am i on the wrong track?

Question

i know that i am biting off way more than i can chew. i dont get nearly enough sleep. im at work by 8am finish at 7pm in bed by 8pm for my 2 hour nap, up again at 10pm, back at work at the club by 11pm dance my *** off while being drooled over by seedy old men till 3am and up again at 8am to start all over again. i never eat at the right times. thats if i eat at all because most of the time i have no appitite due to the party supplies i have taken to keep me awake. if you know what i mean. smoke a bit of this, snort a bit of that. is it all worth it? If i keep up the money im making now ill be set for life but is it worth my health?

Answer 1

Yes, you are on the wrong track. It is not worth your health. Even if you do make tons of money and set for life you may not be around to enjoy it by doing what you are doing. If you are questioning yourself then you obviously know the answer. Slow down. Stop the drugs. If not for yourself for your family. What good is money if you kill yourself making it? You can't take it with you.

Answer 2

I think that you are on the wrong track! Not to sound insensitive, but dancers yes can make a ton of money, but how do you feel after all these men are drooling over you? How is your self-esteem? And really think about it, when you start getting older, do you want to still dance and would the clubs allow you to dance because you have gotten older and the clubs want the younger girls. As far as doing the drugs to stay awake and to function, that will only last a short time before your body starts rejecting these drugs and your heart will just stop and say enough is enough! Also, another thought....if you ever decide to settle down and get married, do you want your future husband and children know that this is how you started life out as an adult? And if you had a little girl, would you want her in this lifestyle. As a woman and a mom, I think that it is very degrading to be a dancer. I want people to love me for who I am and not because of the way I look. I actually am speaking from experience. I used to model. I was Ms. Teen Indiana, Ms. Indiana, and was featured on many commercials for ESPN and magazine covers. Yes, it feels good that others like the way you look, but it feels sooooo much better when others look at me as a person, and not just "that" girl in the magazines or commericals!

Answer 3

Some of the wealthiest people in the world have died before their time from health problems they never would have had if they had taken care of themselves in earlier years. Health is kind of like salting away money in the bank, little by little over time, from earlier years Everything that you do to protect your vital organs -heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and brain, is like putting a few more "health dollars" into your investment account. If you quietly and continuously put that "money" into savings, you never really get any benefit from it now, but it isn't just sitting there doing nothing.... it is building interest. Now, everything you do that harms those important body parts, is like drawing some of that money out to meet the costs. The body has to draw on those stored "savings" to keep going against constant attack from everything you are doing against them. You think you are handling it... keeping up... but you are slowly frittering away those valuable savings, and if you keep doing it long enough, one day, on down the road, when you least expect it your "body account" is bankrupt. You do that one more thing and the body can't draw on anything to pay your debt, at which point finally, it fails you, and you become ill. It has probably been trying to tell you for a long time - sending you little warnings - "hey, we've got a problem in here - we're running low on funds" But you have been too busy to listen. And, unlike real money, in a real bank, you can't go to somebody else and ask them to loan you some of THEIR "health dollars" When your body's account is bankrupt, that's it. Ohh, you'll probably mend your ways enough to keep you from dying, but your "body wealth" has been squandered and you will never be able to turn back the clock.
What good is it to you to be wealthy in terms of cash, when you are too sick or disabled to be able to enjoy it. The problem with REAL illness is that a person just has absolutely no way of understanding what it feels like until it hits them, and when it does they can cry and wail, and say "oh, why didn't I do this or stop doing that?" The hands of the clock do not turn back. BUT, if you keep building on your "body account" by eating right, getting enough sleep, reducing stress, and quit putting into your body junk that doesn't need to be there - the word "old" need never be in your vocabulary, because "old" isn't a description of how many years you have been around. It defines your state of health and well being. Jack LaLanne is a terrific role model for anybody. He's turned 90 I believe, but his level of fitness would be the envy of many a 25 year old, and in terms of "Body Wealth" he's right up there with Bill Gates LOL I heard the guy can bench press better than 300 pounds. Now THAT's something worth taking to the bank.

Answer 4

Don't you make enough money working 11 hours a day? If I were you I would cut out the club job. I'm not sure why anyone would do this anyway. Yea, you can make good money but don't you feel a little degraded? Would you get this attention from them if you were clothed and just walking down the street?
I think you are probably much better than that and owe it to yourself to start worrying about your health now.

Answer 5

Those seedy old men at the club?....You make their life interesting because you "choose" to be there. The drugs, eating and lack of sleep are all a choice.When you wake up tomorrow....just choose to do something else if you want to,. unless you're perfectly comfortable being a slave to reliving the same existence over and over again. No one can live your life for you. No one can "tell" you how to live your life because you can choose to follow their advice or choose to do something else. I say- stay at the bars and dance, eventually I'm going to be one of those seedy old men with a joint or a line and I'll be drooling over someone just like you.

Answer 6

You'll end up spending that money on your medical bills. It's not worth it. Find another job. Naps only increase the tired feeling. You should get between 8-10 hours of sleeping without interruptions a day. If you keep this up, your immune system will suffer greatly, as well as other body systems, because you messed up your Circadian Rhythms so badly.

In other words...STOP!

Answer 7

at this point you are probably spending most of what you make on your "party supplies." The body only becomes more immune to those chemicals, so it will start to take more and more to keep you awake, resulting in more and more of your money going towards this waste. Why not cut your lifestyle a bit and stick with the day job? Your only hurting yourself by contining to live this lifestyle.

Answer 8

No! Because you may be young and healthy now, but all this abuse will come back to bite you in the butt when you get old. If you make it that long. Can you not support yourself with the one day job alone? If not, look for a better job. Try getting a room mate to split the costs if you can't go it alone on the one income. Good luck sweety. I wish you the best......by your question, you already know it ain't going to work for you this way.

Answer 9

auntie.. you are indeed taking more than what your body can chew. unless you are very hard up for $$. if not pls do stop it. perhaps you are restless in the 9. you may want to consult a doc if you have problem sleeping at 9. it is rather unbelieveable that you can survive like that for more than 2 week. i have try. give up on the 5th day. health are irreversal. take care out there!!

Answer 10

Sweetie, it looks like you might need a lifestyle change. The question you need to ask yourself is "Am I happy!" If the answer is no or you hesitate to answer, step back and take a long hard look in the mirror.

It sounds to me you are killing yourself from the inside out. You sound to me to be a coherant and intelligent young beautiful woman who is in touch with her feelings and health.

I think youknow the answer to the question you ask, but you are afraid of taking the leap. Don't be afraid if you chose to do that, you got people you haven't met (i.e. me) who want you to be happy and enjoy life in a manner that is healthy and unique to your ambitions.

Good luck and if you need help or a shoulder to cry on, just send me a message. Until then, peace out.