I totally understand the drug thing, exact same values as I have and it was difficult at times growing up seeing school friends make those decisions. Thanks for speaking about it and making people see it’s also normal not to be peer pressured into these things if you don’t want to do it then don’t.

i am so proud of you and how far you’ve come in the last 5 years with your anxiety, watching your confidence grow is amazing. one day i hope I will have less anxiety about travelling on my own, it’s okay when im not far from home but the further away I go, the harder and less likely I am to go. we love you, you’ve got this and we are so proud of you. having down days is totally normal and we’ll always be here to watch your videos whenever. even if it means taking time off for yourself ❤️

Oh Soph I just love you and your content so much!!! You are one of the very few KZfaqrs who give me "old school KZfaq" vibes. The sort of people you come to watch to get realness and feel relaxed!! Hopefully I'll get to see you soon beaut xxx

I am so proud of you! You have come so far in the past 5 years. You & James compliment each other so well, just like Jazz & Nick. Never loose your desire to travel. You may have to change how & where you go, but always travel. We adopted our son when I was 30, and daughter at 37. I also raised my niece from age 19, she was 2. By the time our son started Kindergarten he had been to 11 countries & 24 states. It opens up your mind to learning in so many different ways. Studies have shown that owning a dog or cat can reduce anxiety substantially. I think Pinky has really helped you with your anxiety, as has James. You know in your heart he will protect you. Keep up the great work!!!

this is the one q&a that i actually managed to sit through without getting bored and is so relatable!! thank you for always being real ❤️

This is why I keep following you without a doubt, I’m 24 now and my life perspective became the same as yours at around the same time, my life motto now is ‘it’s too short and we’ve had two years taken from us so we need to catch up’ 😂

Coming off the pill really made me realise how much being on it really affected my mental health. It was like a veil was lifted when I came off it. I'm no where near better mentally but I have noticed a difference. I know it's not the same for everyone but I just wanted to share that with you. Glad your anxiety has been better. Always here if you need/ want to chat lovely 💗xxxx

I literally feel like I’m sat having a mukbang with you as I’m eating a McDonald’s too 🤣 mozzarella dippers 😍😍 I’ve tried the chicken burger the other week and didn’t like the pesto sauce either so I’m glad I’m not the only one! It’s so so lovely that you both get along with each other’s families ❤️

Oh wow so proud of you. You seem so happy and content. Not seen your videos for ages but it’s great to see how glowing you are. Can’t wait to see what the next 5 years will bring you xx 😘

I love your Q&As Soph they are always so genuine and relatable. I have watched your channel for years and you have come so far in so many ways and you always just come across as such a nice and genuine person. A lot of KZfaqrs become less relatable over time and you haven’t.

I needed to hear a lot of this. Thanks for the good chat soph

i loooove that we are the same age and are in such similar spots in our lives! my sister showed me your channel and I’m so grateful! Thank you for opening up and sharing all of this with us

I honestly needed that deep convo on body positivity and to stop caring about what other people think. Thank you for that, Soph. I’m glad you’re doing well and your anxiety is better. Love your videos!

Hi Soph, hope you are well! I have been subscribed to your main channel for many years & I have never really commented. I am not on social media apart from tiktok & KZfaq and always make sure to support. I saw on your Tiktok you met Selena & it made me see how much you have grown in your career and it’s amazing to see! You have definitely been so consistent over the years and I have always enjoyed your content and seeing your grow! Definitely proud to see your progression as you should be!! Love these chatty videos & seeing how you are! Definitely a wholesome & good person!! It’s nice to see you continuing to open up to us an an audience! It’s always refreshing to see your content! Keep doing you it’s nice to hear the ups & downs as that is life!! I do hope you see this as it is my first comment but felt right to say now! Continue being you girlll we love it!!!

i have at least one day every month where i could just cry for no reason, i get so down and unmotivated so you’re not alone! i used to be on the pill but i’m the same as you with family history and combined with my migraines it wasn’t good for me so i came off it and still have days where i could cry at everything and anything, i think it’s just the joys of being a woman💪🏼i’m glad you’re feeling better lately and your anxiety is improving, the way you now talk about yourself is heartwarming, over the years i can see you loving yourself more❤️

