"Challenge: you tell me why you're pro-life or pro-choice and I'll do your dare"
After posting 5 performance dares I am getting tired. Actually doing the dares is part of my project that explores web cam sex work. It is exhausting. I recently heard about the phrase "vulnerability hangover". The term was coined by Brené Brown in her TED Talk “The Power of Vulnerability,”. It's described as a gut-wrenching feeling that pops up the moment we decide to get real about who we are, what we want, and how we express it. In an article, Andria Park describes the feeling as "something gnawing deep inside the pit of your stomach, followed up by immediate regret, topped with an overwhelming sense of panic".
In these dares, I am often unclothed, a state of physical vulnerability. Also, I am revealing the part of my identity that is curious about sex and the internet, which friends/acquaintances/colleagues are aware of. Is this safe? Do any of these people know where I live? Also, will this affect whether I can get a job? Are these images going to be screenshotted and posted on a another NSFW reddit channel? It's scary. But in a special way, it's also been therapeutic.
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