Addictions, Booze, Drugs, Burnout, etc.
Now, I am going
to use a point of view in examining the escort trade that helps use to see
their life and problems better, without regarding clientele this chapter.
Prostitution itself already has negative overtones, because of which many
people tend to link the escort profession to the underworld, but why do they
think so? Surely lot of us have seen a movie, documentary, or Internet news
content that shows girls who have been trafficked to become slaves of
prostitution, usually street prostitutes who are made to take drugs and who are
raped by tens of people every day for money that will go only into the pocket
of pimps. They are marriageable girls having lost control over their lives and
become sex dolls of wealthy businessmen, and. It may seem exaggeration but can
threaten anyone, not just escorts; however, a deadbeat escort can easily meet
this fate. But what can be the factors that threaten escorts in their daily
work routine? We have already talked about the dangers of escorts working
independently, without a pimp, so I would not like to deal with it, let it be
enough to mention that without protection escorts can fall victim of physical
and sexual violence. There are many other factors that can also endanger the
life of escorts, which, as a chain of events, unfold into a problem over time.
The escort profession is specialized in the senses - mostly sexual senses - and
as we know, people are eager to experience as much sensual enjoyment as
possible and tend to use different methods or drugs to reach sexual
gratification, such as alcohol to elite drugs - cocaine – there is a wide range
of drugs available for escorts too. It is not rare that drug-addicted sex
clients happen to pay for escort services who try to persuade escorts to use
drugs as well during escort service. The increased impact of sexual service and
the chance to get more money can make any escort willing to use the offered
drugs. It is enough to try them a couple of times to become addicted. It makes
the situation even more dangerous if an escort loves money too much and has an
easy access to drugs. Of course, it can make an escort even more attractive for
a sex-client if s/he is relaxed and likes relaxing by using psychoactive
substances because it ensures a relaxed escort-meeting for both escorts and
sex-clients. But beyond a point where an escort cannot properly control the use
of drug and it lowers the quality of escort service, it will be more repulsive
to customers than attractive. And this is when the downward trend of the sex
career begins though the escort knows that her/his life is going to the wrong
direction, losing control over her/himself and the sex business. She can get
involved in troubles due to her/his carelessness and increasing desperation
which will eventually lead her to become a sluggish prostitute. The addiction
to drug is therefore a major risk factor of escort profession, and it is not
certain that we would think how much self-control is needed for an escort in
order to stand in this world. It is like being a counter who must constantly
resist the temptation of alcoholic drinks. We may have an idea of how many
drunken guests would like to invite a pretty bar counter girl for a drink
overnight, and if she just drinks one sip of every invitation in the hope of a
good tip, she will have immediately lost control in a short time.
It is also worth
mentioning that escort profession may be accompanied by burnout. Imagine how
many people an escort needs to have a sexual relationship with without any
emotional relation. These are empty and short-term relationships, which work to
please sex clients without any emotional attraction to the other. It must be
tiring both physically and mentally. Of course, money is a great motivator, but
when one does not have a private life just work, and work becomes his/her life,
it will suffer the person. In this profession, the escort’s life is limited to
a feigned private life where there are no honest feelings and it requires
constant acting. It would not be surprising, therefore, if there were not
periods in an escort’s life when she or he seriously thinks of quitting sex
work.