I’m so happy that your anxiety is much more under control! I have anxiety and it’s very encouraging to hear someone who is getting better x

Would love to see that vlog from march Soph, I look forward to your vlogs sooo much. You are an amazing person so don't let anyone tell you otherwise xx

Can I just say how glowing you look and I’m so proud of how far you have came! I’ve watched you since you basically started KZfaq and I feel like I can fully relate to you cause you have the same opinions and morals as me. One being drugs. I’m 19 and I’ve never smoked or done any drugs, I drink occasionally but still that is rare and I’m sensible when I do. but I’ve lost and struggled making so many friends due to nearly everyone doing drugs etc. this made me feel really lonely and also ‘lose my purpose of living’ because I felt I was too different that maybe I’m not right for the world, if that makes sense. But it’s so comforting that you feel the same and I hope one day I will make a group of mates that feel the same. Because I don’t go out anymore, just because it makes me anxious or because people don’t invite me because they know I won’t do drugs. I truly wish people see the negatives to it, because it makes people very I’ll or even lose their life. And I would not wish that on anyone.💗💕

I love your energy so much Soph! I really hope that all your dreams come true!

Thank you for sharing yourself with us all. Normalcy is so important.

that little smile that you did when you were talking about how much better your anxiety is now made me so happy :)

Of course we want to see it!!??!!! Anything with you in is entertaining, in a really good way xx

I'm at work but I camt wait to watch this when I get home!! Love love love a mukbang! Xxx

love it already, thanks always for great videos!

I can relate to alot of things you said, which kind of took me off guard. I am not really used to connect with someone who feels the same way and watching you is so conforting. It's easy to feel alone, I just wanted to thank you for being so vulnerable and open, it helps alot.

So happy that you doing better Soph. And yes yes yes please post the vlog ❤️

Love this kind of videos from you Soph! Looking back, you really did grow a lot from the past years. I can't believe I've been enjoying your videos for the past 5 years although I don't really wear makeup and most of the products you used are unavailable/crazy expensive in where I live. 😂

Post it! More Soph is always a good thing! 💜💜

Aww I remember watching your videos and you were unsure about whether to go to uni or not! It's been so lovely to watch you grow up as I have 😂💖

And yess I'd love to see the old vlog, I love watching them 🧡

You are so beautiful, and an absolute joy to watch!! I always look forward to your vlogs and videos!! I live with anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. It helps a ton to talk to a therapist about it. Believe me. I wish you all the best in life, Soph! I would love to see that vlog from the Rimmel trip. Take care. 🥰

Always love your catch up videos. You really are blossoming right were you are. Get those trips books we love seeing your travel vlogs.

Hey Soph! It’s lovely to hear your views, which I agree with by the way. You truly deserve all your success hon. Love Tia xxx

I would love to see that vlog and I really hope you start your own make up brand because I’ve always hoped you would

Yes!!! Post the Vlog lol I love watching your videos! 😌

Hearing you speak about death anxiety slightly was nice as I have never heard of anyone else speak about it and overcome the day anxiety. Would you ever speak more on this, I am just about to start CBT for this! ❤️ x

I'm just so proud of where you are in your life. You have a wonderful partner, great relationships with family and friends, and own your own home. AND, conquered many fears. Having a "hormonal" week a month is very normal, Soph. Your videos are so uplifting for me, and I just turned 60!! Just keep being you, a gorgeous young woman who is very "real" on KZfaq. You are a breath of fresh air for me!!🥰❤❤❤❤ PS I married much later than my friends, and was happy being single, busy with my career. But, on the first date with my husband, I KNEW he was the one. We got engaged 4 months later, married a year later, and a year after that had our first child!! (who had four children!!)

Hi Soph. I just want to say that here in Norway we can start to practice driving at 15. And then you can’t take your test until you’re 18. So we practice for about 3 years☺️ Proud of you☺️

Ooo I've been wondering when this video would go up since you asked on Insta for questions, can't wait to watch 🥰 Yeey you answered my driving question, I'm learning now age 28 and have my test in 2 weeks, so nervous and excited 😬

post it!!! i just love cozy chatty vlog videos!

