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    Dizzy Addicted to Stripping

    Is there a thread about this yet? No? Okay. I think I'm addicted to stripping. I used to have hobbies and other interests and stuff...but now working is *all* I think about and all I want to do. If I'm not at work, I'm thinking about work, or I'm on SW, or I'm looking at outfits to wear for work. I can't stand spending $30 on some new jeans but I'll drop $100 on new dancer shoes and think nothing of it. Whenever I get bored at home, I want to go to work, or go shopping for work outfits or make up. I wasn't scheduled yesterday, and I hate Fridays at my club, but there wasn't much to do around the house and I had this strong urge to go to the club....The only reason I didn't is because my mother in law was all excited that I'm not working this weekend since we have family stuff going on. I didn't want to disappoint her so I sat around the house and thought about how much $ I could have made. haha! Do you guys think this is a bad thing? I don't remember being so obsessed with stripping the last time I danced full time...but then I was dancing out of desperation, not really because I wanted to. Now it feels like a game....Trying different things to see if I make more $..How much can I improve my "product"?...How much $ can I make in one night/one week? The money is like the score on a video game. I'm not even spending much of it. I have about $2k in cash (last time I counted) that just sits there. Am I crazy?

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    Default Re: Addicted to Stripping

    I used to be. I used to love dancing, the challenge of seeing how much I could make, the thrill of counting my money at the end of the night.

    I'm severely burned out right now, but I have a feeling that once I get settled into a vanilla job and dance on the side, I'll start loving it again.

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    I can relate to a lot of the feelings you describe. I'm still pretty new at dancing, so I think part of it for me is that it's still new and shiny. But for instance, this week I haven't been able to work for medical reasons, and all I want to do is be in the club. So I'm spending all my time on SW instead. It's not even all because I need the money (though I could definitely use it). I'd just rather be there than relaxing at home (which is very out of character for me). And I'd much rather be there than at school or my vanilla job. I'm even considering dropping out of school to dance full-time, even though in my clearer moments I know I need something other than dancing in my life to keep me sane.

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    Default Re: Addicted to Stripping

    I once became addicted to stripping...for like three weeks. Then, I had a three month burnout.


    The burnout will come sooner or later, beware.





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    I feel just like you do Wednesday! I've been dancing for 9 years now and I'm still so in love with it. It sounds silly but I get so excited every day I go in. I think part of that excitement is due to never really knowing what will happen that day. When I'm not working, all I can think about is work. What new looks could I try? New ways to go my hair or makeup, or new hustle strategies.
    I do absolutely everything I can to maintain myself so I can work as long as possible. I'm dreading the day when I will finally have to hang my heels up
    Every time I see that quote, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life", it totally reminds me of dancing.

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    When the money is good, I am totally addicted to it and feel that every moment I'm not in there, I'm missing out on money. I looooove adding to my savings pile after each shift and counting it. So I'm not sure if it's addicted to the actual stripping, or the money that comes from it.

    Either way, I feel you.

    But I agree with Jay about burnout, and I kind of like being forced to take a day in between each shift, as well as a forced trip out of town next weekend, because it keeps it exciting. If I was able to work 5-6 days a week, I would probably get burned out after a month and then burn up my savings taking time off.
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    Fuck, I miss that feeling! I would give anything to feel that again. Right now, I'm suffering from burn-out as well, but I miss the days when I would get all excited about dancing. That magic I used to feel has faded now. I want it back! Please universe, make me addicted to stripping again!
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    Default Re: Addicted to Stripping

    But I agree with Jay about burnout, and I kind of like being forced to take a day in between each shift, as well as a forced trip out of town next weekend, because it keeps it exciting. If I was able to work 5-6 days a week, I would probably get burned out after a month and then burn up my savings taking time off.
    This touches on my 'secret' of avoiding serious burnout ... when I was still dancing full time, I would schedule myself for three straight weeks of dancing ( usually at a different club / city for each of those 3 weeks ), and basically 'immerse' myself in stripping and my dancer 'persona'. But every 4th week I would not schedule any work at all ... allowing my 'normal' self to re-emerge, getting a chance to rest up, getting a chance to do some 'fun' things, some 'friends and family' things, etc.

    While every person is different, I found that trying to switch back and forth between being a stripper and a 'normal' person on a day by day basis was next to impossible. I found that attempting to intersperse 'days off' really only wound up 'wasting' those days off, and also compromising my productivity as a dancer, since I was never able to shift in and out of 'stripper mode' that quickly. I found that I was much better off only trying to shift in and out of 'stripper mode' once or twice a month ... because this shift always resulted in 2-3 days being required to fully 'unwind' during my time off, and a similar 2-3 days being required to fully 'get my a$$ back in gear' when I resumed dancing.
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    Yes, Melonie, I am the same way! I have to take a chunk of days off and do a chunk of days on, because the more I work, the more momentum builds up and the more money I make until I decide to take a few days off.

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    I agree with a lot of what you said! I used to not think I was a competitive person, but that's probably because before this I never did anything competitive. Now I love the hustle, and it is like a game to me! And of course, I do love the money, going home every night to count it up.

    Whenever I strip, it takes over my life in a way as in: don't spend so much time in school, and it also changes my personality. In a few weeks I will have to take a week off, but for now I'm loving just 'raking it in' lol!
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    I'm still in that mode. I started dancing in June and it's my only source of income now. In my free time I do things that still relate to dancing: paint my nails, make sure my dance clothes/t-backs/shoes are all clean, count and organize my money, read books and blogs by sex workers, analyze my journal to see when the best money makings shifts are etc. I like being addicted to dancing. This is the best job I've ever had after working in restaurants and retail from 19. I'm excited to work and I hate sitting at home thinking of the money I could be making. Part of my enthusiasm is that I was in debt and had to struggle to afford basic needs like food and shelter, so I take my ability to dance for fast money very seriously. I don't think you are crazy and I totally agree that sometimes it feels like a big game I'm playing and I just want to beat the old score!

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    I love that quote. I would dread when I'd go into my old bar to cocktail. I walk into my club like and I feel like a movie star or a professional athlete. I feel pumped walking in and excited for the day. I love what I do.

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