Are You, As An Adult Content Artist, Doing Enough For Your Mental Health?
Being in the adult film industry, you are constantly expected to 'show up', 'be yourself', and 'be authentic'. However, no one ever tells you how important it is to take care of your mental health while doing all of it.
Although social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are taking baby steps to protect the mental health of their average users and promote a sex-work-positive environment, you will still come across some keyboard warriors who enjoy putting other people down.
The thing is that with exposure comes, well exposure (iykwim!)
Success in the adult content industry means that people will start recognizing you. Some might appreciate you for your art, while others will have all kinds of comments to make. However, this is slowly changing with ethics and protocols finally being prioritized. In addition to this, individuals in the adult content industry are learning to enjoy all the perks such as being their own boss, and deciding when to work, and how to work.
But this doesn’t mean that there aren’t any threats impacting your mental health. Finding ways to deal with the impact of sex work on your personal and mental stability is definitely a learning curve. This is why, you should always do things to keep yourself sane!
In this post, we will tell you some easy ways you can take care of your mental health as an adult content creator.
1. Listen to Your Body
Even in today's fast-paced world, there is a lot of taboo around the lives of adult content artists. The mental health of porn creators is a topic that is often neglected in discussions surrounding mental health and wellbeing.
You can take care of your mental health by listening to your body. No one feels great all the time, there will definitely be days when you don’t feel the best. And this is okay! The sooner you let go of this everything-should-always-be-good mentally, the easier it will be for you to accept it when you are not feeling the sexiest version of yourself.
Constantly engaging in sexual activities and maintaining hundreds of online relationships is not an easy task when your body is tired. This is why, you should take advantage of your good days. On days you are feeling energetic and sexy, record some videos and do a bit of content batching. You can keep this content in the archive so that your fans won't have a lack of you when you need to rest and take a step back from the job.
2. Talk to Fellow Porn Artists
While you might have awesome friends outside the adult content industry who respect and understand your job, having people in the industry whom you can talk to is always great!
They just understand things. For instance, the fact that while there can be a sexual appeal in filming content for total strangers, sometimes you just might not feel like it. This doesn't mean that you are bad at your job, it means that you need to experiment with new things that might excite you.
By sticking together with other adult content creators, you won't only learn and grow, but you will also be able to talk things through with someone who truly understands what's going on.
3. Block Certain Words on Social Media
While social media is a great tool for adult content artists to boost their following and get authentic deals, it is also a viscous place when it comes to online trolling and abuse. However, fortunately, a lot of social media platforms have created ways for users to protect themselves against trolling.
You can set up filters using keywords on Instagram and use advanced muting options to filter out hate comments from your posts and videos. Instagram will automatically delete comments containing certain words that might trigger you mentally.
4. Know Your Limits
We talked about listening to your body, but it is not the same thing as knowing your limits –both physically and mentally. Thankfully, ethics are now being followed in the porn industry more than ever before. This means that you can always decline if you don’t feel comfortable doing something.
Remember that only you know your limits. Don’t push yourself too much, it can damage your physical and mental health. Realize how much you can take, how big is too big for you, and whether you are ready for extremes or not. Be it hilariously long dildos, double penetration, or gang bangs, make sure that you prepare your body beforehand and are confident you can pull it off.
5. Make Your Sexual Life Exciting
Whether you have a partner or not, being an adult content creator can impact your sexual life. If it is affecting your performance or excitement in bed, there are always things you can do to fix it.
You can try new things with your partner, tease each other, and make it special. You can also create genuinely erotic content with your partner, as it shows real chemistry and raw attraction. Allow limited access to your body and find ways to tease yourself while having solo sex.
Make ordinary things erotic, get sex toys like butt plugs and vibrating panties that you can discreetly use in public to make things more fun.
6. Be Proud of Your Art
Don’t forget that you are a goddess –the absolute Aphrodite.
You deserve to please yourself and flaunt how powerful you are. The most important thing for your mental heart is to realize that what you are creating is more than just adult content, it is a form of art that is satisfying and bringing pleasure to thousands of people.
Final word:
If you are struggling with your mental health, you should always seek help. Talk to a therapist and v engage in positive activities to remove the negative stigma around sex work and adult content creation.
At Eva Juno, we believe in prioritizing your mental health. Working with us is easy, stress-free, and fun! You can change your mind anytime you like and we always appreciate creators reaching out to us for professional advice.
Remember, be proud of yourself and your art. Leave the old-fashioned mentality behind and talk about your mental health as an adult content artist!
