Sophia Thiel
She defends herself against nasty bodyshaming comments
Sophia Thiel
After her social media comeback, Sophia Thiel has to deal with body shaming comments again and again. There are also some angry voices on the Internet about the influencer’s new sports program – to which Sophia is now reacting vehemently.
Sports influencer Sophia Thiel, 26, only reported back a few months ago from an almost two-year break on social media. The 26-year-old did not have an easy time, she suffered from an eating disorder for five years and felt pressured by the amount of sport she did at the time. Therapy helped her to find her way back to herself – and also to exercise. The influencer launches her new online fitness program on Instagram.
Sophia Thiel: She reacts to body shaving comments
However, some users dislike the advertising photo on which Sophia Thiel can be seen in sportswear and a barbell. “My God, you are getting stronger and stronger. You are missing your former trainer and nutritionist,” it says in the comments, for example. Another user writes: “To what extent is the fat mass healthy? That doesn’t make sense to me”. Comments that go below the belt. Sophia Thiel reacts to it in her story like this: “There are enough young girls who take such comments to heart and then slip into a destructive eating behavior.”
“If I’m too fat for you, you don’t have to follow me.”
What comments like this can trigger
Sophia Thiel speaks here from experience. Because, as she reported in the podcast “Steel but cordially – the psychotherapy podcast with Stefanie Stahl”, such comments were very stressful at the time. “As soon as I gained weight again or as soon as the six-pack was just a little softer, the comments came immediately. That was my personal kryptonite at the time,” says Sophia honestly about her bodybuilding days at the time.
Sophia Thiel on the mend: “I let go”
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old is doing much better, in the podcast she continues: “The binge eating has slowly stopped because I let go. I used to see letting go as something bad, because it meant letting go of my extras and escalating. Now I know what letting go really means: For example, enjoying life and having something to eat in a community. “
Information on offers of assistance
Are you seeing any signs of an eating disorder? The advice line of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) will help you anonymously, it can be reached at: 0221/892 031. You can also find further professional and specialized advice offers on the information pages of the BZgA.
Sources used: instagram.com, vip.de
This article originally appeared on Gala.de.