Learned about self-employment, learned about marketing, better safety.

It saved me from office temp work, which I'm grateful for alone 

I've been in sex work 8 years now and it's definitely changed me, mostly for the better.

I'm much more confident and firm with setting boundaries
I'm aware of my own worth and value
I no longer feel I have to apologise for charging for my time
I have much more money which gives me security that any unexpected bills (car repair, pet rats needing vets) can be handled
It's brought me into contact with many people who I might not ever have met otherwise, which is always interesting
I've developed an almost limitless ability to make conversation with strangers, which I found very difficult before

It's made me very cynical about the average supposedly monogamous relationship. I know that women also cheat but I think the number of men who cheat very very casually, without even thinking of it as cheating, is higher.
It's made me aware that bad guys come in all shapes and forms and the ones who act the most genuine and smooth can be the worst, because they're deliberately putting on an act, and they're good at it.

I've been in sex work 8 years now and it's definitely changed me, mostly for the better

It's made me very cynical about the average supposedly monogamous relationship. I know that women also cheat but I think the number of men who cheat very very casually, without even thinking of it as cheating, is higher.

Sadly I think this so true and while I've always known a great many men perhaps intend to be faithful they are very easily able to cheat. I've had clients who have told me their wives believe totally that the trust is there and even those wives who refuse regular or even occasional sex, they are confident that he will stay faithful! This is out of the mouths of those lying naked with me.

That’s why so happy to have nothing to do with any of them in personal life.

*strokes cat*

I've been in the job for 8 years too and although it hasn't stopped me from getting ridiculously messed around by knobs in my civvy life it has enabled me to:

1. Filter out all the people who would drive me up the wall in a civvy job.

2. Spare me the office politics and the general unpleasantness bullying etc that comes with a normal job.

3. Be my own boss, choose my own work hours and see who I want to see.

4. Have plenty of time for friends and hobbies and generally living my life instead of being too knackered from work to do anything else.

I don't think I could go back to living a 'normal' life now. Although if I had a child I may be forced to for a little bit. Who knows. No idea whether I can have a baby now anyway  :'(

I'm alot more confident in my own skin and sexually I feel more in control even though I have seen some reviews of clients commenting on my stretch marks I couldn't give a flying fuck I love the skin I'm in now more than before

I would say I'm less trusting of men thou, purely from having clients who have such loving marriages and relationships but still they come to us 🤔