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laurielegs
12-16-2020, 04:53 PM
Do you mind me asking how you do this?


I am on Windows and on search bar I look up for internet explorer (the old internet explorer, not edge) and search for Streamate and it shows the number of models online. Another very slow day/night for me. :(

To view total hosts I have to do what DeliveryLadyx suggested and use internet explorer. Edge and Opera stopped working for me. The total shows at the top.

Erika_Xstacy
12-16-2020, 05:06 PM
Is this webcam good enough quality for SM?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01BGBJ8Y0
reviews say it doesnt work w windows10

I have a few or more webcams that im letting go of- i know the c920s work flawless

I want to test my c922 and will for that this weekend.

hmu if your interested

Genoveve
12-16-2020, 11:44 PM
I've logged on twice today, once during the day and now at night. Both times traffic has been very low and so have potentials, my placement is the same. Also both times my RTT has been spiking like crazy and dropping my bitrate super low each time it does. Whenever there's contests I tend to have the RTT issues along with lower traffic and potentials, but today is really bad which is not surprising because the RTT issue today is the worst I've ever seen it; it's like rapidly cycling the entire time and has dropped my bitrate down into the 10s. There's been times too where my room would be empty for like 90 seconds straight and then like 6 people would magically appear all at once, I definitely think when the RTT is glitching that guys are unable to enter the room.

Tonight the RTT issue magically stopped after like 20 minutes but I was in pvt for pretty much the rest of my time online so I didn't get to see if my traffic improved as a result.

anonamiss
12-16-2020, 11:53 PM
I've logged on twice today, once during the day and now at night. Both times traffic has been very low and so have potentials, my placement is the same. Also both times my RTT has been spiking like crazy and dropping my bitrate super low each time it does. Whenever there's contests I tend to have the RTT issues along with lower traffic and potentials, but today is really bad which is not surprising because the RTT issue today is the worst I've ever seen it; it's like rapidly cycling the entire time and has dropped my bitrate down into the 10s. There's been times too where my room would be empty for like 90 seconds straight and then like 6 people would magically appear all at once, I definitely think when the RTT is glitching that guys are unable to enter the room.

Tonight the RTT issue magically stopped after like 20 minutes but I was in pvt for pretty much the rest of my time online so I didn't get to see if my traffic improved as a result.

this was basically my experience tonight, except it never got better... i did one show with a reg at the beginning of my night which worked fine, but then literally nothing for three more hours. barely any traffic and no more shows.

i did a speed test and got 75 download / 36 upload, yet my bit rate kept going from yellow to red and my RTT was bouncing back and forth between green and red. i looked fine on the SMB screen but i went and looked at my stream via internet explorer and it was pixelated garbage.

also had regs/customers i recognized popping in and not saying hello and then leaving, which is usually a strong indicator something is wrong with the site, because i know they normally would have chatted.

i was motivated to put in a six hour shift with a decent goal tonight but i could only do half the hours and made less than a quarter of my goal because of this shit. i was also watching the models online via internet explorer as someone suggested -- the most i saw tonight was over 3400. could it be that SM's servers are getting overloaded with this huge influx of models? has it been common for that many models to be online this year/during the pandemic in general, or is it just recently?

Erika_Xstacy
12-16-2020, 11:54 PM
my hourly is shit at certain times. its kinda scary but its part of the roller coaster ride of the pandemic. I'm having trouble staying focused. its hard being alone with the only contact being the news, social media and cam
i prettied myself up tonight and landed shows. yay lol

high model numbers hit us this year

laurielegs
12-16-2020, 11:57 PM
I'm suspicious that this bonus (which is quite a large offer of money really if traffic were normal) is being offered because they are testing something major on the site and everything is messed up.

I had a good couple hours and then dead again (eerily dead, not just slow).

Still hoping it might pick up but looking at my money totals, even with the bonus added in I'm not even making my usual hourly.

Genoveve
12-17-2020, 12:03 AM
i did a speed test and got 75 download / 36 upload, yet my bit rate kept going from yellow to red and my RTT was bouncing back and forth between green and red. i looked fine on the SMB screen but i went and looked at my stream via internet explorer and it was pixelated garbage.

also had regs/customers i recognized popping in and not saying hello and then leaving, which is usually a strong indicator something is wrong with the site, because i know they normally would have chatted.

