Help with an exclusive fetish

Okay.... so here goes...
This is literally my first time talking about this.

I am a 23 year old straight virgin male and since a young age I have had a spandex (under armour, running tights etc.) / sports gear (football & rugby jerseys, tight fitting running tops etc.) fetish.
I have only ever looked at porn/ photos that included sports gear and have no attraction to girls whatsoever unless they were wearing spandex/ sports gear. I have even found myself jacking off to guys in gear, mostly because porn including gear is hard to come by and normally has male actors.

To make matters worse I also have a masturbation addition (currently around 3 times per day). This will be to any photo or video with someone wearing sports gear, male or female.

This addiction and exclusive fetish has caused me to develop a fear of not performing in a sexual situation, has destroyed my self esteem, and caused me to think things that probably aren't even true (that I have a small penis, horrible body etc.). Long story short, I have avoided sex for 23 years.

I want to do two things:
Reboot
and
Develop a "normal" sexual preference for women, rather than sports gear.

I thought this warranted a post because I feel like I have two battles to win here and I have no idea where to begin.
Should I start trying to masturbate to "normal" porn to try and "deprogram" the fetish? Or should I "wean" myself off it before stopping completely? eg. go to 2 per day to once per day, to once every few days etc.

Sorry for the mess of a post, this is a big thing for me and I don't really have my thoughts straight at the minute.

 

Thanks for the reply
I believe around 8 I knew I liked the feel of those materials
Nothing sexual until I was older, but when I started masturbating I was always thinking of the materials or wearing them
I can't remember why unfortunately but for me its always been that way

 

What happens after 6 months? Do I stop P/M forever?

 

Thank you so much for this, it is very reassuring.
I would say your theory is probably correct, thinking back when I was around 11/12 I was playing a lot of contact sports and was probably never out of silky football tops and skin tight under armour shirts, it probably had a big impact.

The issue for me will be fantasising,it is extremely hard to avoid sports gear and spandex like materials in every day life, never mind the fact that I attend the gym where I will be wearing these materials.

I'm trying a reboot at the minute, what do you mean by "flatline then reconnecting"?

Thanks again