidence, because although I've asked out several girls in the past, I've never actually had the chance to go on a date, much less form an actual relationship or have sex with anyone. In the time since I started my streak (pretty much exactly a week ago), I have been feeling a bit better about myself, and I'm getting more enjoyment out of hanging out with friends, exercising (when I can actually get off my ass and do it), and just living my life. I was thinking about giving Tinder or some similar app another shot, just to see if I could find any improvement in my confidence, but I think that the best way to potentially meet someone would be in "real life", and I would be better off trying to interact with women in person. I still do feel lonely at times (and sometimes really horny tbh), but I am confident that my mental health will continue to improve the longer I remove myself from the artificial pleasure of porn. Sorry about the wall of text

Quick edit: I think that (assuming I'm not in any sexual relationship by then) there may come a day when I feel like I can return to occasional masturbation without porn, but for now I feel that I've become overly dependent on it.

 

Thanks for the tip. I did remove soda from my diet a couple months ago and thankfully the stories my mom told me in middle school about energy drinks fucking with people's hearts kept me away from those.