For me, whenever I am having bitrate issues my quality will always look perfect in my interface and my quality will always say Excellent, but it will be shit when I look at myself through the main page. Every time. And also, as someone who has had all kinds of internet speed issues where I live, whenever my bitrate keeps cycling up and down along with the RTT the issue is not on my end. If my bitrate keeps dropping and staying low = my end, bitrate keeps dropping then going all the way back up and RTT spiking = SM's end.

kamiliam
12-17-2020, 12:04 AM
Yeah 100% on all the issues.

Somehow I kept my hourly decent, but I barely worked what I intended. Really good shows then hella dead. My pandemic hustle is to give them lots of random bursts of time on the days I work, easier to keep the hourly up that way for me. Keeps my sanity and I guess my placement. But that placement did not seem to have an impact the last couple of days. Thankfully taking off the rest of the week. I had like 5 bitch fits

Was this partially because of the new “media manager” ?

~Carmen~
12-17-2020, 12:33 AM
Someone gave me lingerie from my wish list. I don't see it showing up but apparently he does. It shows up as gold, in case anyone was wondering.

naughtybabe1
12-17-2020, 04:24 AM
oh yeah...another slowwwwwwwww day on SM. Well, at least I'm mentally prepared for it for the next few days. I expect it and that helps especially in a bonus/contest week. So...buckle up. It's a slow boat to nowhere today! Maybe I'll be wrong....

Des
12-17-2020, 07:17 AM
... the most i saw tonight was over 3400. could it be that SM's servers are getting overloaded with this huge influx of models? has it been common for that many models to be online this year/during the pandemic in general, or is it just recently?

Its common... Right now 3608 but many times there is over 3700, 3800...

Edit to add : in 2 min there is already 3682 :-))

Miss_ShaSha
12-17-2020, 09:56 AM
Its common... Right now 3608 but many times there is over 3700, 3800...

Edit to add : in 2 min there is already 3682 :-))


I once saw 4k and was like this has to be a joke. I was in disbelief.

ExoticBeauty4U
12-17-2020, 10:22 AM
I’ve had a new comment posted on my profile finally, first one since late October. It’s dated from the 08/11 so expect there’s more coming
Yes my comments take forever to update as well, my favorite number count too. I just had one posted from 11/8 a couple days ago.

whirlerz
12-17-2020, 10:29 AM
oh yeah...another slowwwwwwwww day on SM. Well, at least I'm mentally prepared for it for the next few days. I expect it and that helps especially in a bonus/contest week. So...buckle up. It's a slow boat to nowhere today! Maybe I'll be wrong....

Yes, where's the Wish list tho?

Miss_ShaSha
12-17-2020, 11:11 AM
Dude, just checked my mail and this member from the 15th, who was silent the whole 9+ min private, tipped GOLD during the show AND tipped 10 GOLD after the show to say thanks.

I spent the first couple minutes asking him what he wanted. He was just silent, so I proceeded to give him a foot show. I was talking dirty the whole time and he was just silent.

I kept doing my thing thinking he was gonna leave in a minute but stayed 9+ minutes lol.

Such a nice guy to have tipped during the show and after without me even knowing what he wanted lol.

anonamiss
12-17-2020, 11:40 AM
just in case anyone wasn't preparing for it to continue to suck for the rest of the month -- after bonus week is over, they will very likely announce a three day contest on the 24th-26th. they've done it every year, as well as another contest on dec 31st through january 1st.

Jodyjensen
12-17-2020, 11:51 AM
just in case anyone wasn't preparing for it to continue to suck for the rest of the month -- after bonus week is over, they will very likely announce a three day contest on the 24th-26th. they've done it every year, as well as another contest on dec 31st through january 1st.

Yeah I expected there to be either a week long one over Christmas/New Year or a couple of short ones. I think it’s to encourage people to work over the holidays. I’ll be working but won’t pressure myself with targets.

laurielegs
12-17-2020, 12:02 PM
just in case anyone wasn't preparing for it to continue to suck for the rest of the month -- after bonus week is over, they will very likely announce a three day contest on the 24th-26th. they've done it every year, as well as another contest on dec 31st through january 1st.

To me this year seems very different though.

December was usually my highest earning month with extra tips with a happy holidays or merry christmas notes, lots of privates. Even with contests and the holidays going on I normally made a lot more than usual throughout the month. Not getting many whales or generous regs so far at all.

