I can't recall a time when I've felt the need for a coping strategy. I suppose because I can always call a friend or tell my housemate if there's anything I want to get off my chest it doesn't become an issue.

If you don't have a friend who can have a moan to, find one on here!

Time off is the only thing that does it for me! I have to spend some time doing other things and frankly, day-dreaming about my future life where I have an amazing job that doesn't involve servicing penises. Escort work is great most of the time but I know what you mean about some bookings giving you instant burnout!

I was wondering earlier whether there is a marked difference between SPs who aim to work as long as they can, being so successful in the business, and ones (like me?) who just see it as a stop-gap. I think I end up taking so much time off to recover each week - then I get a bit frustrated because there seem to be so many other working women really making the most of escort work and really finding it fulfilling! I think I would feel quite differently if I could tell the truth to my friends and family, though, so maybe it's the secrecy and lies more than anything else.

I suppose it doesn't matter much in the end. As long as, as said above, you have good ways of coping with the bad days, and always escort with a level head, then you'll end up better off (financially ) and considering how long it's going to be before I'm qualified for anything else, I am just glad to pay the rent meanwhile!

Ooh, at the end of a long evening booking I really just like to curl up in my own bed with some good books. Takes my mind off it all. I've heard knitting and telly recommended, too!

I've only once had the need for something like a "coping strategy", a booking that was weird and left me a bit confused and angry..when i came home i told my boyfriend i have to have sex with him now, so that i don't get an aversion for it:-) it worked very well. But of course, someone to talk to is the most important thing.

If I have a rough day, I call up one of my slaves and torture him to within an inch of his life. I find I feel so much better afterwards.

The only time a bad/difficult booking tends to get to me in that way is if I know that I could have handled something better (and I'm annoyed with myself for not doing as well as I could have) and I think that's the same with lots of things, not just work especially if you're someone who tends to set high standards for yourself. If the client has acted like an arsehole I just remind myself how much money I've taken off him and go and have a pie, or a nice bath or something .

It sounds a bit silly, but if you do get the odd case of the self doubts and you have some good reviews, reading through them can help get you back on track (I suppose it's a bit of a big-up  ).