Does working in this industry FUCK you up more MENTALLY or PHYSICALLY?

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  • CunningStunt
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    • Aug 2006
    • 5594
    #1

    Does working in this industry FUCK you up more MENTALLY or PHYSICALLY?

    I can't decide.

    Mentally you're totally removed from every "normal person" who works outside the industry, and it's hard to relate to anyone outside the business. Particularly hard if you ever bother going out and making small talk at parties etc.

    Physically you're likely to overdo it on the pharmaceutical assistance and alcohol front, lack of exercise spending too many hours in front of a screen.

    tricky.
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    • kahell
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      • Aug 2005
      • 292
      #2
      its physically tiring for me cause i have to work in different time zone , i m from the Philippines by the way.

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        • After Shock Media
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          • Mar 2001
          • 35299
          #3
          I never got the whole its hard to relate to normal people (wtf is that anyways, have you seen the shit they buy?) or people outside of the industry. I figure if your going to be a shut in your going to be one regardless.

          People really only let their work do what they want to them, an excuse of sorts. Nothing requires them to work all day or night, stay inside, or hell even work inside. Nor does it dictate that you must eat poorly, drink alcohol, use drugs, or be lazy.

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                • Jens Van Assterdam
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                  • Feb 2008
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                  #5
                  Fucks up your head more.
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                    • After Shock Media
                      It's coming look busy
                      • Mar 2001
                      • 35299
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Jens Van Assterdam
                      Fucks up your head more.
                      You can go to the gym to keep your body in shape but once your a retard, your always a retard.
                      How would working online make one retarded, again I think people start that way and then just build on the foundation they already have by tapping into a mass network of other tards to compare notes.

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                        • kesha1
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                          • Feb 2008
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                          #7
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                            • Octopus
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                              • Feb 2007
                              • 1436
                              #8
                              Fucks up your head more

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                                • RTP
                                  aka Jimmy James
                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 1335
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by CunningStunt
                                  I can't decide.

                                  Mentally you're totally removed from every "normal person" who works outside the industry, and it's hard to relate to anyone outside the business. Particularly hard if you ever bother going out and making small talk at parties etc.

                                  Physically you're likely to overdo it on the pharmaceutical assistance and alcohol front, lack of exercise spending too many hours in front of a screen.

                                  tricky.
                                  any job that removes you from daily interaction with others from different backgrounds will cause some social problems. if you are a person who works from home or alone your exposure to others is limited even if you go out, hang out, party etc. if you work in an office in the industry most likely the people surrounding you are others with backgrounds in adult or similar.

                                  in mainstream you interact with different demographics, backgrounds...people with a skill set but from different businesses so your work/social interaction is different. it's just different that's all. if you were in any specialized industry it would be the same

                                  web-based adult won't fuck you up as much as being in non-web adult though
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                                    • polle54
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                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 4626
                                      #10
                                      I think my head is far more fucked up due to this industry than my body. As Jens pointed out, you can just go to the Gym.

                                      However watching all this porn and in so many fucked up niches screws up my relationship to sex a bit. I definately expect more kinky sex than I did prior to my time in adult hehe.

                                      It also gives me a bit of stress since people are SO FUCKING TERRIBLE at keeping what they promise. It's always two steps forward and one step back.

                                      I have recently been buying ads in the high $x,xxx range and once the money is shipped everything takes a lightyear. A lot of people in this biz cant see further than the next time they receive money.
                                      I have so far been treated far better in my big mainstream deals.

                                      There are of course a lot of good companies in adult. Have been doing biz with SearchBoxxx.com the last week and they know what service is all about

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                                        • CunningStunt
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                                          • Aug 2006
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                                          #11
                                          It's just obscure that's all, I've been doing this full time for the last 5 years, but before then managed 50 staff, and had to do the rat race 5 days per week. Now it's just me, some business partners and the R.O.W.

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                                                • Spunky
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                                                  • Jun 2002
                                                  • 133978
                                                  #13
                                                  Probably a bit of both

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                                                    • bashbug
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                                                      • Oct 2005
                                                      • 929
                                                      #14
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                                                        • MaDalton
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                                                          • Feb 2004
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                                                            • Scott McD
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                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                              • 67792
                                                              #16
                                                              Defo physically for me. Crazy sleep patterns, unhealthy diet, very little exercise.

                                                              It's all my own fault, but i'll blame the porn anyway...


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                                                                • dodger21
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                                                                  • Jan 2003
                                                                  • 2680
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by CunningStunt
                                                                  I can't decide.

                                                                  Mentally you're totally removed from every "normal person" who works outside the industry, and it's hard to relate to anyone outside the business. Particularly hard if you ever bother going out and making small talk at parties etc.


                                                                  tricky.