Des
12-17-2020, 12:12 PM
I once saw 4k and was like this has to be a joke. I was in disbelief.

Hahaha imagine my excitement! ;D

Des
12-17-2020, 12:20 PM
To me this year seems very different though.

December was usually my highest earning month with extra tips with a happy holidays or merry christmas notes, lots of privates. Even with contests and the holidays going on I normally made a lot more than usual throughout the month. Not getting many whales or generous regs so far at all.

December was my highest earning month for years but not this year. When Streamate decided to make this month mandatory snapshot daily to see for a month if we make more money i thought ... yeah, the best month... but i think after this month they can't say the daily profile picture bring more privates. :-))

looklovely
12-17-2020, 12:38 PM
Anyone having an issue of not having their shows automatically record? I have it set to record automatically. I'm using Chrome if that's any help.

izshadow
12-17-2020, 01:45 PM
To me this year seems very different though.

December was usually my highest earning month with extra tips with a happy holidays or merry christmas notes, lots of privates. Even with contests and the holidays going on I normally made a lot more than usual throughout the month. Not getting many whales or generous regs so far at all.

I'm hitting upwards of 20 mins with no one entering my room and my potential typically sits at 0. I agree with you 100%.

anonamiss
12-17-2020, 02:26 PM
To me this year seems very different though.

December was usually my highest earning month with extra tips with a happy holidays or merry christmas notes, lots of privates. Even with contests and the holidays going on I normally made a lot more than usual throughout the month. Not getting many whales or generous regs so far at all.

oh i agree. in past years, the 30% bonus plus christmas contest have reliably been some of my highest earning weeks, easily.

i really do believe the majority of why it sucks so bad this year is because of all the pandemic related factors i wrote in another comment. more models, more freeloaders, and less guys with disposable income. streamate does seem to be glitching way more than usual, but with 4000+ models online, that's not too surprising. i hope if they are "working" on anything, it's getting the site more stable, not adding more useless features no one cares about.

i am cautiously optimistic that things will gradually start feeling more normal again as 2021 progresses. hopefully more of the newcomer models will go back to vanilla industries, and more guys will get their jobs back and therefore have more money to spend on us. but it's going to be slowgoing for sure.

euro_princess
12-17-2020, 02:30 PM
I don’t usually complain, but I feel like me sharing my experience this week, might help others feel better and not alone in this graveyard.

I planned a lot of hours for the bonus, currently is Thursday and I’m sitting at 6h online. Why? Cause it sucks and I can’t for the life of me sit more than 2-3h at a time when is so dead. I did make some money, enough to say it was worth the hustle and makeup, but it was all thx to some regulars. Even when I had movement in my room, all of them seemed broke AF and so quiet. What happened to hello or compliments?!

That being said, hang tight, don’t take it personally and don’t ruin your holidays over this. Just a bad week, that’ll eventually pass. I suspect clients are having other priorities (Xmas gifts). I think everything is going to get better before the New Years Eve.

Edit: I used to rock the preholidays week also, but not this year.

naughtybabe1
12-17-2020, 03:35 PM
just in case anyone wasn't preparing for it to continue to suck for the rest of the month -- after bonus week is over, they will very likely announce a three day contest on the 24th-26th. they've done it every year, as well as another contest on dec 31st through january 1st.


Yep, I"m totally expecting those. I hope it's just a few days and not a Dec24-Jan 1 contest.....at least some off days in between would be nice. Took me 6.5 hours to make my $140 goal.....it was AGONY but I STFO..also...
WHERE DO I GET THIS SM WISH LIST THING I keep hearing about?? I don't see it anywhere on my end. Am I blind?
thanks

Erika_Xstacy
12-17-2020, 03:36 PM
Anyone having an issue of not having their shows automatically record? I have it set to record automatically. I'm using Chrome if that's any help.
make sure your cue is not full.
it happens to me if i did not delete the videos

Erika_Xstacy
12-17-2020, 03:43 PM
Yep, I"m totally expecting those. I hope it's just a few days and not a Dec24-Jan 1 contest.....at least some off days in between would be nice. Took me 6.5 hours to make my $140 goal.....it was AGONY but I STFO..also...
WHERE DO I GET THIS SM WISH LIST THING I keep hearing about?? I don't see it anywhere on my end. Am I blind?
thanks

it is in testing phase for models, not everyone has it yet

Miss_ShaSha
12-17-2020, 03:50 PM
Yep, I"m totally expecting those. I hope it's just a few days and not a Dec24-Jan 1 contest.....at least some off days in between would be nice. Took me 6.5 hours to make my $140 goal.....it was AGONY but I STFO..also...
WHERE DO I GET THIS SM WISH LIST THING I keep hearing about?? I don't see it anywhere on my end. Am I blind?
thanks

