Paid for: my journey through prostitution

The first question

Childhood social exclusion

My mother's illness

A web of dysfunction

Homelessness

The first day

Submerging in prostitution

Layers of negativity

The interplay of depravity

The myth of the high-class hooker

Prostitution's shame, violation and abuse

The violence inherent to prostitution

Survival strategies

Dissociation and the separation of self

The myth of the happy hooker

The myth of prostitutes' sexual pleasure

The myth of prostitutes' control

The losses of prostitution

Misconceptions about prostitution

Legalisation and decriminalisation

The normalisation of prostitution

Integrating myself into society

Depression and suicide

The damage to relationships and sexuality

Aftershocks

The last question.