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Hi! I'm just starting out (again), and since my epilepsy has gotten worse... so have my ADHD symptoms. I'm doing everything correct on my end in that I'm physically doing well but... my focus is pretty shoddy at the best of times. I don't want to look bored or distracted, because I'm not. But when the room is kind of dead and I'm on my own, it's excrutiating to not be doing something for my brain, and just talking to myself and fiddling around with my stuff isn't enough. I don't like to open too many websites because if I get too into the internet, I will end up talking about whatever I get into, whether it's politics or Neopets (which, by the way, is a lot of fun if you're bored and better at focusing than my brain allows me to be).
So... what do you actually DO when it's dead? Activity-wise?
Language learning study on cam? Arts and crafts? Tarot and witchcraft? Can I start folding laundry, but sexy? Ritual sacrifice for non-nude, long privates? Instructional gardening videos or true crime stories? I used to just be able to chill and hum and sing and dream or whatever. Now I stare into the middle distance, and I look like I'm contemplating the universe with X-ray vision, scared.
Genoveve
05-14-2022, 04:09 PM
^^^I really like crossword puzzles; they're good because they don't require a lot of focus and work fine with being interrupted constantly.
Oh, I love those! Or the word puzzles where you get the list and you have to figure out where they all fit together. That's a great idea, thank you!
Genoveve
05-14-2022, 05:12 PM
4 hour goal tomorrow.
I did 3.5 hours, made $363 which is odd because as busy as it was it felt like I made more, but I think my longest show was a 20 min exclu so that would explain it.
Dreamqueen
05-14-2022, 09:00 PM
I switched up my hours today, only by default because I got up early for once in my life, lol.
I was in shows and getting tips for the entire time.
Love when that happens!
It gave me the energy to stay on for 3 hours.
I would have stayed on longer, but I was starving.
Once I eat, good luck getting back on.
No worries, because I exceeded my goal.
Woohoo!
laurielegs
05-14-2022, 09:28 PM
Hi! I'm just starting out (again), and since my epilepsy has gotten worse... so have my ADHD symptoms. I'm doing everything correct on my end in that I'm physically doing well but... my focus is pretty shoddy at the best of times. I don't want to look bored or distracted, because I'm not. But when the room is kind of dead and I'm on my own, it's excrutiating to not be doing something for my brain, and just talking to myself and fiddling around with my stuff isn't enough. I don't like to open too many websites because if I get too into the internet, I will end up talking about whatever I get into, whether it's politics or Neopets (which, by the way, is a lot of fun if you're bored and better at focusing than my brain allows me to be).
So... what do you actually DO when it's dead? Activity-wise?
Language learning study on cam? Arts and crafts? Tarot and witchcraft? Can I start folding laundry, but sexy? Ritual sacrifice for non-nude, long privates? Instructional gardening videos or true crime stories? I used to just be able to chill and hum and sing and dream or whatever. Now I stare into the middle distance, and I look like I'm contemplating the universe with X-ray vision, scared.
I have ADHD too, haven't been able to find an effective medication I can tolerate as of yet.
I put in a little bluetooth (mine is so tiny you can't even notice it, fits almost all the way in my ear and then my hair covers it) and I listen to all kinds of stuff, podcasts, audio books, youtube. I run my computer audio through it too so cam2cam doesn't give feedback.
rn on SM those shifts with confused come and go guysssss, hopefully i hit a good amount yday for today however basically i am ON relatevely doing others stuff updating profiles on others website yuppi
too early to log in probably.....
EllePurrs
05-16-2022, 02:21 AM
I've been working on my mental fortitude when it comes to hours and today... I streamed 7 hours!!! I took 3 hours of breaks(10 hrs total), but it's still such a big improvement. Going to keep trying to get tougher like y'all~ ❤️❤️
Seductive_Brit
05-16-2022, 04:31 AM
Hi! I'm just starting out (again), and since my epilepsy has gotten worse... so have my ADHD symptoms. I'm doing everything correct on my end in that I'm physically doing well but... my focus is pretty shoddy at the best of times. I don't want to look bored or distracted, because I'm not. But when the room is kind of dead and I'm on my own, it's excrutiating to not be doing something for my brain, and just talking to myself and fiddling around with my stuff isn't enough. I don't like to open too many websites because if I get too into the internet, I will end up talking about whatever I get into, whether it's politics or Neopets (which, by the way, is a lot of fun if you're bored and better at focusing than my brain allows me to be).