Make sure you've been included in testing new features here:

53733

DeliveryLadyx
12-17-2020, 05:58 PM
Jesus F.C., 4 hours and 6$, barely anyone enters my room. And yeah, who dares to chat, no hi, no nothing, just point blank rude. or, just had one now asking me how is my Christmas. hey dude, is still a week to go still to Christams, left straightaway. Jesus F*** C*** lol.

Miss_ShaSha
12-17-2020, 06:04 PM
Jesus F.C., 4 hours and 6$, barely anyone enters my room. And yeah, who dares to chat, no hi, no nothing, just point blank rude. or, just had one now asking me how is my Christmas. hey dude, is still a week to go still to Christams, left straightaway. Jesus F*** C*** lol.

I feel ya sister! 6 hrs and for shit!!! I've already started wine lolollll. I've done 33 hrs this week and don't even know how. It's been dead AF even going 15+ min without an in or an out. This shit is crazy hard lol and I'm used to doing long hours.

DeliveryLadyx
12-17-2020, 06:07 PM
I feel ya sister! 6 hrs and for shit!!! I've already started wine lolollll. I've done 33 hrs this week and don't even know how. It's been dead AF even going 15+ min without an in or an out. This shit is crazy hard lol and I'm used to doing long hours.
Oh, am so glad this forum exist, messing my head.. the same, even 20 minutes without any in. Am going to start drinking Gin and tonic and come back online, trying to STFO for hours now, charity time... dunno how bad it will effect the placement, but I do not care anymore.

laurielegs
12-17-2020, 08:53 PM
I've gotten busy tonight on other sites. Completely dead on Streamate.

Really think there are tech issues or some other problem because if it were the holidays or people out of work or more hosts working I wouldn't be making money elsewhere!

Erika_Xstacy
12-17-2020, 09:39 PM
I've gotten busy tonight on other sites. Completely dead on Streamate.

Really think there are tech issues or some other problem because if it were the holidays or people out of work or more hosts working I wouldn't be making money elsewhere!

2 regulars have hit me up on onlyfans and snapchat bc sm keeps fucking up.
They know I dont do offsite cam but ANYWAY bc the problems are so bad

when i take regulars offsite they like to go into the friend zone or more. oh wow she did a 1 on 1 and took time for me.

one popped up on sm saying I left you a message, of course I saw it. my go to is "i never check messages" he said to me ... yeah if you did you could make real money when I come in town and I act totally stupid to seeing emails. BARF..UNSEE WHAT HE SAID.. HE IS GOOD MONEY.. UNSEE THAT NOW...LOOK AT THE CEILING...TOTALLY IGNORE .. go walk the dog act like i logged off lol I cant deal with creepy. I just cant.

and if one more stupid goddamn motherfucker hits me asking do you have a onlyfans.or what is your name on onlyfans ,, these are regulars that know what my gd name is. wtf I cant deal with stupid. i cantttt lol

Ive hit a few limits this week

izshadow
12-17-2020, 09:55 PM
I've gotten busy tonight on other sites. Completely dead on Streamate.

Really think there are tech issues or some other problem because if it were the holidays or people out of work or more hosts working I wouldn't be making money elsewhere!

I've had four shows on CMD this week and thats huge for me. With a fifth maybe happening before I go to bed later. I missed his request walking the damn dogs for their night time potty and now I'm all crying like pleaseeeeeeeee come back cause now he said he is doing something and cant sneak away. Damn it! But yah, usually I only get one or two a month on there so its just SM for me that is dead as dead, I've never seen it this dead ever. Ugh! I've worked almost 17 hours and only made $91 bucks.

LeilaB
12-18-2020, 12:35 AM
Hello!

I am new on SM (I've been streaming here for 2 months). I have to tell, that this forum helps me to keep my motivation!

The first month was really good for me, I did a great amount of money (for me great amount). This month is my second, and I have noticed only a small decrease in the money UNTIL THIS WEEK. OMG what is happening? :(

I am experiencing randomly bad bitrate and RTT, and it ruins my stream. I used to be on the bottom of the first page and on the top of the second, but today I am on the third page. :( I have some regulars in pvt, but I cannot find new customers, and the money is pretty bad these days. My room is almost dead.

