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    I have been working 28+ hours a week for the past month and I think I may be burning out. I have a lot of stressful things going on in my personal life right now. I just lost my best friend earlier this week and it's been negatively impacting me to the point where I've barely been eating, been having stomach aches and nausea(I have IBS and stress makes it act up), and have been having a hard time sleeping. Also, I recently started classes to earn my Bachelors degree and English professor decided to a big writing assignment as homework. For the past few days I find myself thinking about things and bursting into tears. I actually have had to sign off several times while camming because I was crying and didn't want the customers to see me crying. I'm finding myself getting easily annoyed when I am on cam. I don't know if I can tolerate one more freeloader saying,"show me pussy bb!" or "show ass bb!". It really has been grating on my nerves but instead of getting angry I've turned into a cry baby, crying over everything. I work for a cam site where you have to work your scheduled hours or else they will fire you and I'm scheduled 28 hours for this week. It's almost 1pm and I have not signed on at all today. I still have 13 hours to go by 11:59pm on Sunday. I can't stop camming because I live alone and nobody is going to help me pay my bills, rent, or buy groceries. Camming has become my sole income and I'm feeling so frustrated. How can I pretend to be horny and plaster a fake smile on my face with all the crap that's going on?

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    Default Re: Please help. Cam burn out?

    You have to take some time off... Have you tried doing other things (phone sex, findom...)?

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    I've tried phone sex but didn't make much money from it. What is findom? No, I'm not premenstrual. I just got off of my period yesterday. Maybe that could have been it too combined with the loss of my best friend. I will just do what you said, Genoveve, and maybe play music or something in another browser tab while I cam to help pass the time.

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    Oh boy I can sure relate. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your best friend I have been very burned out from Camming the last few months thanks in part to serious relationship and kid issues. I have been forcing myself to log on everyday even if it's for two hours. Sometimes I would rather starve and b homeless I think than to log on. I have posted in other threads about my inability to get off my ass and work when life is making me really wanna just hide in a cab and shut off the world. I tried doing what the other poster said, such as opening another tab while Camming and anytime I have tried to do this, it's like the guys know I am not paying attention and they leave right away. I dunno. I wish I had advice for you, but to be honest.. I suck and can't even get my own ass to work. My site being so slow doesn't help either Anyway, if you need someone to talk to feel free to message me Good luck Girly
    Last edited by shysara79; 09-06-2013 at 11:57 AM. Reason: Edit. Hide in a cave lol. Not a cab

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    Quote Originally Posted by WendiStarr View Post
    I have been working 28+ hours a week for the past month and I think I may be burning out. I have a lot of stressful things going on in my personal life right now. I just lost my best friend earlier this week and it's been negatively impacting me to the point where I've barely been eating, been having stomach aches and nausea(I have IBS and stress makes it act up), and have been having a hard time sleeping. Also, I recently started classes to earn my Bachelors degree and English professor decided to a big writing assignment as homework. For the past few days I find myself thinking about things and bursting into tears. I actually have had to sign off several times while camming because I was crying and didn't want the customers to see me crying. I'm finding myself getting easily annoyed when I am on cam. I don't know if I can tolerate one more freeloader saying,"show me pussy bb!" or "show ass bb!". It really has been grating on my nerves but instead of getting angry I've turned into a cry baby, crying over everything. I work for a cam site where you have to work your scheduled hours or else they will fire you and I'm scheduled 28 hours for this week. It's almost 1pm and I have not signed on at all today. I still have 13 hours to go by 11:59pm on Sunday. I can't stop camming because I live alone and nobody is going to help me pay my bills, rent, or buy groceries. Camming has become my sole income and I'm feeling so frustrated. How can I pretend to be horny and plaster a fake smile on my face with all the crap that's going on?
    You need more then one egg in your basket. I've learned the hard way that you just can't depend on one thing for income. If you only depend one one thing you will always be in a state of perpetual burnout.

    You need to start looking into other ways to make money like making clips or phone sex. $20 here and $20 there adds up to days off that you are able to stay off of your cam.
    Last edited by justanothercamgirl; 09-06-2013 at 12:31 PM. Reason: Sorry, my burnout makes it hard for me to ever type a sentence correctly. :/

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    I know what you mean, one of my good friends killed herself last year around November.. I don't know why she hated her life so much, I suspect it was because she was 40 and never been married still.. that really messes you up. she was a real estate broker..lol.. not anything to do with adult stuff.. she didn't put up with these kinda guys.. sad.. I still cry when i look at her facebook page.. not to mention all the other bullshit.. and like you i have to keep going on , on cam no matter what i feel like.. I do not have luxuries of taking days off.. if that was the case i would NEVER get on cam..LOL
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    Add more sites and eggs to your basket sweetie. Every time i get comfortable on a site ,i always have to go find a new hustle cuz it usually dies down.WIth camming you gotta make sure your up to date with all the info and new sites that can benefit and maximize your profits .I think you should try making clips and selling them on clips4sale.I'm going to give you a list of site that works for ME.sign up for them and see how u like them. Dont ever depend on one site for all your income.