So... what do you actually DO when it's dead? Activity-wise?
Language learning study on cam? Arts and crafts? Tarot and witchcraft? Can I start folding laundry, but sexy? Ritual sacrifice for non-nude, long privates? Instructional gardening videos or true crime stories? I used to just be able to chill and hum and sing and dream or whatever. Now I stare into the middle distance, and I look like I'm contemplating the universe with X-ray vision, scared.
Hey! I have ADHD too, seems a lot of us ladies do, and your brain sounds familiar ha. I am mainly on Streamate which is overall a private only site, therefore I am only switched 'on' when someone comes into my room and then in the show itself. I read or watch films in another tab in between people coming into my room, with Streamate mic muted whilst I do that, I go on here, sometimes do admin tasks that need doing. With what you describe I did really struggle on token sites and just keep them as a back up.
Seductive_Brit
05-16-2022, 05:15 AM
I've been working on my mental fortitude when it comes to hours and today... I streamed 7 hours!!! I took 3 hours of breaks(10 hrs total), but it's still such a big improvement. �� Going to keep trying to get tougher like y'all~ ❤️❤️
Well done hun! Super inspiring!
SimoneGray
05-17-2022, 02:22 AM
Also in the ADHD gang lol. I've downloaded Kindle for PC, so what I do during shifts that are slow is just read books. I choose books that aren't super detailed, just cos it's a lot to pay attention to on cam, and then rotate them so that I don't get bored. I've read way more than normal, and it really helps the hours pass. Some days it even helps me get online because I'm excited to return to my book, and it's the same with staying on. Hell, some days I stay past my hours goal because I'm so engrossed in the book LOL.
Seductive_Brit
05-17-2022, 03:07 AM
I do exactly the same with the Kindle app! I just open it in another tab.
A thought ladies, do you think it's worth starting an ADHD support thread or does this exist already?
Starting my hopefully minimum 4 hours today. Let's gooooo
ravenskyy
05-18-2022, 10:01 AM
I'm not as full of energy today and SM is dead. Please Cam Goddess, have mercy on me. A bitch is tired and needs this money. Ugh. I hope I can get through 5 hours this afternoon.
ravenskyy
05-18-2022, 02:01 PM
I'm not as full of energy today and SM is dead. Please Cam Goddess, have mercy on me. A bitch is tired and needs this money. Ugh. I hope I can get through 5 hours this afternoon.
$270! Thank you Cam Goddess!
$318! I'm done for the afternoon. Back for more tonight.
I'm not as full of energy today and SM is dead. Please Cam Goddess, have mercy on me. A bitch is tired and needs this money. Ugh. I hope I can get through 5 hours this afternoon.
if i say that maybe i ll get some money LOL. so i would say it is so slow for me, one of my loyal fan came to visit and made my day however ... it si depressing. even on wed? ohhh damn
waogtrain
05-18-2022, 03:57 PM
$270! Thank you Cam Goddess!
$318! I'm done for the afternoon. Back for more tonight.
Amazing! This is the motivation I need! Committing to at least 3 hours but hoping for 5 if the vibe is right
1.5 hours, $83. paying customers few and far between. 3 hours is my only goal right now
2.5 hours, $83. still down to stick around. I think I can hang for at least another hour. I'm watching the second season of project runway discretely :). Might even eat pizza live on cam
Genoveve
05-18-2022, 04:37 PM
3-4 hour goal today. 1.5 hours in. Determined to hit a total of 20 this week.
Dreamqueen
05-18-2022, 10:40 PM
I stayed on until I made $100.
It took me 3 hours, but I'm proud of myself for staying on.
It was completely dead for the first 2 hours, yikes.
Note to self: Quit trying to make money during the day.