The "My favorites" part didnt fresh for a ~2 weeks period. My statistics are horrible.

I am afraid, I cannot reach the first page again with these terrible stats.

I can see that you have the same problems...I'm streaming right now, and I'm just sad, because of these things I mentioned.. :(

KatM
12-18-2020, 01:50 AM
Well, is the 2nd time i had a severe panic attack after not being able to sleep for 3 days, in 3 days and 3 nights i was able to fall asleep very late after taking a double dose of Anxiar (similar to Xanax, i had it in the house) and slept only for approx 2 hrs each time.
Friday morning i panicked i'll go nuts cause of not sleeping all nite and asked my son to take me to the psychiatric hospital where i was hospitalized the 1st time and we went to the emergency room, i was in a bad state, lethargic, not really responsive to stimulus and extremely tired, they put me back on medication for depression, anxiety and sleep.

I was off medication (with doctor allowance) since summer after being treated for the same issue for 1 and a half years.
Both episodes were triggered by this work, it started with feeling depressed and anxious then i lost sleep then severe panic attacks.

Feeling better now and was finally able to get on cam on wednesday and made some small change in about 4 hrs on cam, last night i made $4.8 in tips from a single guy. I logged off after 2.5 hrs cause it was useless to stay on, it was absolutely dead, in and outs here and there, people asking for free stuff, rtt and bit rate jumping from green to yellow and back.
Something is definitely UP with SM lately/ this week.

I have an account on stripchat but my camscore dropped after the 2 weeks promotion time and i am not getting traffic there anymore cause well, i am not wiling to do what most people do there, hardcore shows in free.

We shall see, i also started therapy together with medication to learn to handle this job better cause the lack of business is killing me and is affecting my self esteem a lot.

Reading ur posts in here make me feel better that i am not alone in this and its not all on me cause i always tend to blame myself for not being pretty enough, slim enough, smart enough, so on.

Thank you for reading, i wanted to share my experience and tell u ladies to have good care of ur mental sanity and if u feel things start to aggravate to seek assistance (for the ones who suffer with anxiety/ depression or other issues).

By the way, does depression and/or anxiety can be cured for good or we live with it forever?!
Do i need to be on meds all my life?! I was thinking the treatment cured me but the stress over work triggered a new episode :(
The therapist said i'll be able to handle myself better when i'll be off meds but i read on the internet that after the 2nd episode the treatment will be even longer like years, i will ask my psychiatrist about this when she will see me in January, she was fully booked and could not see me but sent me a prescription by email so i can continue the treatment given at hospital.

All the best everyone and Happy Holidays!

euro_princess
12-18-2020, 02:11 AM
I have GAD, which is basically chronic anxiety and unfortunately, there is no cure for it. You can remove the triggers and have cognitive therapy, but that’s most. Medication does help, usually SRRI.

Beware of benzos (Anxiar, Xanax and so on). They cause addiction pretty fast and unfortunately they only help on the short time. Basically, they help “lower” your anxiety stimulus in the brain, but they do it so good, that your brain has a hard time coming back from that. Plus, with time, they require bigger doses. Thankfully, I’ve never been a fan on Xanax, it gives me depersonalization, like I’m starring at myself from the top.

KatM
12-18-2020, 02:36 AM
I have GAD, which is basically chronic anxiety and unfortunately, there is no cure for it. You can remove the triggers and have cognitive therapy, but that’s most. Medication does help, usually SRRI.

Beware of benzos (Anxiar, Xanax and so on). They cause addiction pretty fast and unfortunately they only help on the short time. Basically, they help “lower” your anxiety stimulus in the brain, but they do it so good, that your brain has a hard time coming back from that. Plus, with time, they require bigger doses. Thankfully, I’ve never been a fan on Xanax, it gives me depersonalization, like I’m starring at myself from the top.