                                                                  Um, I think its because most of you idiots are losers and have never stepped away from your computers and interacted with people in real life. Most of the shows now are whos who of social retards.
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                                                                    • Barefootsies
                                                                      Choice is an Illusion
                                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                                      • 42635
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by kesha1
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                                                                        • gornyhuy
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                                                                          • May 2002
                                                                          • 18041
                                                                          #19
                                                                          My back is fucked up from sitting all day long, despite long workouts every morning and many evenings.

                                                                          My head is fine... but i'm more on the tech side.

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                                                                            • Barefootsies
                                                                              Choice is an Illusion
                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                              • 42635
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by polle54
                                                                              I have recently been buying ads in the high $x,xxx range and once the money is shipped everything takes a lightyear. A lot of people in this biz cant see further than the next time they receive money.

                                                                              I have so far been treated far better in my big mainstream deals.
                                                                              This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo fucking true it's sick.

                                                                              I've run across the same exact thing myself. I swear that most in the industry, including designers, and programmers, can't see further ahead then next month's rent check. They work just enough to eat, and not be homeless.


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                                                                                • qxm
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                                                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                                                  • 5970
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  mmm.... I don't get the "I can't relate to others comment" .... or "if you work alone all day then you will have social problems" .... thats bullshit.. at least for me.... every time I go out with friends I know what to bring to the table to make them talk or smile of whatever...... if you have friends around the age of ~25-60 just hit the politics topic and you are guaranteed to be a fucking hit.... if not then talk about TV series ... if not then about something geeky like the dam Hadron Collider....if your friend has a house there are literally a fucking thousands things u can talk about.... or if your circle of friends consists of stupid girls then be a jerk and fuck with their heads.....

                                                                                  I don't get the "ohh working in porn has fucked my mind" argument.. .. u must have been fucked from the very start and now blame it on porn or your online job..... if anything u will be an expert when the time comes and a chick asks u to put it inside .... thanks to porn u won't be embarrassed trying to figure out where the dam hole is........
                                                                                  Last edited by qxm; 09-09-2008, 06:13 AM.

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                                                                                    • Robbie
                                                                                      Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                      • 20960
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                                                      How would working online make one retarded, again I think people start that way and then just build on the foundation they already have by tapping into a mass network of other tards to compare notes.
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                                                                                        • O MARINA
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                                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                                          • 13794
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by CunningStunt
                                                                                          I can't decide.

                                                                                          Mentally...
                                                                                          Physically.....
                                                                                          tricky.



                                                                                          good question, I say mentally

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                                                                                            • BVF
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                                                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                                                              • 13975
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              It shouldn't do either....However, I let it get the best of me....

                                                                                              Not necessarily working in the adult biz...But working at home sitting on my ass every day...It gets addictive...

                                                                                              But now, I go to the gym and work out hard and then hit the jacuzzi, sauna, and steamroom damn near every day....Then you can come home and sit for the rest of the day without it taking a toll on your health..It's only 11:30 am here and had finished working out by 10am...Now I have all day to do nothing but scratch my nuts and wait for my kids to get back from school.

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                                                                                                • klaze
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                                                                                                  • May 2008
                                                                                                  • 2167
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  I don't work in this industry so I wouldn't know.

                                                                                                  I've only been a designer in this industry and even telling people I am a designer for porn the porn industry.. got me all negative reactions..

                                                                                                  People outside of adult do not have any respect for the people who work in adult at all.. They also have a completely fucked up idea of what the adult industry is actually like..

                                                                                                  and i'm talking about 25 yearold kids..

                                                                                                  Caught me completely off guard..
                                                                                                  Last edited by klaze; 09-09-2008, 10:27 AM.

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                                                                                                    • klaze
                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                      • May 2008
                                                                                                      • 2167
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Actually that last post was complete bullshit.

                                                                                                      They just didn't respect WHO I was working for.

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                                                                                                        • woj
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                                                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                                                          • 47880
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Fucks you up is probably not the right way of phrasing it, but it certainly changes you...
                                                                                                          "Normal" people kinda live in different world and face completely different problems than we do...
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                                                                                                            • sweetredhead
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                                                                                                              • Jun 2008
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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by Octopus
                                                                                                              Fucks up your head more
                                                                                                              I agree def can feel like ur head gets fucked
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                                                                                                                • Sands
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                                                                                                                  • Feb 2007
                                                                                                                  • 3134
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Both for sure, and especially if you work from home. I'm getting irritable. Punch holes in the wall irritable. Fucking porn.

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                                                                                                                    • he-fox
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                                                                                                                      • Jun 2006
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                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      I can't wait for some talent to answer

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                                                                                                                        • kahell
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                                                                                                                          • Aug 2005
                                                                                                                          • 292
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          going to the gym helps a lot, maintaining your health

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                                                                                                                            • Robbie
                                                                                                                              Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                                                                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                              • 20960
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by BVF
                                                                                                                              It shouldn't do either....However, I let it get the best of me....

