THE TABOO LIBRARY
TABOO OF PROSTITUTION
PROSTITUTION AS THERAPY
BY CARSTEN GRAFF
If I Need Therapy, I Visit a Sex Worker.
Traditional therapy is as meaningless and predictable as professional sex.
I never gained relief from therapy with traditional therapists. In most cases, I can predict what they will say and do, and the predictability makes it impossible for me to let go and be open. If I need professional therapy, I always visit a prostitute. In contrast to most therapists, an intelligent prostitute has a very open mind and a precise understanding of a man’s sexuality and emotional life. In addition, she is not influenced by the illusions most therapists hold. Illusions that make them see infidelity as abnormal and make them believe that most relationships are built on transparency and honesty. When I travel around the world, I usually visit the red-light districts in the big cities to invite a prostitute out for dinner. In that way, I not only have an interesting conversation but also get a clear sense of what is stirring beneath the surface in the city.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Mental and emotional imbalances settle in the body, and for this reason, it takes more than conversations to release them. If you have bodily shame and visit a therapist to take off your clothes to get a healing hug, you will undoubtedly be told to leave. This kind of body phobia will naturally only worsen your problem. If you want to let go of shame or learn about physical touch, a traditional therapist can only relate theoretically to the problem. With a prostitute, you can not only talk about shame or fear of touch, but also solve your problems by experimenting hands-on.
ATTRACTION THERAPY
Another area that makes prostitutes great therapists is the natural way they handle attraction. Back in ancient Greece, it was commonly known that attraction plays a central role in a person’s empowerment and ability to be innovative. For this reason, the Greeks depicted 9 alluring women who, as muses, inspired creativity, reflection, innovation, and personal growth. Whether attraction is physical, emotional, or spiritual, it awakens the senses, inspires, heals, and can be a catalyst for self-discovery. If you tell a traditional therapist that you find them attractive, most therapists will feel intimidated. For a prostitute, attraction is not only natural but also a central aspect in any successful session with a client.
AROUSAL THERAPY
When I book a therapeutic session with a prostitute, I’m looking for freedom and new energy. Because of this, it’s rarely important what we do or what we talk about. When — a few years back — I had a severe depression, I booked a session with an escort girl named Anne. When meeting in her flat, we had breakfast and coffee while talking about our work, dreams, and wishes for the future. Anne was extraordinarily sensual and a perfect muse who gave me a lot of energy while awakening all my senses. After breakfast, we got rid of our clothes before continuing the conversation in her bed. While spooning with Anne, I became very aroused, which she (unlike a traditional therapist) perceived as a compliment. Naturally, Anne was sexually open, but sex was not on my agenda. Having sex with a prostitute is, in my view, as predictable and uninteresting as therapy with a traditional therapist.
When my meeting with Anne was over, I felt amazing, and while we were still naked, I helped her put up a curtain rod in the living room before I found my clothes and left again.
SHOCK THERAPY
If you are considering therapy with a prostitute, you should be aware that not all prostitutes are good therapists. Before I book a session, I always do thorough research on the type of escort sites where you can find reliable pictures, profile texts, and reviews from previous guests. Before the internet became widespread, doing this kind of research was not easy. This became more than obvious when, about 30 years ago, I saw an ad in a newspaper with the following headline:
“Be pampered by 25-year-old, long-legged Charlotte with the perfectly shaped body!”
Back then, I knew nothing about prostitution and was immediately hypnotized by the images the ad created in my mind. Eager to explore, I booked a session with Charlotte that same day, but when I arrived at her apartment, I ran into a problem. The woman who opened the door was not only older than my mother but also looked like a professional wrestler. For a few eerie seconds, I stood in her doorway while trying to explain that I had knocked on the wrong door, but Charlotte didn’t listen. Instead, she grabbed me with one of her big fists and tried to pull me into her apartment. Desperately, I tore myself free and ran off, but despite not getting what I had expected, Charlotte still turned out to be a great therapist.
As most people know, we all develop and mature when we receive a shock or a wake-up call. When things don’t go as planned, you have to let go of your illusions and build a new reality. This naturally leads to the growth of new consciousness. Unfortunately, you cannot book shock therapy with a traditional therapist, but with Charlotte, shock therapy was her main thing. Through the meeting with Charlotte, I not only learned how naive and sexually immature I had been but also realized that I don’t need to have sex with a woman just because she insists. In addition to this (and as a bonus), I also learned that I should not always believe what I read in the newspapers.