a very chatty week in my life...the good & the bad

I think your 'up and downs' are what makes you content so enjoyable because it's not perfect and we can relate to having weeks like this one 🥺

Living with chronic pain/illness is the absolute worst and all of your feelings are completely valid!!!

“I’ve never heard of one teaspoon”… me a millennial and chronic tumblr scroller. The one teaspoon denim shorts had a CHOKEHOLD on us 😂 Also, just wanted to say that I’ve also just had the unluckiest year of my life so far where things keep hitting me while I’m down so I truly understand the frustration of trying to stay positive only to get pushed back down again. You are not alone. Thank you for being vulnerable as it genuinely has brought me a little bit of peace from my struggles this year to know others are fighting their own battles too and are determined to find some relief in the awful times ❤

honestly your vlogs are my favourite thing on earth, watching you genuinely heals my soul lol

girl pls can you give us a rundown of your activewear collection at some point - wanting to have a refresh but don't know where to buy from!!!

I hope you get to the end of it soon, as a fellow health anxiety gal I feel for you. You can feel something is wrong and then you worry about it and it makes you feel worse :(

Thank you for being so vulnerable, its refreshing and relatable! I've had similar issues in relation to unexplained aches, inflammation, fatigue and acne for a few years - numerous doctor's visits, tests etc - no answers. I have had the exact same aches you have experienced - the unpleasantness but not super painful. Finally, after a lot of research into nervous system disregulation and health anxiety, we realised that my unexplained symptoms are due to chronic nervous system disregulation (this is where your body stays in fight or flight mode for too long, meaning cortisol floods the body, leading to all sorts of chronic health conditions and pain). The focussing on symptoms and ruminating around what was wrong and what was causing the pain, paradoxically made the symptoms worse, because that increased the fight or flight response and the flood of cortisol. I have learnt that fear/anxiety is a huge trigger for pain in the body. So it was a viscious cycle of ruminating on symptoms. The solution is rewiring the nervous system and brain pathways to respond differently, and slowly the symptoms resolve, but it takes time and patience. I also found that the aches and symptoms got worse before my period - which makes sense as cortisol increases in the luteal phase, leading to increased stress on the body - often called the 'period flu'. Anyway, I'm not saying this is the answer for you, I know everyone is so different, but I wanted to share my experience in case it is helpful or encouraging in any way! ❤

As someone who has been there - I'm now diagnosed with endometriosis, MCAS, POTS, EDS, neurodivergence. And did EMDR for three years.

fellow health anxiety girl here, love being represented online to know I’m not alone 🤍

You’re vlogs have been hitting different lately Soph i’m so sat

SO EXCITED FOR THISS i love the chatty vlogs

Omg a bob yes I think you would look amazing!

Love Harvey coming to make you feel better when you were talking about being anxious 🩵💙💚💜

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's brain jumps from one thing to another and then back 😂

i LOVE a bob and I’m of the firm believe that it’s just hair and it’ll grow back so just cut it once and you’ll know to never do it again or you’ll love it but at least you won’t have to wonder and always feel the urge!!

Could your body aches be caused from stress? And does it get worse the more you get anxious about it? I had some health problems myself (not the same as yours) that I did every test for for years and they couldn’t find any cause for it. The specialist literally told me it was all in my head 🙄 but terns out it was all coursed from stress and more specifically, stress about not knowing what’s wrong with me (which makes it very hard cause it’s just a vicious cycle at that point). I was getting so anxious about it because I was so scared that there was a more sinister underlying issue that if I missed/dismissed, could lead to something worse. My brother passed away in 2020 from cancer and Iv found that ever since, iv had a lot of physical and mental health problems, but I got myself in this vicious cycle with my health problems because a lot of it was caused from my health anxiety. It was so hard to tell if I was being a hypochondriac or if there was genuinely something wrong (even though I was feeling physical pain) and the uncertainty of which one I was made me even more stressed, therefore made my symptoms worse! It’s actually crazy how much stress can affect your health! Not sure if this will be helpful at all as I’m sure you’ve already considered this, thought it would be worth mentioning just incase! I really hope you can get to the bottom of this soon! Praying for you! 💗 (Hopefully this makes sense too 😅)

Sophie I’m a silent viewer but had to comment, your so not alone with these body pains and also health anxiety I have been experiencing the same with no answers it’s so challenging. Sending you a big hug 💖

the overalls are GIVING rachel green x miss honey💐. i also know what it’s like to live with chronic health issues and it is exhausting🫠your feelings are completely valid💗

Book in an appointment with Deborah Smart she’s a Clinical Nutritionist. Based in North Brisbane. She has helped my sister and family members, I highly recommended!!

Chronic and random pain can be so frustrating, especially when you feel like you’re so close to an answer. Rheumatology may be helpful and I’m not sure if you have already but check out Fibromyalgia (includes symptoms of TMJ). I hope the universe is more on your side this week xo