                                                                                                                              Not necessarily working in the adult biz...But working at home sitting on my ass every day...It gets addictive...

                                                                                                                              But now, I go to the gym and work out hard and then hit the jacuzzi, sauna, and steamroom damn near every day....Then you can come home and sit for the rest of the day without it taking a toll on your health..It's only 11:30 am here and had finished working out by 10am...Now I have all day to do nothing but scratch my nuts and wait for my kids to get back from school.

                                                                                                                              Life is good.
                                                                                                                              Now you're talking. Working out is beneficial physically of course. But what you have found out is it also benefits you mentally and emotionally too. I started working out back in 1995 and went from 130 pounds to 210 of muscle (I'm 6' tall) and I feel like a million bucks. Good for you BVF. Even though you're still a dick. LOL
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                                                                                                                                • JenniDahling
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                                                                                                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                  • 5285
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Ironically, porn has made me accept my body more because of the different body types that guys find hot. I used to have the "Barbie doll syndrome" where I had a negative self image because I wasn't blonde hair, blue eyed with big boobs. I no longer have the compulsion to get a boob job to feel better about myself.

                                                                                                                                  Mentally tho, it has fucked with me where the act itself is sometimes contrived.

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                                                                                                                                    • Robbie
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                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                      • 20960
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by JenniDahling
                                                                                                                                      Mentally tho, it has fucked with me where the act itself is sometimes contrived.
                                                                                                                                      JD...just let me know when you want to have contrived sex and I don't mind if you fake an orgasm either (I'm used to it)
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                                                                                                                                        • fatfoo
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                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                                          • 27763
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          I say mentally more, I don't abuse alcohol / drugs , and I don't watch much TV...

                                                                                                                                          But I can't relate to people outside porn
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                                                                                                                                            • notime
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                                                                                                                                              • Jun 2003
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                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by MaDalton
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                                                                                                                                                • Trixie
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                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
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                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Even with the social isolation, being a webwhore has been good for my head. As close to perfect as it gets.

                                                                                                                                                  Physically? Not so much. I have so much geek work to do at the computer it's hard for me to make time to exercise, especially since I'm not an exercising sort. I know part of my job is to look good, but like JD said, you can still be a fat ass and make money. It's really the geek work at the computer that brings it in for an indie like myself where we do everything on our sites, from being IN the content, to shooting the content to blogging to design to building promos to promoting ourselves to getting other people to promote us by administering our program.

                                                                                                                                                  When my body is fucked up, so is my head -- don't sleep as good, don't feel as good about myself, makes work harder which fucks with my head, not as efficient, and then I use food as my drug of choice to make me feel better so it's a vicious circle.

                                                                                                                                                  Yeah, everyone is right that the job doesn't FORCE these consequences on you, but when you only have so many hours in the day sometimes sitting here typing useless posts on GFY is much more appealing than going for a run on your jiggly 35-year-old legs.
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                                                                                                                                                    • NicAngel
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                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2008
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                                                                                                                                                      any job can do both to you. that's why it's called a job and you get paid for it.
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                                                                                                                                                        • pornjudge
                                                                                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                          • 2214
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          It depends on how u manage your time. Find time to exercise & try to learn something other then porn. I get tired also because I have been in this business for 10 years & its hard to get motivated & sales are not like before so it could be stressful. What I do, I take a few hours a day do some exercise, sauna, jacuzzi and massage once in awhile. Let me tell u a little secret, when ur spending to much time in GFY, its time to shut it down & get the fuck out.

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                                                                                                                                                            • MrAwesome
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                                                                                                                                                              definately both
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                                                                                                                                                                • Kudles
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                                                                                                                                                                  Well I'm getting fat so physically
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                                                                                                                                                                    • tranza
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                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Doesn't fuck you up at all??
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                                                                                                                                                                        • notime
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                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by tranza
                                                                                                                                                                          Doesn't fuck you up at all??
                                                                                                                                                                          nop, I stay away from most drama/hate/bullshit/personal vengeance/troll posts

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                                                                                                                                                                            • V_RocKs
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                                                                              • 32448
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              I can now look at the most erotic porn in the world and it doesn't even make my dick twitch. You tell me...

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                                                                                                                                                                                • notime
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                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                                                                                                                                                  I can now look at the most erotic porn in the world and it doesn't even make my dick twitch. You tell me...
                                                                                                                                                                                  I can relate to that. Bizz overkill I guess. Imagine the poor surfer getting so much porn freely previewed daily day after day and year after year.....is the surfer still excited? And willing to pay?

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