Aussie influencer Sam Guggenheimer: Social media is a highlight reel

Influencer Sam Guggenheimer, who boasts hundreds of thousands of online followers, is urging group to protect their well-being by not comparing their lives to nan “highlight reels” we spot connected societal media.

The 23-year-old has opened up astir nan intelligence wellness struggles she has knowledgeable since her early teens arsenic portion of New Corp Australia’s Can We Talk? campaign, successful business pinch Medibank.

“From slump to worry and overcoming an fierce eating disorder, intelligence wellness challenges person been a changeless portion of my journey,” Guggenheimer said.

“They’ve shaped maine into nan personification I americium today.

“Although immoderate of nan darkest days felt never-ending, location was ever a portion of maine that knew location was ray astatine nan extremity of nan tunnel.”

In a occupation pinch nary group hours, nan celebrated podcaster who has much than 349,000 followers connected TikTok said her intelligence lows could manifest arsenic fatigue, wherever moreover elemental tasks felt draining and overwhelming.

“During these times, I struggle to focus, consciousness unmotivated, and announcement a existent dip successful my creativity,” she said.

Guggenheimer, who is based successful Melbourne, said she could suffer liking successful usually joyful activities and sometimes felt “stuck, conscionable going done nan motions without existent purpose.”

TikTok influencer Sam Guggenheimer, 23, tells her followers that to protect their well-being, they should not comparison their lives to nan “highlight reels” we spot connected societal media. Sam Guggenheimer/Instagram

But she has been candid pinch her followers astir her struggles — thing she has recovered “incredibly powerful.”

“It not only helps maine consciousness little unsocial but besides provides different girls pinch nan reassurance that life isn’t cleanable and polished each nan clip — and that’s okay,” she said.

Guggenheimer said she had worked “really hard” to amended her mental health, and recovered that person a beardown regular was “crucial” for maintaining a unchangeable mindset.

“I’ve fallen successful emotion pinch nan gym and moving out, and being physically progressive each time has genuinely transformed my self-esteem and my belief successful my expertise to flooded challenges,” she explained.

Guggenheimer said pinch truthful overmuch entree to people’s “curated lives online”, it was easy to autumn into nan trap of comparison.

Guggenheimer has opened up astir her intelligence wellness struggles for nan New Corp Australia’s Can We Talk? campaign. Sam Guggenheimer/Instagram

“This often leads to feelings of isolation and makes it harder to shape real, meaningful connections, which tin return a toll connected self-esteem,” she said.

Guggenheimer said she resonated profoundly pinch nan “Can We Talk?” connection because it encouraged tough, honorable conversations.

“Being vulnerable, whether online aliases successful existent life, tin consciousness daunting, but it besides creates existent relationship and understanding,” she said.

“It reminds everyone that nary one’s life is cleanable — and having these conversations tin genuinely prevention lives.”

Her proposal to others struggling was “be benignant to yourself.”

“We are often our ain worst critics and tin beryllium incredibly harsh connected ourselves — successful ways we would ne'er dainty different person,” she said.

“Don’t hit yourself up complete mistakes aliases imperfections; show yourself nan aforesaid attraction and compassion you would connection personification you love.”

She encouraged group to build affirmative and sustainable habits for their well-being.

“Whether it’s signing up for a caller gym program, going for a locomotion to your section cafe each morning, aliases mounting speech clip for activities you emotion — beingness activity … releases endorphins and boosts your temper naturally,” she said.

“Lastly, thin connected nan group astir you.”

“Build and nurture your real-life relationships.”

“Remember: what you spot online is often conscionable a item reel.”

For confidential and free support for eating disorders telephone nan Butterfly National Helpline connected 1800 ED HOPE aliases sojourn http://www.butterfly.org.au to chat online aliases email.