Title is self explanitory put three tips down that you have found have helped keep you sane in this line of work.

1) Have a twat filter.

By this I mean find ways to filter out the Nobheads that cross you path. I do this by not answering unknown numbers, blocking people who wind me up straight away, I don't advertise my number on vivastreet so they have to email me to get information and then I send them over to my website which has my prices and number. I havn't seen a drop in bookings doing this, only a drop in my furrowed brow!

2) Do something that make you laugh. Make sure you see friends, go out, have a hobby, watch a film, go for a walk. Whatever it is that makes you happy. Happiness is worth more to me than money and I have found I make a lot more money when I am happy anyway!

3) The word No.
I love this word. It kinda relates to the twat filter. I used to find myself having to explain why I don't offer certain services. Now I just say No. For example
"Do you do Anal?"
"No"
"What if I pay you extra?"
"No"
"I promise you will enjoy it,"
"No"
"Why not?"
"No and blocked"

Hardly any effort has been taken up by dealing with an obvious boundery pusher. I have plenty of clients who ask if I do anal I say no and they say ok. It means they respect that you know your own mind The less time spent on TW and boundery pushers the better mood I am in to handle client queries from genuine and nice blokes. The more I deal with genuine and nice blokes the more I love my job. The more I love my job the less stressed I am.

1) I don't display my phone number, potential clients have to book online where i can see their AW profile and feedback before i give them my number. This also avoids time wasting phone calls at all hours which can be quite annoying.

2) I don't accept bookings from people with no feedback or feedback saying they didn't show up, admittedly i miss out on clients by doing this but i'm quite dubious about members with no feedback due to the majority of no shows in the past having none. Since i've began taking bookings from only members with feedback, i have a much lesser rate of no shows and cancellations.

3) Limit my bookings so i can unwind and go back to "being me" afterwards. To begin with, i'd take numerous bookings a day and it left me feeling worn out so now i only see one, or a maximum or two a day.

^ That's just me though, i'm sure there's girls who'd disagree with my way of working but it's always best to do what works best for yourself 

3) Limit my bookings so i can unwind and go back to "being me" afterwards. To begin with, i'd take numerous bookings a day and it left me feeling worn out so now i only see one, or a maximum or two a day.

I 100% agree with that one! I used to accept 4 or 5 a day and was miserable and burnt out, x

That's just me though, i'm sure there's girls who'd disagree with my way of working but it's always best to do what works best for yourself 

There is nothing wrong with the way you work if that is what makes you happy and keeps you of sound mind...

Just because I do not use AW feedback, have no idea who will be at the door and am happy to do 8-10 bookings in a day if they should turn up does not make my way of working better, it is just the way I prefer to work.

I do admit to finding some of the ways in which girls work a little strange, but again if that is what suits them and the lifestyle they lead that is far more important than what I or anybody else thinks. And never let anybody try and change the way you work if that is what you feel safe with.

Sarah x x x

Every one has a different way of working, if it works for you then why not

The 'NO, but thank you for your call' bit definitely works to help keep me sane, I find I don't get call backs again because I don't react the way people want me to, ahhh peace!

1. No bright lights.
2. Don't get wet.
3. Don't eat after mightnight.

Oh wait, that's something else ...

(You've all shared some tips so far that I've not considered before, so thankyou! That's the point of my comment.)

Amy - It might not tell you everything you need to know, granted, but it's been helpful for me in the past when determining whether somebody has a history of "no showing" or being a text pest etc. You're entitled to your opinion as am i so please don't shoot me down like that, it's rather rude. I was purely providing input from my own experiences as do you.

About 60% of my lovely regulars picked my number from  AW, but they didnt book me through aw sistem (which is unreliable and untrue most of the times) so I dont give a s..t about an aw booking being made or not.

Most of them will not be bothered doing a booking on AW, they just call. Of course some of them are time wasters and other retards but its a small procent and it worths having a phone number on an AW profile.

Just my thoughts

Another tip to be sane.

I know we aren't meant to discuss any forums here but i think it's relevant to the post.

Don't google your working name and don't go look on nasty punter forums reading about what punters have said about you.

I had a few nasty comments and it really upset me for a few days and I didn't want to work.  So i have banned myself from ever going on certain punter forums. If you don't read nasty comments, they can't upset you!

Another great tip, only have your phone switched on when actually working. If you have days off that you are planning with friends, day out shopping etc keep your phone off. You can truly then switch off and relax.