The freaks come out at night.:jester::smiley_ma:joke:
ggminx
05-19-2022, 01:09 AM
I stayed on until I made $100.
It took me 3 hours, but I'm proud of myself for staying on.
It was completely dead for the first 2 hours, yikes.
Note to self: Quit trying to make money during the day.
The freaks come out at night.:jester::smiley_ma:joke:
omg...i stream 5-6 hours between 8am-5pm no matter which country i live in and i've lived in the US time zones a few times (not actually in the US though). for me, day time is stressful to me because i notice is kind of like ITC when there are fewer people and you gotta get bank from a handful of custies. easier when the club is bumpin with loads of custies
I stayed on until I made $100.
It took me 3 hours, but I'm proud of myself for staying on.
It was completely dead for the first 2 hours, yikes.
Note to self: Quit trying to make money during the day.
The freaks come out at night.:jester::smiley_ma:joke:
exactly i make nighttime in 2hrs what i could in daytime in 6hrs lol
ravenskyy
05-19-2022, 10:53 AM
What is going on with Thursdays? Every week, it's like a freaking ghost town on Streamate. 2 hours left. Here's hoping I can survive this slowness. 4 shifts left for me this week and $1100 to make.
Cutie101
05-19-2022, 02:08 PM
Wtf it's slow as fuck lately. I can't pull more than 7 hours even tho I should, because I was making money last minute all the time. But I swear I got tired making money last minute. How about universe sending me money while I am fucking available for 7 hours at least?!?!
Ugh, it's screwing my goals big time.
Rant over, even tho I STFO :)))
Genoveve
05-19-2022, 02:23 PM
3-4 hour goal today. 1.5 hours in. Determined to hit a total of 20 this week.
I did hit 4 hours yesterday. Aiming for the same today but may have to split it up because it's really hard doing 4 hours in one stretch.
ETA did 3.5 and left because after it being busy the entire time, when I came out of my last show traffic was so completely dead that I felt like something was wrong. I'm at 10 hours and 43 min for the week so I have to do 9 hours and 17 more min to hit 20 hours by Saturday. Aiming to do 6 tomorrow, probably going to have to do 3 two-hour stretches to get it done.
Dreamqueen
05-19-2022, 09:10 PM
omg...i stream 5-6 hours between 8am-5pm no matter which country i live in and i've lived in the US time zones a few times (not actually in the US though). for me, day time is stressful to me because i notice is kind of like ITC when there are fewer people and you gotta get bank from a handful of custies. easier when the club is bumpin with loads of custies
exactly i make nighttime in 2hrs what i could in daytime in 6hrs lol
Yes, yes to all of this!
When the covid lockdown happened, I got used to being very busy during the day on cam.
Lots of guys were home/working from home/or collecting that govt money.
Those days are gone. My customers are either back to work, or out of work.
I'm getting them coming into my chat room in the day, asking if I'll be on later because they're at work. Or they will simply pop in to chat quickly, not say anything, then come back and spend at night.
I smell a new lockdown incoming with the monkeypox arrival.
I just hope they get stipends the way they did with covid.
Miss_ShaSha
05-20-2022, 09:45 AM
Did 2 hrs from 12am-2am and made $9. Then did 2 hrs from 9am-11am ummm, totally dead and zero love from a couple level 2s who didn't even tip or do shows. That kinda shit just makes me wanna not even side hustle SM. $102 for 4 hrs is not anything to brag about. I do want $300 for this weekend so I'll get on when I feel like it, but these fuckers bein real cheap and rude AF. Had to block a few guys and I NEVER do that. FUCK!!!
Dreamqueen
05-20-2022, 09:09 PM
This thread is so inspirational to me.
Cam was slower than molasses today.
I kept switching from one site to another without much luck.
Nothing but silent lurkers and ins and outs.
I'm thinking it was just a typical deadass Friday.
Normally I would log out and say forget it.
Today I decided to stop the negative talk and think positive, all while staying on.
Shortly after shifting my mindset, a customer I haven't seen in a year whisked me away for a show that lasted until he hit his daily limit.
An hour and a half.
He also tipped during the entire show.
I had just raised my rates.
