Sophie Turner has opened up about her struggle with her eating disorder and her years-long body image issue. the star of game of Thrones gave an interview to the magazine ElleUKin which he explained how being in the public eye for so long affected his mental health.
The actress, who is expecting her second child with Joe Jonas, revealed that she had a “love-hate relationship with social media” after constant scrutiny over her physical appearance led her to develop a very serious eating disorder.
I wish I had never gotten involved in this in the first place. I look at the comments on Instagram and think, ‘Oh, God. Everyone thinks this of me. It would consume me completely.’
– Sophie Turner for ‘Elle UK’
Turner was just a teenager when she began working on the hit series game of Thrones, from HBO, which led her to grow in the public eye. While she has shared numerous photos on Instagram in the past, she admitted that she prefers to avoid social media because it makes her “anxious.”
After years of repercussions on her mental health, as a result of the offensive comments and criticism surrounding her body, Turner had to turn to a therapist when she was 19 years old to help her overcome her bad eating habits, as well as her problems with body image, which led her to develop suicidal tendencies.
For a long time I was quite ill with an eating disorder and had a companion. An internal therapist who made sure I wasn’t doing anything unhealthy with my eating habits.
The 26-year-old actress He recalled a specific occasion in which he spent an entire night reviewing in his mind the offensive comments on social networks and took the opportunity to share a valuable advice from his therapist that changed his life:
She told me, ‘You know, nobody really cares. I know you think this, but nobody else is thinking it. You’re not that important.’ That was the best thing anyone could have said to me.
After the valuable advice, the star of X Men He severely limited his use of social media and removed the Instagram app from his phone.
I’ve noticed that social media makes me incredibly anxious and it’s something I try to distance myself from. Having her off my phone has been very helpful. Now if I have to go in, it’s for a few minutes once or twice a week, instead of hours every day. It has made a big difference. Live real life, it’s much more fun.
Turner revealed that she has acquired the “tools” to overcome her periods of depression and anxiety as soon as they arise due to regularly going to therapy sessions and “occasionally” a retreat to “control” herself.
In addition to the benefits that professional help brought to her life, Turner also credited her husband, Joe Jonas, for helping her through when she was at her worst.
The two met when Turner was 20 years old and “very mentally ill.” The actress herself acknowledged being relieved to have the support of Joe, whom she married after her nearly decade-long involvement in game of Thrones will come to an end.
If I hadn’t found Joe, I think I would have felt pretty lost after ‘Game of Thrones.’ And I felt pretty lost after it ended. Marrying Joe was the perfect way to move on.
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas married in May 2019. They have a one-year-old daughter named Willa and are currently expecting their second child. Although the actress enjoys her family in her residence in Miami, Turner, who was born and raised in the United Kingdom, confessed her desire to move permanently to England, for her mental health and so that her daughter has the “luck”. ” of having a childhood similar to his.