Right now I take Coaxil, is a mild antidepressant, Rivotril for anxiety, trittico before sleep and zolpidem for sleep, at the hospital they gave me a stronger antidepressant that I took over weekend and made me all dizzy, they did not hospitalized me cause there are covid cases in the hospital and they hospitalize only the severe cases. I contacted my psihiatrist on Monday and she said to me over the phone that the antidepressant given at hospital is too strong and too much for me (2 pills at once per day) and sent me the prescription with Coaxil which I take now. Anxiar I took only in hospital when I had my first episode in 2019 and at home only when needed and just a half pill but I took more when I was not able to sleep again last week. Now I don't take anxiar, just what I wrote above, the meds put me back on my feet but I have attention issues, I have moments when I feel I can't focus on what I do or have to do. I can't sleep without the meds, mind won't switch off simply, it runs thoughts continuously.
I feel Soo disabled ...
Ty for ur message xxx

Esixxx
12-18-2020, 03:14 AM
Well, is the 2nd time i had a severe panic attack after not being able to sleep for 3 days, in 3 days and 3 nights i was able to fall asleep very late after taking a double dose of Anxiar (similar to Xanax, i had it in the house) and slept only for approx 2 hrs each time.
Friday morning i panicked i'll go nuts cause of not sleeping all nite and asked my son to take me to the psychiatric hospital where i was hospitalized the 1st time and we went to the emergency room, i was in a bad state, lethargic, not really responsive to stimulus and extremely tired, they put me back on medication for depression, anxiety and sleep.

I was off medication (with doctor allowance) since summer after being treated for the same issue for 1 and a half years.
Both episodes were triggered by this work, it started with feeling depressed and anxious then i lost sleep then severe panic attacks.

Feeling better now and was finally able to get on cam on wednesday and made some small change in about 4 hrs on cam, last night i made $4.8 in tips from a single guy. I logged off after 2.5 hrs cause it was useless to stay on, it was absolutely dead, in and outs here and there, people asking for free stuff, rtt and bit rate jumping from green to yellow and back.
Something is definitely UP with SM lately/ this week.

I have an account on stripchat but my camscore dropped after the 2 weeks promotion time and i am not getting traffic there anymore cause well, i am not wiling to do what most people do there, hardcore shows in free.

We shall see, i also started therapy together with medication to learn to handle this job better cause the lack of business is killing me and is affecting my self esteem a lot.

Reading ur posts in here make me feel better that i am not alone in this and its not all on me cause i always tend to blame myself for not being pretty enough, slim enough, smart enough, so on.

Thank you for reading, i wanted to share my experience and tell u ladies to have good care of ur mental sanity and if u feel things start to aggravate to seek assistance (for the ones who suffer with anxiety/ depression or other issues).

By the way, does depression and/or anxiety can be cured for good or we live with it forever?!
Do i need to be on meds all my life?! I was thinking the treatment cured me but the stress over work triggered a new episode :(
The therapist said i'll be able to handle myself better when i'll be off meds but i read on the internet that after the 2nd episode the treatment will be even longer like years, i will ask my psychiatrist about this when she will see me in January, she was fully booked and could not see me but sent me a prescription by email so i can continue the treatment given at hospital.

All the best everyone and Happy Holidays!

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor- I think with depression and anxiety issues that it depends on the situation and other variables in the mix. Do I think we can overcome it- (speaking from personal experience) yes. But there are so many factors involved- genetics, lifestyle, environment, etc. etc..

What has helped me was when I needed medication I took it and learning the tools to manage stress, depression and anxiety- such as CBT, anger management, learning a healthy way of processing emotions and allowing myself to feel, and having a good support network. Support groups were a good starting place for me.

Everyone is different, and everyone's situation is different. I will say this NEVER stop taking your medication cold turkey because it can screw up your system and talk to your doctor if you are experiencing negative side effects.

It's tough that I know, and I feel for you. Wishing you the best!

Horny
12-18-2020, 03:18 AM
It must be so hard. It has been a brutal year on cam. I am finding this week torture and I don't have anxiety to contend with. For what its worth I do think there is something very wrong on SM I have worked hours all week for very little but my other sites are busier than they have been. x

KatM
12-18-2020, 04:22 AM
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor- I think with depression and anxiety issues that it depends on the situation and other variables in the mix. Do I think we can overcome it- (speaking from personal experience) yes. But there are so many factors involved- genetics, lifestyle, environment, etc. etc..

What has helped me was when I needed medication I took it and learning the tools to manage stress, depression and anxiety- such as CBT, anger management, learning a healthy way of processing emotions and allowing myself to feel, and having a good support network. Support groups were a good starting place for me.