Needless to say I more than exceeded my goal!
Thank the cam gods/goddesses.:thanx::worship:
The advice about the Kindles and reading is saving my hours rn, thank y'all so much. I've also gone back to studying Japanese - I do my kanji reviews and duolingo. I'm definitely not super entertaining tonight in terms of conversation, thanks to my headache, but $40 in 3 hours is... not the worst I've ever done, and I need a root canal so it's time for a bagel bite break and then back on.
It'll pick up. Or I'll get some good studying/reading done, I guess! lol!
Genoveve
05-21-2022, 12:47 PM
This thread is so inspirational to me.
Cam was slower than molasses today.
I kept switching from one site to another without much luck.
Nothing but silent lurkers and ins and outs.
I'm thinking it was just a typical deadass Friday.
Normally I would log out and say forget it.
Today I decided to stop the negative talk and think positive, all while staying on.
Shortly after shifting my mindset, a customer I haven't seen in a year whisked me away for a show that lasted until he hit his daily limit.
An hour and a half.
Same. Yesterday was weird because I logged on and the first 40 minutes were totally normal, then traffic just completely died and I was sitting in a mostly empty room for the next 40something minutes. Even though I hate doing nights, because I've had so many super busy Friday nights I decided to come back later....and again it was crickets. After 40something minutes I had like $29, so in a total of around 2.5 hours for the whole day I had around $145 which is not good for me. I was getting ready to just rage quit but I saw your post and I knew I needed to *know* I was going to make money and I remembered allllllllllllllllll of the (probably thousands) of times where it's dead AF and then randomly picks up. Not long after that some random guy went pvt for around 90 minutes and I basically interviewed him about food the whole time, then when he left I had a small rush and then left for the night because it was late. Ended up with $400 for 4.5 hours which is on the slower side for me but it's honestly significantly more than I thought I was going to end up with so I'm very happy with it.
Funny how we both got saved by a 90 minute show.... :wizard:
Dreamqueen
05-21-2022, 11:34 PM
Same. Yesterday was weird because I logged on and the first 40 minutes were totally normal, then traffic just completely died and I was sitting in a mostly empty room for the next 40something minutes. Even though I hate doing nights, because I've had so many super busy Friday nights I decided to come back later....and again it was crickets. After 40something minutes I had like $29, so in a total of around 2.5 hours for the whole day I had around $145 which is not good for me. I was getting ready to just rage quit but I saw your post and I knew I needed to *know* I was going to make money and I remembered allllllllllllllllll of the (probably thousands) of times where it's dead AF and then randomly picks up. Not long after that some random guy went pvt for around 90 minutes and I basically interviewed him about food the whole time, then when he left I had a small rush and then left for the night because it was late. Ended up with $400 for 4.5 hours which is on the slower side for me but it's honestly significantly more than I thought I was going to end up with so I'm very happy with it.
Funny how we both got saved by a 90 minute show.... :wizard:
That's awesome! The "90 Minute Miracle."
Did your customer run out of money (hit his daily limit), like mine did? Or did he end the session?
My guy wasn't even close to cumming.
I wonder if he tried to come back with a different card, as guys have done in the past.
I was starving so I logged off.
I'll ask him next time he stops by.
Genoveve
05-22-2022, 02:55 PM
^^^I don't remember for sure if he hit his limit but I *think* he did.
Starting this week I really want to STFO earlier, like log on earlier and be done earlier. I've been getting really good at doing 3-4 hour shifts in one stretch and have been logging on earlier in general for a while. For the longest time I felt like I just didn't make good money when I logged on before like 6:30pm, but now after over a year of logging on between 2:30pm-4:30pm and consistently doing just fine I feel like I might as well aim for earlier because I love logging off early and then having the whole rest of the day free. I need to wake up earlier though, I've been setting my alarm for ten minutes earlier every day and would love to get to where I'm waking up around 7.
