Strange problem, need help

Hey /prog/

I have a programming-related problem, and if you guys could help me out, I'd be forever grateful.

I used to program a lot, and made complex stuff without much trouble. For some reason, I stopped programming and thinking about programming and algorithms for a while, almost a year now. Now, I feel that I want to get back to programming and do what I used to do, but for some reason I can't.

I try to read my old source code, but I can't even wrap my head around the hacks and techniques I used before, it just blows right over my head. I try to read about the things I used before, but now I can't even begin to understand those things that seem to have had come so easily before.

I'm scared that I'm getting stupider, /prog/, and that I won't be able to program anymore like I used to. It's not so bad seeing that I regressed, as that is expected if I didn't program for an entire year, but what makes me depressed is that I can't seem to recover from it, that I seem to be stuck in a state of less understanding.

My question is this: Have any of you guys ever had a similar experience/feeling? How did you overcome it and get back to your hobby and passion? I would really appreciate any help you guys have to offer.

>>6
Yes, I am a virgin, and yes, I am a scared bitch, but I don't see how that relates to what I'm trying to ask

I know that a real programming job wouldn't be that hard to get and do, as most enterprise code doesn't have complex calculations and concepts that require significant amounts of thinking.

I am saying this for my personal projects actually, and it worries me that even though I'm putting in my 100% into my pet projects just like I did one year ago, I'm getting fewer results and fewer "enlightening experiences" out of my work today than back then, and that scares me, because I don't know if I'm losing my knack for these things.

Yes, I could just be a Java/SQL code monkey and still make a good load of money as I stand right now, but there would be no fun in that, and I can't imagine living a fulfilling life without following my passions.