STEP 1 -
Admit you are burnt out. This sounds easy, but it’s
the hardest step. Our egos, as well as our incomes, are
invested in feeling good about our work. It’s not
easy to admit that you are a mess. See it as an opportunity
to grow.
STEP 2 - Take breaks and vacations
from your work as a matter of course. Get sun, fresh air,
take a boat ride. Spend time in nature. You may never even
get crispy.
STEP 3 - Spend time alone. Do something
relaxing and meditative. A languorous candle lit herbal bath
can do wonders.
STEP 4 - Get in touch with your
feelings and express them. Repressed emotions alone can create
burn out.
STEP 5 - Get professional therapy.
It really can put things in perspective, and help you be
more conscious about your personal challanges. Use only a
non-judgmental, sex positive therapist. Be honest with yourself.
STEP 6 - Start a support group
with other sex workers. The BEST cure of all is to share
your experiences with your peers who have had similar experiences.
It’s very empowering!
STEP 7 - Take good care of your
body. Eat well, exercise, and get bodywork. A good massage
can do wonders for a worn out whore or stripper.
STEP 8 - Get your mind off sex
work. Take a class, go to a funny movie, hang out with children
or old people. Make a list of the ten activities that make
you most happy, and then do them.
STEP 9 - Be willing to make less
money. Don't let the client determine the service. Let the
client know what YOU offer. Practice saying “NO”.
Clean out your little black book. Decide what kinds of people
you want to work with, and be willing to let those that don't
fit the bill go by. Develop your own style.
STEP 10 - Create other sources
of income. Look into other businesses and career opportunities.
Go to college or trade school, start a sideline so that you
won't feel financially trapped. When you need a break from
sex work, you'll have an alternate source of income.
STEP 11 - Take a break from sex. Hey, you don’t
HAVE to be sexy ALL the time! Give yourself a period of not having
sex. This can help recharge your battery.
STEP 12 - If your SWBO is chronic, get the
hell out of the business. Perhaps you're simply not cut out for sex
work, it's not fulfilling your needs, or it's time for a change. You
may need to leave the biz gradually, or it or go 'cold turkey'. If
there's a will, there's always a way.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR PRECIOUS SELF. YOU’RE WORTH IT! |
For a beautiful poster of this, designed
and illustrated by Norma Jean Almodovar, (the cop that
became a call girl) download this PDF file. Feel free to
print and distribute this poster everywhere. They hang
in strip club dressing rooms, in the finest brothels, and
other places where sex workers ply their trades. download
PDF
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