Is anyone else struggling to get out of the sex work / adult entertainment industry despite wanting (and maybe trying) to leave? If you are, what are you finding most difficult about changing careers? If not, could you please share your secrets to finding gainful employment after sex work?? 
I was hoping to rant, but practical solutions are welcome! I’m 24 and I got into dancing, camming, and escorting at 19 because of the flexibility and earning potential. I also have pretty bad adhd, so I’ve always found working full-time rather difficult. I was in college when I started, and the plan was to dance to support myself until I graduated and then quit dancing to go to a fully funded PhD program… Unfortunately, graduate school was not for me lol. My grades were fine, but the stipend I made as a TA was impossible to live on (roughly 1/4 what I made dancing). I left the program and went back to dancing last month.
Now it seems like the money in my club is disappearing, but I feel stuck. There aren’t any more viable options locally, and I’ve mostly quit escorting since a terrifying STD scare last year, so I’m not considering that as a long term plan. And now I’m too afraid that content sites like OnlyFans will ban SW to even try to make that my main source of income. So it’s time for me to get out of the industry, but I’m struggling because:
Has anyone else struggled to leave the sex work / adult entertainment industry? What’s keeping you from changing careers (if you want to)? Or what has been helpful in you post-sex work job search?
I was hoping to rant, but practical solutions are welcome! I’m 24 and I got into dancing, camming, and escorting at 19 because of the flexibility and earning potential. I also have pretty bad adhd, so I’ve always found working full-time rather difficult. I was in college when I started, and the plan was to dance to support myself until I graduated and then quit dancing to go to a fully funded PhD program… Unfortunately, graduate school was not for me lol. My grades were fine, but the stipend I made as a TA was impossible to live on (roughly 1/4 what I made dancing). I left the program and went back to dancing last month.
Now it seems like the money in my club is disappearing, but I feel stuck. There aren’t any more viable options locally, and I’ve mostly quit escorting since a terrifying STD scare last year, so I’m not considering that as a long term plan. And now I’m too afraid that content sites like OnlyFans will ban SW to even try to make that my main source of income. So it’s time for me to get out of the industry, but I’m struggling because:
- I don’t want to spend forever in school without making significant money at the same time
- My resume doesn’t look great after almost 5 years without an employer
- note: I’ve heard of girls setting up an entertainment sales business entity to put on their resume in place of their sex work jobs. Has anyone tried this?
- I honestly don’t believe I can make good enough money doing anything else
Has anyone else struggled to leave the sex work / adult entertainment industry? What’s keeping you from changing careers (if you want to)? Or what has been helpful in you post-sex work job search?