I was just watching your old mcdonalds q n a video :') I love these kinda videos 💖

I understand what you mean as my anxiety is the travelling too if I am going somewhere I have been before the get their is hard for me. Thank you for telling us about your anxiety it helps to know that other people feel the same and it’s not just me. X

Yes post the vlog! Would love to see it

I love when you talk about death anxiety, it makes me feel less alone as I don’t hear many people talk about it. I also have a fear of flying and am going to Crete in 3 weeks, I do feel though that my mindset is changing, though I’m nervous I’m able to calm myself more and tell myself it’s going to fine. Maybe it’s an age thing? I’m 25 as well, I did see that death anxiety peaks in your 20’s, so hopefully it gets less and less as you get older!

It just occurred to me that I'm now basically the same age you were when I first discovered you on your channel years ago - it's always nice to have youtubers that you feel you genuinely 'grow up with'. I'm excited to see where my life takes me in 5 years, hopefully I can drive (lol - I'm also currently anxious about driving so haven't started lessons), and will have graduated uni and should have my dream job, and maybe a relationship (hopefully 😭). It's so weird to reflect on life 5 years ago too though - everything was so different in many ways. Anyway I really enjoyed this video and I have always enjoyed your videos over the 5 ish years I've been following you for, thank you

I had the Italian chicken one. I couldn't even eat my fries after,it was so filling!

Soph I love you so much 💕💕. You are like a best friend that I have never met. Shine bright like a diamond ✨

I loved watching this. The bit about learning to love your body more has definitely happened to me aswell with age. I think when you're younger, it's the influence around you that really affects you

The driving lesson thing.... I honestly feel it so much. I wasn't able to afford it when I was 18 and now I'm 26 and I am SOOOO anxious... literally have lessons where it's okay and then there's lessons when I just wanna cry.... but it's good to hear that it's not just me because literally all of my friends are just naturals 🥲

Love when you do videos like this 😄 I would still love to see that vlog you mentioned at the end ❤️

Hey lovley! I was in the same position as you and I was put onto noriday. That pill in particular made me so depressed and a little bit crazy it felt at times! I then went on to having so many migraines I had to come off of it all together! I actually had the mirena coil put in after that. I had always said I hated the idea of the coil but honestly It has regulated my moods so much! Hope you start to feel better soon!! Ps love your videos!! Xx

thank you so much for the shoutout at the start of the video, means alot!!

Love ittttt 💕🙌🏻

I have always had the same thing with concerts! I have severe anxiety involved with travel and finding my way places but once I’m in the arena and at my seat it all fades away and I feel like I was never petrified at all

Only just started watching but my favourite ice cream is coffee too and I LOVE tiramisu, will be trying one of those mcflurries tomorrow. Tesco finest range do a pretty good coffee ice cream 😁

You can buy coffee flavour ice cream at Sainsburys in their summer range!

Love these ♥️

I would LOVE to see that vlog that you were talking about !

I love coffee ice cream, in Lidl they do a halo top dupe, coffee flavour, only 300cal for the TUB!

Really admiring you discussing mental health, as its sometimes really hard to talk about 🤕 take care of yourself 💖

I live in the US and controversially, I'm a Burger King girl. The Impossible Burger in the US is unrivaled. It also kind of true that when you know you know. When you meet the right person, you just kind of know. I met my husband as a mutual one night stand on a dating app but we both knew immediately during our first dinner that it was something different. I literally texted my best friend the night after our first date and told her "whoops I'm in trouble with this one." He also texted his best friend and told him that "this one was different."

Sainsburys have an iced coffee ice cream flavour in their summer range 🥰

Literally the exact same feelings about drugs! Friends who I have had for years now know that they can’t peer pressure me into anything because I’ve never given in before 😂 so now they don’t even bother! I have the exact same anxieties about it and the idea that I could be the unlucky one and so I’ve never gone near them! So if anyone ever feels like you need to give in to peer pressure - you don’t! They will give up eventually😂 it’s more a them thing if they think they need them to enjoy themselves

The strawberry lemonade is my favourite!!

you should definitely try Oden's Eye! I'd really love a video on that!

