How Sex Work Helped Boost My Self-Esteem

I first logged in to a camsite when I was 18 yrs, just a few months shy :)

To say I was a ball of nerves is an understatement. I had minimal experience when it came to sex work. I had done some research about how the tips worked, how to use the site, etc. Though I don’t know if I really knew what I was getting myself into until I finally logged in.

There I was in my apartment’s tiny spare room, with my old couch and all the lamps I could find, and my sub-par Chromebook. (I know! I didn’t even have a real laptop) For some reason, I thought it would be appropriate to wear a hoodie, the only cute panties I owned, and thigh-high socks I found at a thrift shop. I was fully expecting that I would log in, and it would go terrible, that no one would like the tiny awkward girl with oversized glasses. I expected it to be the strip club all over again.

That’s not exactly what happened, though. I logged in, and people were curious about me, and I was showered in tips. I was hooked. To say it was a confidence boost is an understatement. My self-esteem was almost non-existent before that day. Still, slowly, as I continued camming, and eventually selling vids, I learned to love myself and all the things that make me different. It wasn’t just that I was being paid to take my clothes off, and it wasn’t only all the compliments I got (and let’s be real, I didn’t always get compliments!).