Everyone is different, and everyone's situation is different. I will say this NEVER stop taking your medication cold turkey because it can screw up your system and talk to your doctor if you are experiencing negative side effects.

It's tough that I know, and I feel for you. Wishing you the best!


Thank you for input, i started CBT yesterday, i was told is the best therapy, i went for another kind of therapy last year "person centered" type that did not help at all, the therapist was not good for me and the method was not what i needed, i quit after 5 session cause when leaving her office i was feeling worse than when i arrived there ... the new therapist knows what she is doing and understood immediately what i am dealing with, it was a good session, i'll go there once a week for how long is needed and i can afford it, parents and my son will help too with money for therapy.
I just need to make enough on SM to live decently and pay bills but the site is soo screwed lately/ this week.
Hugs, all the best to u too xxx :-*

wealthmagnet
12-18-2020, 08:33 AM
how is the 30% a bonus when there is 0 traffic and nothing but bot traffic and earnings are down by 50+ % for most of us ? no way on gods green earth are these members human. i'm not the only cammer who notices the user names all being similar. sorry but bob111 , bobbobbob , bobtitlover all logged in at once and leaving at the same time are NOT human and neither is the rest of the traffic

izshadow
12-18-2020, 08:39 AM
how is the 30% a bonus when there is 0 traffic and nothing but bot traffic and earnings are down by 50+ % for most of us ? no way on gods green earth are these members human. i'm not the only only who notices the user names all being similar. sorry but bob111 , bobbobbob , bobtitlover all logged in at once and leaving at the same time are NOT human and neither is the rest of the traffic

I noticed this to. I'm just broken. Not only did I get diddly on the 30% bonus that I was so excited about orginally but I'm with BM models to for daily pay and couldnt even get one min in paid chat to qualify for their bonus. I'm showing two days at 0 even though I was signed on to SM for HOURS.

Des
12-18-2020, 09:19 AM
I did not pay attention to similar names but my problem is: members that spent on me ( pvt, excl or tips ) don't say a word. They don't answer to my "Hello... how are you today?" They just enter, stay a bit then leave, some come back another 2-3 times. So weird...

wealthmagnet
12-18-2020, 09:26 AM
I did not pay attention to similar names but my problem is: members that spent on me ( pvt, excl or tips ) don't say a word. They don't answer to my "Hello... how are you today?" They just enter, stay a bit then leave, some come back another 2-3 times. So weird...

it's because they can't stay connected or see us. like clockwork every contest/bonus week it's as if they flip a switch and turn off traffic/earnings for a large majority. it seems like a numbers game. their bottom line are the cammers they get the biggest % from which would make sense why the same few place in top contests prize spots or make mad $ during bonus weeks. too many patterns of the same thing every last time. it's super predicatable at this point. 30% bonus on top of earnings that get SLASHED by more than 50+ % is a slap in the face especially because it's just money we would've made on a non sham contest/bonus week

Mal707
12-18-2020, 12:58 PM
Streamate has been terrible this whole week :/ I’m starting to focus more on building up room traffic on chaturbate

laurielegs
12-18-2020, 01:32 PM
I noticed this to. I'm just broken. Not only did I get diddly on the 30% bonus that I was so excited about orginally but I'm with BM models to for daily pay and couldnt even get one min in paid chat to qualify for their bonus. I'm showing two days at 0 even though I was signed on to SM for HOURS.


I'm both glad it's not just me but also sad for everyone that it's affecting most of us this way. I feel pretty stupid for actually getting excited about this bonus. It's like getting excited about having my pay cut by more than half.

Still going to work the next couple days but not marathoning like I was planning before.

whirlerz
12-18-2020, 02:40 PM
I did not pay attention to similar names but my problem is: members that spent on me ( pvt, excl or tips ) don't say a word. They don't answer to my "Hello... how are you today?" They just enter, stay a bit then leave, some come back another 2-3 times. So weird...

Yes, same here! Beyond aggravating!
I even told them, (which I have before, not that they listen, GIVE CONTESTANTS A REST.)

MissAdriana
12-18-2020, 02:55 PM
Dang I was bothered since I'mnot sure how many more shifts I'm going to get in this year, havent been able to do the bonus week sounds like I'm not missing much. I always ban the peepers, maybe thats bad since keeping them bumps up your room count ? IDK

KatM
12-18-2020, 05:07 PM
Two Holiday Contests: Join Us Dec 24-26 and Dec 31-Jan 1!

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