    I know i keep repeating this in all my post but splitcamming and working more than 3 sites at once has double my inconme.I just want to see you girls succeed and not be stress out about making ends meet.

    The sites you can sign up for that have been working wonders for me even though SOME of them i only get about $30 .But that $30 dollar a day can add up at the end of the week.

    The sites i love to work at are Streamate,Niteflirt(phone and cam),adultwork,Imlive,cams,sometimes MFC .Theres more sites but those are the only ones im currently working on.

    I say register for them all ,you have nothing to lose but plenty to gain .Like peace of mind ,for example.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbootyjudy1 View Post
    I know i keep repeating this in all my post but splitcamming and working more than 3 sites at once has double my inconme.I just want to see you girls succeed and not be stress out about making ends meet.
    Please keep saying it! I need the reminder!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbootyjudy1 View Post
    Add more sites and eggs to your basket sweetie. Every time i get comfortable on a site ,i always have to go find a new hustle cuz it usually dies down.WIth camming you gotta make sure your up to date with all the info and new sites that can benefit and maximize your profits .I think you should try making clips and selling them on clips4sale.I'm going to give you a list of site that works for ME.sign up for them and see how u like them. Dont ever depend on one site for all your income.

    I know i keep repeating this in all my post but splitcamming and working more than 3 sites at once has double my inconme.I just want to see you girls succeed and not be stress out about making ends meet.

    The sites you can sign up for that have been working wonders for me even though some of them i only get about $30 .But that $30 dollar a day can add up at the end of the week.




    The sites i love to work at are Streamate,Niteflirt(phone and cam),adultwork,Imlive,cams,sometimes MFC .Theres more sites but those are the only ones im currently working on.

    I say register for them all ,you have nothing to lose but plenty to gain .Like peace of mind ,for examle.
    No it is a good reminder to me to read the splitcamming thread and look into this while I have sometime this weekend :-)

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    Hi sweetie, check into grief counseling in your area. Local hospice centers and sometimes hospitals will offer free grief counseling groups. Best wishes.

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    Can I be annoying and ask which splitcam software would work the best for a computer that is not the greatest? I would def appreciate it . I'm so intimidated by the concept. Thanks in advance

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    Quote Originally Posted by shysara79 View Post
    Can I be annoying and ask which splitcam software would work the best for a computer that is not the greatest? I would def appreciate it . I'm so intimidated by the concept. Thanks in advance
    I think the most popular one is manycams,but i hear a lot complaints about it.I use webcammax but its not free. There's plenty of thread on different splitcam software .I've only used the two that i've mention .

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    I think clips4sale is a good alternative to camming because you get rid of the free chat BS. But I don't really see how having different streaming sites to work on helps burnout? Like endless "show ass" would be as annoying on Chaturbate as on SM.

    I also agree with seeking counselling. And this won't help right now, but this is why it's so important to save. As self employed people you have to buy/save for your own sick days/days for grieving.

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    Your definitely under a lot of stress with everything you have piled out, which can trigger into other things. I recommend seeing a professional someone you can talk to. work with someone you can talk to first before they try and suggestion different types of medication on you. you say your taking your BA why not see if the school has a counselor or therapist available to you.

    What cam site are you on I never heard of what tells you have you to work a certain amount of hours. You will have to email them you need to cut back on your hours because you are going through some personal issues right now. because this is your only source of income, you can't cut it off completely yes it will be a little hard at first but you can work while dealing with your stress.

    When I started camming I was in a housing situation where the landlord held me captive and I cammed my way through it, not the best thing to do because when I finally crashed I had the hardest time putting the pieces back together. but I knew I could seek professional help whenever I needed it.

    Yup definitely look into other ways of earning income. there work at home call centre jobs, and other things related to adult work, sell videos, phone sex, and being an affiliate for different sites.
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    I wrote a post today about Vitamin C helping with camgirl burnout for those who might of missed it.

    Why you should be taking Vitamin C if you are a camgirl...

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    I had this happen to me and took a few days off to reevaluate my work and whatever. I suggest taking time off and away from camming every now and then. I was making half of what I made leading up to my burnout and turning customers off by giving them a lot of attitude etc. After my days off (4) I went back feeling good and am doing back to what I was before the burnout.

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