I lost my virginity at the age of 21 to a prostitute. My decision was made based on the feeling of uncertainty of where my life may lead to if I had no sexual experience by the time I turn 40. Since then, I thought I would gain more self confidence to experience having sex without paying, but I feel just as awkward, even during my first year as a fresher at university and recently on holiday with friends to Ibiza.
I have had a problem controlling my obsessive behaviour on the grounds of the opposite sex, and this often leads to inappropriate behaviour which has an impact on first impressions of me around the people I know, including girls.
In 2010, I visited Soho on my own where a lady conned me hundreds of pounds for using an escort service and if I refused to pay for whatever she demanded, she threatened to call the police, thinking I am breaking the law because prostitution is illegal. I often wonder whether it is the punter that's in the wrong or not. This has had a major impact on my life which partly affected my concentration with my studies at university. After this event happened, I started to become dependent on using the sexual services local to where I study my degree in Bournemouth. This started to steadily spiral out of control and began to feel as though I was getting addicted to it. In Summer 2011, I began to stop doing it for 8 months until I began to start doing it again in February last year.
Recently, I'm beginning to realise the potential consequences of my actions by constantly calling the local escort agencies, asking which girls are working and the descriptions of each one. The maid I asked was getting very angry and irritated with my compulsion as she recognises my voice from previous phonecalls. I understand the thing that's making her more angry is the fact that I ask which girls and the descriptions of each and never make commitments to actually use the service, which means that I'm a waste of time to the maid as well as the girls working.
I am now getting to the point where I really want to stop doing what I'm doing before the worst happens, so I will not ever do this again.