4 reasons why i quit live streaming on twitch 🫠

1. Parasocial relationships 🤧

Over my 4 years online, one too many one-way friendship got too annoying over time. With viewers thinking they know how you feel / wanting to meet up / needing constant attention / hate watching / cyber stalking etc. I think it takes someone with a strong personality and boundary to thrive in that space and that just isn’t me ❌🙅

2. Mental health 🫠

Too many uncontrollable factors that determines the success of a live stream. Other than your looks & personality, you cannot control: if people are busy that day / if your internet decides lag / if the audio is bad / if your phone overheats etc. Too many small things affect your overall stream performance and i am done trying to fix it 🐀🔫 Many times if my viewer count isn’t up to my usual rate it bothers me and if it’s above the average count, I will not end the stream, since average viewers is just math 🥴

3. Physical health 🚶‍♀️

Prime time for live streams are night time which results in late nights, think 4am 😴 Also sitting for long 12hrs in front of your PC is just bad for your back and eyes !! Fun fact, before i started streaming, i actually gymmed consistently 3 times a week ‼️ But streaming quickly took over gym time and i simply stopped exercising 😪

4. ROI

I’m introverted and don’t get happpiness out of this hobby anymore 💀💀💀 Funny how some things that once brought me so much joy is now a hassle 😑 Is this self growth? Why stream when i can just hang out with myself in my head ??? Think about all that peace and quiet i’ll get 🥺

TLDR; Just felt like i didn’t need to subject myself to all this negativity and faded away 🫥

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