Tips for pacing with chronic illness
So...I've been really trying to make my schedule have a bit of flexibility but still reliable. I rely on live streams heavily when it comes to income, especially because I just started and do not have a high subscriber base on post style platforms. I feel like I am constantly setting the bar lower and still not meeting it. Any advice how to balance it? I feel like my viewers want a schedule. They don't respond well to me saying I'll be live between x and y...but if I try to give an exact time I'm constantly failing to meet that.. even a few times a week. My body does unexpected things. I'm so frustrated. Burning myself out constantly and not doing very much simultaneously is confusing. I know some things now that are starting to make it easier.
I just get so mentally drained by every delay...every sit down to the cam only to get sick...I wrestle through three weeks and then lose the 4th to my cycle, I go live with a cup and people will frequently get frustrated if I turn down penetration...
Don't get me wrong I give myself grace, and sometimes I am doing really well. Other times I feel like I will lose my mind.
I try to phrase it like...this is when I'm available, across platforms. If you want my attention guaranteed, schedule a private. I feel like it is driving away regulars who want consistency though. Also I have to do later in the evening because my days are already overloaded so that certainly doesn't help and I know I can improve there.
And no, I really can't pick up a different job right now...actually for an entirely different reason but. That being said. I need to make this work.