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Engaging in professional intimacy, companionship, and sexual services can be quite a big step. Depending on the type of service supplied there are more or less safety risks involved, which span the physical, emotional/mental and even legal domain.
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Each type of service is unique and comes with its own specific risks that need to be taken into account to enjoy the service in a responsible and safe manner.
However, some general things can be said though. For instance, it can perhaps not be repeated enough that mutual consent plays a crucial role. Consent does not only make clear what one can expect of a specific service, it also keeps both the client and practitioner safe from physical or emotional harm.
Physical contact, such as in massage, bodywork, or BDSM practices can come with risks of hurting oneself, and it’s therefore important to inform your practitioner/therapist beforehand of possible medical issues you have or of certain bodily weaknesses, and so on.
When engaging in physical sexual contact, one should think about aspects of so-called safe sex, such as proper hygiene and using a condom to avoid the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases.
Notably with sexual services, one should be sure one does not enter into the illegal domain, which all depends on the country or state/province in which you consume the service. Hence, check out beforehand if what you are planning to do is legally allowed.
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Hiring or buying sexual services or engaging in sexual experiences with people through online platforms brings its own set of potential risks, which is a topic we discuss in our post Dating Services.
With therapy and coaching or counseling services it is important to make sure you are dealing with trustworthy, certified professionals to avoid emotional damage or even emotional or sexual abuse. The last thing you need is creating new or adding to existing trauma.
When it is about training courses, workshops, and retreats, emotional or sexual abuse is likewise a possible issue of concern. We have written about this extensively in our post Risks of Sacred Sexuality and Tantric Sex Training, a discussion that also counts for other types of trainings.
