A German-speaking Twitch streamer is withdrawing from public life indefinitely and wants to take a break. The reason: his mental state and his suspicion that he is heading towards burnout.
Who is this Twitch streamer? This is the Twitch streamer Hugo “LetsHugo” Goedert. He is from Luxembourg and gained fame by participating in the “No Food” challenge by Twitch colleague Trymacs.
He is now one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. Last year, he had an average of about 3,900 viewers per stream and over 1 million followers on Twitch in total (via sullygnome).
Previously, he had repeatedly struggled with the pressure surrounding his job. He was live on Twitch every day for four years, until he decided to take one day off from streaming each week. However, that was not enough to improve his mental state in the long term: In July 2024, he decided to take a break from streaming until he felt better.
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“I feel mentally like you would throw a glass bottle on the ground”
Why does Hugo need a break? In one of his last live streams on January 21, 2025, Hugo said that he is under a lot of stress privately. He added: “I feel mentally like you would throw a glass bottle on the ground.” He also suspects that he is moving towards burnout.
He further stated that streaming itself is not exhausting, but everything around it makes it tiring. Physically, it is not demanding, but “it is a mental thing.”
In the off-chat of his live stream, he wrote on January 22, 2025, among other things: “I am withdrawing indefinitely. This will probably be my last sign of life. For now.”
What is Hugo doing now? Hugo is now planning a trip to Japan and promised his viewers that he would stream from an internet cafe there in the evenings. He would focus on unwinding, but for him, gaming is not exhausting, so he could stream four or five hours a day.
Additionally, he wants to undergo therapy again.
One of his editors posted a compilation on YouTube of stream clips in which Hugo talks about his mental state and his planned trip to Japan:
That streaming can be exhausting in unhealthy measures over time was also proven by the withdrawal of the Twitch streamer RevedTV. After starting many large projects and being one of the most successful female Twitch streamers in the German-speaking world, she ended her career at just 24 years old.