AllieAussie
05-23-2022, 04:56 AM
Yessss ! I wasn't feeling it today was the first day of my period so thought Id have the day off ended up jumping on setting a room topic that today was all about "The Ass" Ended up with a guy wanting an exclusive gold show for $350 buy in (he wanted to be the only one in the show) I almost fell off the bed when a second guy bought in for $350 again !! crazy I rarely do gold shows because I find it hard to sell $10 buy ins and meet my goal lol
Yessss ! I wasn't feeling it today was the first day of my period so thought Id have the day off ended up jumping on setting a room topic that today was all about "The Ass" Ended up with a guy wanting an exclusive gold show for $350 buy in (he wanted to be the only one in the show) I almost fell off the bed when a second guy bought in for $350 again !! crazy I rarely do gold shows because I find it hard to sell $10 buy ins and meet my goal lol
goooood Sis! some days are just magic! xx
ravenskyy
05-23-2022, 01:10 PM
I'm about to rage quit...
I'm about to rage quit...
joining the club if we are talking about SM shit daysss club. i made my day in one hr last night. LOL now just freeloaders. hopefully on others website i m banking.
SM the mistery
ravenskyy
05-24-2022, 11:24 AM
Anyone want to play Find The Traffic with me? I've been online for a few hours, and I can't find any. I must be doing something wrong.
I think it's time to become a night girl. This day shift has been miserable. I took 2 naps because I'm so depressed.
take for the first time a day off lol. it felt weird but much needed. Tuesday is going to be the day off every week. i m burning out otherwise and can be good for the soul!! happy to be back today. i felt guilty, meanwhile i know that rest is necessary and productive. i did not sleep at all tho LOL keep rolling
night shift just starting :)
LeilaB
05-26-2022, 04:53 AM
Last week was my best week on SM $/hour wise with $805 in less than 21 hours online, it was so busy anytime I logged on, I couldn't even read an article or listen to a 30 min podcast while working. I have always believed that I would push more hours when it's busy and do easily 5-7 hours long shifts so i could maximize my earnings, but I realized that I was just not able to do this. :( I worked 5 days and logged off after 3-5 hours each time, because I was totally drained and exhausted. I'm glad for last week, yet i feel bad and not good enough because I know i should have done more hours to make more $$$. :(
I havent worked much this week, as Im storing my energy for the bonus days and the contest week. I really hope it's not going to be as disappointing as the previous ones. I always swear to myself that I stay away from contests, then I always end up being enthusiastic about them, fuck logic :D
Jolie Smith
05-26-2022, 05:20 AM
I always swear to myself that I stay away from contests, then I always end up being enthusiastic about them, fuck logic :D
Oh when is the next contest on streamate is going to be? I'm starting a new account after a hiatus and I think it's not a good idea to start it on a contest week :D
And I do like this thread! I'll need to STFO the next 4 weeks at least :)
LeilaB
05-26-2022, 05:37 AM
Oh when is the next contest on streamate is going to be? I'm starting a new account after a hiatus and I think it's not a good idea to start it on a contest week :D
And I do like this thread! I'll need to STFO the next 4 weeks at least :)
The next contest is going to be a week long event starting this Sunday, and there will be two 2-day long 25% bonus events. First is going to be on this Friday and Saturday, and the other one starts with the contest on Sunday. When I started my newest account I did the same, I rather took off the contest week and did the registration process instead. It's a good idea to keep the new tag for normal weeks xx
Jolie Smith
05-26-2022, 08:00 AM
Thank you Leila! Then I'll start in a week better :)
Genoveve
05-26-2022, 09:05 PM
Meant to write this earlier, 4 hour goal tonight. Haven't done an actual nightshift--as in more than a couple hours--in a looooooong time. I'm 2 hours and 49 minutes in, my goal is 4 hours tonight and 6 hours tomorrow so I can hit 10 hours for the bonus, and if that doesn't kill me repeat the same thing the next 2 days for the 2nd bonus.
Dreamqueen
05-26-2022, 09:38 PM
No can do, baby boo.
