Why Is Stripping So Addictive?
Hi Bohemians, it’s been awhile yep. I’ve been doing really boring stuff IRL like moving my house and putting together a bunch of new particle board furniture. I also did go on two pretty fun vacay’s and the little one started school. Plus, I’ve also been back at the club pretty regularly which brings me to my next post.
When I started dancing again (out of a 7-year retirement) back in the spring, I was like, “I’m only going to do this until the fall” and now here we are and I honestly have no intention of stopping. Maybe by Christmas time? I don’t know. I feel like (especially right now) the clubs are popping because people are coming out of quarantine. Especially in my city high that has a ton of tourists aka bachelor parties who seem to have more money than they know what to do with. I plan on capitalizing on all this extra activity and while the clubs are completely booked and standing room only but I digress.
Today’s post is all about WHY IT IS HARD TO QUIT STRIPPING AFTER YOU HAVE STARTED (and gotten a taste of the good life).
- Money – first off, it’s great to make money that is tax free. Hopefully, the IRS never reads this but you only have to claim what you want. There is no accountability to what you earn which means you can earn as much as you want. Even if the club is slow or you have an off night you can still go back the next day and make as much as possible. The upside is that sometimes it’s super easy to make thousands of dollars and you can have a lot of fun doing it too.
- Attention – going along with the fun statement above the attention at the club is very addicting. It’s so nice to be flattered by strangers. It can help you build confidence and self-love. It’s awesome to command a presence on stage and then have someone throw hundreds of $1 on you in front of the entire club. It makes you feel special when someone notices your tattoos or feet. There’s not enough appreciation for beauty and attractiveness in today’s society. At the club, there is something for everyone and that is what makes it great. You get attention from people and you are giving it right back (for a nominal fee of course).
- Glam – I don’t know who needs to hear this but getting all glammed up is another reason to love working in the club. I don’t get crazy long nails (I do get pedis for my feet fetish guys). But I do spend hundreds of dollars on my hair and makeup. It’s so fun to spend the time in the mirror getting really, really good looking. Jk but along with the attention part, spending time making yourself look hot builds confidence. You can also get creative with your glam. Somedays, I wear hot pink eye shadows and a bunch of contour. Other nights, I want to look like a glamour barbie. I can be whoever I want and my glam can reflect that. And it’s normally the only time during the week that I do that much glam. The rest of the week I’m lazy or it’s just not my vibe to wear hot pink eye shadow to drop off my child at daycare at 8 AM.
- Prep – Along with glam prepping for the show is one of the best parts of the show. Getting your outfits together, finding new lingerie to try out, getting a new pair of heels, dreaming about all the money you’ll make. This all goes along with the prep. I even prep before I go into work with a pre-work drink or a “dressing drink” as we call it in the South. I like going to places and thinking hmm would that be a cute purse to hold all my cash? Or I need this new three-piece lingerie set from La Perla.
- Party – I may have mentioned it before but you are in fact getting paid to party. If you don’t like to party this job probably isn’t for you. If you’re like me who loves to party this is one of the best perks of the job and undeniably makes it hard to quit. You not only have a great time getting naked (am I right?) but you also make boatloads of cash while doing so. And in fact, in most clubs partying is encouraged! Order another bottle, take another shot, have another drink, smoke a little bit – I mean do whatever you please as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else + get paid to do that. You are the life of the party, they are there to see you and it feels fucking fantastic.
- Alternative Lifestyle – I don’t have this one as much as I did before and it hurts. I looovvveeeddd not working a 9-5 or prescribing to the gender normative behavior of my peers. It’s like being in a super-secret club. Once you’re in it and see the gloriousness of living whatever kind of life you want – it’s so hard to stop. For two years, I put my stuff in storage and stripped/traveled/went to music festivals across the entire U.S. For TWO YEARS, on the road. Stripping afforded me that as well as sleeping in whenever the fuck I wanted. I also never had to listen to any boss tell me what to do or say. I didn’t have a schedule and could work as much or as little as I wanted. And on top of all that I’d still make more in one night than some people do in an entire 40-hour work week.
- Friendships – at the end of the day, when you’re in the club you are meeting people. From all walks of life and it’s a huge mixture of diversity. I made some of my best friendships with the other dancers or managers I worked with. Even the DJ (I’m talking about you Kyle) became a good friend. I also made some awesome friends with the clients or people that came into the club. You meet people that you wouldn’t necessarily have met otherwise. And that is one of the best parts. You can make friends with some of the most fun, wealthy, exciting people you will ever meet.
Now I know this post basically makes you want to quit your job and become a stripper right? I know. I knnooowww! But these are the reasons that once you start it is so hard to quit. Some people might not have thought about this before starting or maybe they wonder – why do strippers keep getting back up on that pole? The allure…the life…the cold hard cash. I mean these are just MY top reasons for why it’s addictive. Do you have others? Mention them below in the comments!
Love & glitter
BW
