Honestly most punters do my fucking head in; I'm gonna write a book one day and call it 'The REAL truth about prostitution' because I've read many true live stories abr hookers & its all lies; what hooker gets into this type of work coz she likes being fucked by random old men that she's not attracted too!! they all say they loved sex so why not get paid for it & to me this is UTTER CRAP & they just say that because they are worried that their Clients are reading it & they still wanna make cash from these guys therefore they MUST pretend sex with men old enuff to be your Grandad is exciting....Well my story will be Real. I'm in this job for cash. End Of. Any girls that like fucking men they don't fancy over+over; clearly have issues.

Wow what a judgemental post.
So any girl who enjoys bookings with clients has issues? Really? I disagree.

Yes I'm in it for the money, aren't we all? But I genuinely enjoy the meets I have with a lot of my clients especially my regulars. I don't have to fancy someone to sleep with someone that's just me. Maybe I am strange but I enjoy sleeping with men who are unattractive but good in bed and I wouldn't come across in civvy world, I'm not sure why, but I get a kick out of it.
Some of my most fun and lovely clients are the unattractive ones who I wouldn't look at in the normal world. But they are people, they have fantastic personalities and I enjoy chatting with them and surprise surprise I enjoy the sex. Not everyone thinks like you.

Back to OP, I have zero tolerance for time wasters these days I used to be more lenient where I would give the benefit of the doubt and allow them to rebook but a third time and they're gone. These days if I smell bullshit and my gut tells me they're messing me about (it's usually right) it's an automatic block!
I used to get stressed out with time wasters and wonder "why me" but it really doesn't phase me anymore. I understand that in this job we will get lots and lots of TWs and you just have to deal with it and move on. Like Ana my bullshit detector is fantastic

OP don't let them bother you, block them and move on to the genuine clients. They're not worth the stress and anger honestly xx

I'm polite enough to the category 2 ones - they're genuine so I will get off the phone as quickly as I politely can. I don't see the point of being rude.

But the ones who are obviously just TW's I will simply hang up and not even say anything. I then have to race to block them before they call back (they assume we got cut off.)

I sometimes turn their shit back onto them depending on my mood. I had one in my phone who came up as "idiot 1", he asked for strap on sex in a text & I told him I couldn't do it because my fictitious Doberman ate it. You see how far you can take it & they'll believe you. It provides me with a brief source of amusement & empowerment. Ill have a laugh with some of my regulars about it too.

I think there's a lot of special needs types contacting escorts. I gloss over most with the thought that he must have a low IQ or cyst on the brain or something.

Just a fantasy in their ignorant minds, that's all our internet persona is to them. It is a struggle to acknowledge that some don't see us as real people. Just feel completely harassed don't you. It's finding that mental separation that can be difficult with other stress going on. I just took 3 weeks off & felt much better when I came back. Previously I took 3 years off, that helped too. 

I find I have a shorter fuse for timewasters when it's abit quiet anyway.They all seem to come out at the same time and it can be quiet mentally draining especially when you are really needing a booking that day.
It's for sure the most tiring and stressful part of the job for me.As for how I personally feel about the job,I don't do it for the sex,I do do it for the money but I actually enjoy how I earn my money i.e I take pride in giving a good service and seeing someone leave with a smile on their face.I also believe everyones reasons and experiences of being an escort will be slightly different.If anyone does this purely for money and hates every moment of it..it's time to do something else or you will be the one with issues!

Well said!

I do this purely for the cash, i'm money driven and that's it! At the start i got a real buzz from it all and found it exciting.
But as you say, if you're hating the job and only doing it for money then it's time to get out which i am and I literally can't wait for the last day i do this which will be in a few months.
Lately I've felt like I'm falling into depression and can't bear this work anymore for various reasons. I'm so tired of it. I'd come out of this sooner but can't afford to until my new job starts.
Relating back to the OP, on top of it all i am sick of idiots. They make this job draining at times and my tolerance levels have gone way down. If they ask a dumb shit question they get a sarcastic type answer. I just can't be doing with the stupidity of some of these people.

Got a booking tonight and the client text me asking what turns me on. The question i hate the most!!! I feel like saying 'Nothing! Nothing with you turns me on! This is my job ffs!'.
Sorry yes i am on one since numerous annoying texts this morning from clients thinking they're something special and stand out from the rest! 

Amy I've had a terrible week btw & clearly as ive been at it for 11 years then I don't always find it this bad but its time for 2, 3 mnths out then I'll be back to my usual bubbly self. I came on here for Support but Amy you can be quite abrupt on this forum & maybe I'm a person crying out for help? Some of these girls on this forum openly admit they like this job & its weird because I know abt 80 girls in Edinburgh that do the job too & not one of them liked it; When girls say they enjoy their job then I just cannot believe that having sex wth men that they don't fancy is what they like!!

I'm sorry you feel so terrible about this job, sounds like you should be doing something else. Have you considered quitting and doing something that would make you feel less miserable?

Hi Scottish sexpot, and I do understand what you mean when you say you don't like being a prostitute a lot of the time, particularly with all the issues and problems that can come with it. I also believe you when you say you know a lot of girls that do choose to be escorts but hate it..... I know very many girls like that too. And although 99% of the time I really like my job, I do get occasional times when I loathe it also - particularly if I've just had a really awful booking. What you feel isn't wrong  it just isn't everyone's experience as we're all different.

SAAFE is a great site, but it does by its' very nature tend to attract independent, strong minded ladies who have mostly positive experiences of escorting. It doesn't mean though that there aren't other girls, maybe not on here, that feel differently.

Hope you're feeling a bit better

Hadley 

SS you're obviously struggling at the moment but coming onto a forum as a new poster and then suggesting everyone whose experience doesn't match yours is a bullshitter is not going to get you any support.

If you want support, then make a post and say "I'm struggling and I need support." Then you will get support. Launching into a sweary tirade is just going to get everyone's backs up.

Maybe make a new thread, and ask for help with whatever you need - whether that's support to leave the industry, or coping techniques for continuing, or help with making an exit plan.

Honestly it sounds like you hate the job and I can 100% say that if you continue doing a job you hate (whether that's sex work, cleaning toilets or working in a call centre) you will damage your mental health, possibly permanently.

I used to strive and be excited for escorting back in the day. It is more like a means to an end now.Thankfully Sain ones have phoned so far today, Oops better have jinxed myself now.

What can be a struggle is plodding forward making steps when feel depressed. Luckily I see my therapist tonight.