Too dead.:-\:no::no::computer:
EllePurrs
05-27-2022, 01:33 AM
I'm going to need to shape up my domme side if I'm going to survive this bonus/contest week, phew. I'm only 3.5 hours in but my pussy feels like I've been here all week. T___T! Made enough tonight to make the next 6.5 hours worth it for the bonus, though... Going to try to work as many hours as I can stomach! :)
kortneykay
05-27-2022, 09:04 AM
Been hitting over my daily $315 goal but haven't streamed since last week. Aiming to do 9h daily split into 3h shifts with breaks thrown in. Its Friday and made 1/4 so far before logging in so I'm hopeful. Its that TOM so if I make goal before end of day I'm unapologetically logging off.
Genoveve
05-27-2022, 12:04 PM
Meant to write this earlier, 4 hour goal tonight. Haven't done an actual nightshift--as in more than a couple hours--in a looooooong time. I'm 2 hours and 49 minutes in, my goal is 4 hours tonight and 6 hours tomorrow so I can hit 10 hours for the bonus, and if that doesn't kill me repeat the same thing the next 2 days for the 2nd bonus.
I did do 4 hours; got lucky that it went by fast too because the first hour was dead but I got lucky off of a couple exclusives, then a guy went pvt for the next hour, then the third hour was normal and then a reg took up the last hour in exclu. I hate to say it too but it was kind of nice doing a nightshift....... Did *I* really just type that?? :eye-poppi
Getting ready to do my six today. No clue how many blocks I'm going to have to break it up into.
ETA going strong, I'm 3 hours and 19 min in. It's been busy the whole time up until right now, it randomly completely died.
kamiliam
05-27-2022, 06:14 PM
I have done 6/10 hours somehow. 2 of those were great hours, 2 were “fine” and 2 were some horrendous bs, like 45 minutes before a tip nonsense. I have no proof but it feels like my game of popping on and off to catch traffic has caught up to me and I have to stick it out in one go to see results.
Today there are spenders but potentials are super low for me. Hoping nighttime is more alive, those who didn’t leave town wanting to let off steam. I am gonna do those 4 hours, I don’t want to double up tomorrow.
pippapippa
05-27-2022, 06:19 PM
I’ve made less than $10 hour in the five hours I’ve been on since yesterday and today. That being said, planning to stay the fuck on, for better or worse, between Saturday night and Monday afternoon. I’ve had a shitty May, but the last two weeks have been spectacularly bad for me.
Genoveve
05-27-2022, 07:25 PM
It's a shame my 4th hour was so shitty because my energy levels were good and I think I would have actually been able to do my 6 hours in one stretch. But it sucked, at one point I had a 20 minute stretch in between shows and I think when I logged off it had been around 20 min since my last show. So I took a break to eat, but I'm back on now and I only have to do an hour and 45 minutes.
I’ve made less than $10 hour in the five hours I’ve been on since yesterday and today. That being said, planning to stay the fuck on, for better or worse, between Saturday night and Monday afternoon. I’ve had a shitty May, but the last two weeks have been spectacularly bad for me.
you are not alone, yesterday i was on sM and others website was so dead i just look to book my holidays and do some research few shows and that is. at least i was productive doing others stuff. i had a proud day i had a client from Ukrain and one w parkinson, i felt happy bring some joy to them even i did not make lot of money.
i m still doing 1k (not only SM tho) by week when it is slow, still a basic good salary to afford holidays :)
i had a bad may overall myself as well, i use this week even as rest because i never stopped since one year almost..
feel your pain xx keep going it will go up.
wonderland1
05-28-2022, 10:42 AM
I have done 6/10 hours somehow. 2 of those were great hours, 2 were “fine” and 2 were some horrendous bs, like 45 minutes before a tip nonsense. I have no proof but it feels like my game of popping on and off to catch traffic has caught up to me and I have to stick it out in one go to see results.
Today there are spenders but potentials are super low for me. Hoping nighttime is more alive, those who didn’t leave town wanting to let off steam. I am gonna do those 4 hours, I don’t want to double up tomorrow.
Thursday night was one of the slowest ever I've had, last night was a little better, thanks to my regular 4's. But still...as I mentioned in another thread, I'm still working my normal shift, but geez this feels arduous. Gearing up for round 2 tonight. Hope things pick up for all of us- The low traffic makes going into a contest week feel even more exhausting before it begins.