Help! How often do I apply steroid cream?

I am in a bit of a pickle regarding my steroid cream. For context I was diagnosed with LS as a child, struggled through childhood and then was lucky enough to get a few years remission. Now it’s back and I have been put on steroid cream.

I am currently applying it once daily before bed and it has helped (it’s been about 8 weeks of this. I was told to move to twice a week and then to stop. It flared up again so I’ve started back again twice weekly.

What are peoples routines like regarding when to apply it? Am I applying it too often or too little if I do twice weekly? Am I to assume I am to be using steroid cream forever now to keep it at bay?

Please help!