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Chris Töpperwien Says Weekly Therapy Is Helping as He Recasts His Online Presence

Years of online harassment are pushing the Goodbye Deutschland star to step back from Instagram.

Overview

  • The 51-year-old says he now attends therapy one to two times per week and describes the sessions as helpful.
  • He reports better self-understanding and greater peace with a fast, digitally saturated world, while expressing nostalgia for the 1980s.
  • He shares feelings of emptiness and aging, along with worries about having missed or still missing out on parts of life.
  • He has signaled a retreat from Instagram and is looking to YouTube as a different way to communicate with his audience.
  • Living in Los Angeles, he is a father to young son Lino and runs a café, saying about 90% of his day goes to childcare and marketing.