Thank you so much for talking about crying after driving lessons!! I’ve been learning for about 10 ish months and I dread lessons 😪 I prefer driving in my own car so might just do my test in that when I feel ready

Omg that strawberry lemonade is addictive

I love your videos xx

Check out the mini mcflurry's: I have the same issue where I can't eat that much ice cream but the mini mcflurry's are half the size of the normal ones! Love your videos Soph ❤️

I make coffee ice cream at home every summer, it is really easy just mix condensed milk with whipping cream and coffee 🙂

I relate to the flying anxiety so much!! I’ve been away twice over the last 2 months and was able to sleep for the first time ever on one of the flights!!☺️ Feeling optimistic for the 9 hour flight to florida next year!

These are my favorite videos 🥰

My Italian stepfather puts coffee on vanilla ice cream - it’s really good. Tiramisu is my favourite too and this is up there.

I loved this video soph! I’m totally with you on the age thing. I feel like I’ve matured the most between 24-28! 100%. Xxx

So happy for you

Totally random but whenever I get deliveroo McDonalds it goes cold very quickly so I put it in my air fryer on reheat for a few mins!! Didn’t know if you would want to try this Soph- especially with the mozzarella dippers😂

Hey Soph. It’s defo the pill. I went through the same thing. I felt an unexplainable sadness, all I wanted to do was be alone and cry but being alone made me feel scared it was such a hard time. As soon as I stopped the pill I felt so much better

omg I have the exact same, once a month I have a legit spiral where i think im shit and i deserve no happiness and why bother struggling to do anything and it is so hard, I believe mine like you is hormonal, instead of the pill though I have the implant and I guess it will have an affect, ive never been off birth control to find out :S glad youre feeling good but are aware you can totally get help if you need it. Therapy is great!

I ordered mcdonalds for this😄 I always get so jealous when I see the cool menu items you have in the UK! We have nothing in the US😄😄

love you soph

I would really like the vlog from march 😁🌺

Morrisons do a coffee ice cream and it is sooooo nice for the price, definitely worth a try if you have a Morrisons near you xx

please do post the half edited vlogs too i love your vlog channel!!

Post the vlog 🙌🏼 I’m still watching your vlogs from 2 years ago 😂

The mango pineapple one is yummy 😋

Tiramisu mcflurry was unreallll girl

Would love to see the vlog!

You should do another chatty mukbang with the new McDonald’s summer menu now it’s out! 😍😂

Yes to the old-ish vlog please :))

Yessss, post the vlog! Also, soph… WHAT is that Tiny door behind you? What would that be used for? 😂

You guys get such good McDonald's menu options I'm in the US New York City to be exact our new menu options are so whack lol

What frappe did you get

Where I live, I hate to say it, but drugs are almost passed around like candy at high schools. High school here is grades 7-11 (no grade 12), and I remember how at one of the schools I was at that outside was like a candy shop for drugs. I remember I'd just smoke cigarettes (I started when going through the worse depression of my life - NOT proud of it, but it's a habit I am still working on kicking to this day), but other people would be drinking, passing around pills, passing around joints... It's no wonder that police would often drive around. There was also a forest right behind the school near the soccer (UK football) fields were, and I remember so many kids going back there to do deals and have sex. It was honestly terrifying to me, as drugs have always been scary to me (I am prescribed anxiety medication and antidepressants, and when first being prescribed them, I had been scared of those). I have literally broken up with people because of their drug use. I could be lenient and say "Fine, don't do it all the time, and not around me," but when it is all someone thinks about doing, I draw the line.

I couldn't recommend the copper coil enough for contraception; also a plus it's non hormonal😊

love a catch up

Omg as soon as I finished stranger things I started rewatching it too 🤣🤣

Come to America! We always have coffee ice cream in our grocery stores!!

Omg Soph I just saw your tik tok with Selena. I'm so so so happy for you. Love you ❤️ ❤️

Don't ever feel you have to justify yourself for not wanting to do drugs. I never did them as a young adult and used to think my friends were idiots for doing it. Drugs aren't cool, clever or edgy! If people think you're boring for not doing drugs really need to evaluate themselves and ask themselves why they need to do them!

One thing I keep in my mind in regards to my body, when I am out or at the beach, and someone is wearing a bathing suit and doesn’t have the “perfect model body”…..I legit don’t care at all. Makes me realize I’m the only one judging myself and I don’t put someone’s body type into their self worth, so why would I think that way about myself?