When I first signed up to work on a psychic platform, I believed I would be helping people heal. I had been doing intuitive work for years, and never for money. People would often tell me I deserved to get paid for it, but I resisted that idea because it never felt right to turn something sacred into a transaction.

Only when I needed some extra income did I finally decide to try it in February of 2025. I went in hopeful, thinking I would meet clients who were open-hearted, ready to grow, and willing to look at themselves honestly.

I was wrong.

The Reality Behind Psychic Platforms

What I encountered was entitlement and demand. Many clients treated me like I was a vending machine for instant answers. They expected to get exactly what they wanted, exactly when they wanted it.

I was shocked by how many people would return within hours to ask the same question over and over. It quickly became obvious that these platforms are built on dependency and repetition, not on true growth.

The structure itself encourages unhealthy cycles. Readers are expected to take back-to-back sessions without time to clear their energy or recalibrate. There is no space to process, ground, or reflect. Just constant performance.

When I Realized It Was Out of Alignment

After the first month, I started feeling drained. I dreaded logging in. The more I worked, the more it became clear that the system thrived on people staying stuck. It was never about helping clients step into their own power. It was about keeping them coming back and billing them by the minute.

That was never my purpose. My role as an intuitive is to help people connect to their own clarity so they can walk their path. I am not here to feed someone’s ego or soothe their fear in an endless loop.

One of the final straws was being rated poorly by a client because I refused to tell her what she wanted to hear about a man. I am not willing to lie to protect someone’s illusions or keep my rating intact. When you have to choose between your integrity and your survival on a platform, you are in the wrong place.

How It Impacted Me Personally

Working this way took a toll on every part of me. Energetically, I felt hollow. Emotionally, I was anxious and moody. Spiritually, I was disconnected from my own guidance.

I stopped meditating, stopped pulling cards for myself, stopped doing the simple practices that keep me connected to what is real. I would log in every day with the same sense of dread I once felt working jobs that drained my soul.

Even when I first signed up, I had a feeling I would not last long. The moment I read for myself about it, I could see it clearly. This was never going to be a sustainable or ethical place for me.

The Damage to Clients

These platforms thrive on people who are stuck in fear, heartbreak, and indecision. They prey on vulnerability. Billing by the minute creates a dynamic where clients feel they need constant reassurance to function.

Most people were not asking questions about their own growth. They were focused on other people’s choices, trying to control outcomes, or avoiding responsibility. This pattern keeps you locked out of your own accountability.

It creates an echo chamber where you are only hearing what you want to hear. And if you search long enough, you will find someone willing to say exactly that, whether or not it is true.

This can keep you stuck in unhealthy situations for years because you want validation more than clarity. No psychic is God. No one can promise you timelines or certainty. Free will is real. Spirit is not on demand.

Why This Business Model Is Flawed

The entire model runs on volume pressure. Readers are expected to take as many chats as possible with no breaks, no consideration for spiritual hygiene, and no concern for how that impacts the quality of the work.

If you miss chats, you are penalized, even when it is not your fault. The rating system is a tool of control. If you deliver messages people do not want to hear, you risk losing your income.

This forces practitioners to choose between honesty and survival. That is not an environment where integrity can thrive.

Monetizing spiritual work in this way turns something sacred into something transactional. It makes the work feel cheap and disposable, like it is just another service to consume instead of a space for real transformation.

How It Damages Public Trust

Working on these platforms does not just harm the practitioners and the clients. It damages the entire field.

It feeds the perception that all intuitive work is a scam or an act. People assume every psychic is performing for tips and ratings, not offering genuine guidance.

Anyone who has sat with me knows I am not about entertainment. But when you participate in a system built on profit and dependency, you end up looking exactly like the stereotype you never wanted to become.

Why I Finally Walked Away

I left because I was exhausted. I left because I felt fake every time I logged in. I left because my spirit knew this was never going to be the way I was meant to serve.

The day I decided to step away, I felt relief. I felt free. Now, I can offer guidance that is honest and clean, not guidance shaped to keep people stuck or keep me safe from a bad review.

What I Want You to Know

If you are a client, please understand that these platforms are not designed to help you grow. They are designed to keep you coming back.

Relying on daily readings will not bring you peace. Handing your power over to strangers who have no stake in your healing will not bring you clarity.

Spiritual work can change your life, but only if you approach it with respect and discernment.

If you are a practitioner who feels conflicted, know that you are not alone. You do not have to compromise your ethics to survive. You do not have to participate in a system that makes you question your own integrity.

I will never read for a platform again. I will never dilute the truth to protect a rating. What I pick up is what I pick up. You do not get to tell me what I see.

I am here to help people heal, not to keep them dependent. That is the line I will never cross.

If you want to read more about the ethics behind intuitive work, you can read my recent piece on integrity in spiritual services.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. My hope is that sharing my experience helps someone else feel less alone, whether you are a practitioner questioning your path or a client wondering who to trust.

Stay grounded. Stay discerning. Your intuition will never lead you wrong.

xo, Jessica