My Nicotine Addiction 

When someone is addicted to something, they have to switch that addiction with something else. Nicotine was switched to food. Food was swichted to crazy workouts. Workouts switched to 10k marathons. BUT, which hurt do you want? The hurt that negatively affects yourself or the hurt that is going to have a positive effect on you?

Professionally, I'm a copywriter/storyteller and I noticed in your recent films that you truly understood how to convey your story in words and visuals concisely, effectively and easy to understand without the extra flowery words. It's quite refreshing and inspiring. Keep up your great job!

This was so raw and vulnerable Sophia, and I highly commend you for putting it out there. Any sort of addiction is a painful battle that people do not see behind closed doors. The mental battle can feel like the toughest, especially when you feel like you are against yourself in that deep depression. No matter what though, your video showed that ANYONE is capable of quitting whatever is no longer serving them. It might take time and be a painful journey, however it is so rewarding in the end and those supports in your life are everything. Recovery is the best way of saying "I love you" to yourself and your loved ones. Thank you

Congrats on one year, Sophie 🥹 so happy to see you healthy and thriving!!

This video somehow came at the perfect time as I’ve decided to quit alcohol completely out of my life and no longer let it have control over me. Thank you for the inspiration.

congratulations on your milestone, sophia! your video couldn't have come at a better time. i've been working on giving up drinking and experiencing similar phases. thank you for opening up about your journey and being an inspiration to others ❣

Thank you for this video Sophia, it was like a sign for me 🤍 I quit vaping a while back for only 1 month but relapsed. A few days ago I told myself it’s going to be now or never and so today is my third day nicotine free. Your journey inspires me so much and I hope one day I’ll reach the 1 year mark as well! So proud of you.

Thank you for sharing your story! Very real and honest. Nicotine addiction especially vaping is not talked about enough in the AAPI community so much appreciated! 🙏

This hits home, thank you for sharing. I started vaping 5 years ago and now stopped for 2 months. I’m pregnant and when I evaluated my life, I just couldn’t believe I would treat my body this way. Been a raver since 2013 and it’s all stopping for the this next exciting chapter in my life. 😍

GREAT job Sophia!!! So proud of what you were able to accomplish. Good for you!👍

I am so proud of you sophie!!!! this video made me so happy i was beaming the whole time. you are an inspiration to me and so many others, and watching you on this journey is truly an honor. you're incredible! and i hope you know and always remember that. thank you for sharing this with us

so so proud of you sophia! i've been vaping since college in 2019, and i recently quit cold turkey at the beginning of this year. the first week was definitely the hardest, and i didn't have a lot of faith in myself at all. but now i'm proud to say that i'm (almost) 1 month nicotine-free!! never gonna go back, and i already see how much more improved my health has been and how much better i feel. ur doing an amazing job and are so inspiring!! 💗

Congratulations Sophia 🎉 Your story and the way you have broken it down and communicated it will help and inspire many. It takes great courage and strength to overcome the challenge of kicking an addiction and habit for good. Well Done! 🎉👏🏾

This couldn’t have come at a better time. I quit smoking cigarettes in 2017, cold Turkey.wasnt hard. Started vaping 2 yrs ago and omfg …. It’s so hard to quit. But I know this year is gonna be the one I stop. this shall be my last vape. I’ll comeback to this comment in December 😅 thank you so much for this video!

Congratulations, Sophia. Only you would know how terrifying, frustrating and difficult the journey has been. As someone who had different addictions, hitting that milestone mark is a relief. Strong lady, you've got this. To many more milestone anniversaries to come! ❤🎉

Sophia I watched this video probably over 3x now because I’m struggling really hard with quitting vape. Like you, I realized how bad my addiction was… I was ashamed of spending my hard earned money, and how I wasn’t respecting my body. This is going to be my 4th time watching this video, and I hope I can quit. Thank you for encouraging me, and others.

this is amazing Sofia!!! been following since your raver / festival days and it’s so beautiful to see you change & grow!

Super proud of you!! Congrats on 1 year and your half marathon 🥳🥳 love the journey and the beautiful stories that’s gotten you here today!!!!!

Congratulations! We’re oh so proud of you for this difficult journey! Thank you for sharing with us!

This inspiring vid brought tears in my eyes! Ive never been a smoker or addicted to anything, so i wont know or even understand how hard it was for u. Im tearing up coz uve changed into a better you ❤ congrats sophie!

Sophie, I have been a viewer for the past decade. Thanks for being so vulnerable. Hope 2024 will treat you right and congrats on this huge step of your life. ✨💓

Go girl! Proud of you - hope this inspires other smokers to cut down/quit as well. You’re right, it’s the ultimate type of self love!

That's awesome! I'm so proud of you! Congratulations 🎉

Congratulations Sophie!! So happy for you!! Thank you for sharing your story! I’ve been a fan for years and have loved following along! ❤

Hell yes! You’re crushing it! Keep working hard on yourself and thank u for being vulnerable. Remember to take time for yourself to just simply relax. ❤

So proud of you! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us!

This is an amazing video. Great job Sophia congratulations!!! This is HUGE!🥳

sending you so much love, Sophia

Congratulations on your huge milestone, Sophia!!

Congrats on your 1 year! I'm going on 7 years now, you're doing amazing.

so inspiring! great job, Sophia!!

We are so proud of you. Thank you for sharing this journey with us.

I'm really enjoying being in my 30s now. I DO NOT MISS MYSELF IN MY 20s at all. I was reckless as well, partying, smoking cigarettes/vaping since I was 20. Now 33 and stopped everything for 2 years. My boyfriend has been so supportive of my health that we both barely drink alchohol as well😊 it's nice to be with a partner who prioritizes being healthy and happier 💗 so happy for your new, healthier lifestyle 💗

So proud of you, lady! 🩷 Thank you for sharing your journey.

We’re proud of you girl!! Thank you for sharing 💖

Proud of you and this was exactly the push I needed! ❤

So so proud of you! Thank you so much for sharing this journey and for being such an inspiration. You're amazing

So so proud of you! 🥹💓

so concise & such good editing as well! thanks for sharing : )

So proud of you Sophia!! 🎉 Your story inspires me to take better care of myself ❤

I’ve been a subject of yours since the very beginning & I’m seriously SOOOOOO freaking PROUD of you!!!! ❤😘🥰🫶🏽💕

amazing!! Congrats Sophia!!

Congratulations Sophia!!! 🩵🩵🩵

Thank you for sharing your story! So proud of you ❤️

thank you for including the piece about weight gain/loss and body image. it’s been powerful for my own body dysmorphia to see you, someone i look up to and who i never imagined to deal with any body image difficulties, experience the same thing too. ik it can be taboo to discuss, esp when being on the smaller end, but when you’ve known one body for most of your life and suddenly your body doesn’t look like that anymore it makes sense for our brain to go ??????? lol but ty and congratulations ilysm!!

Thank you so much for this video, Sophie!! So proud of you!!

I am so happy to see you in a state where you feel confident without vaping and smoking. It must have been a very hard journey. Our body has their own power to stand up again:) We should believe in ourselves and our bodies. I am so proud of you:) + The story about why you quit smoking was very sad. Cause I didn't expect it. The thought that you had at the moment would have been very strong, I think. The moment when you felt that you wanted to put your loved ones before smoking was so powerful! I could feel you when you were talking about that so I was sad, as well. Have a good one and I wish you happiness.

This is so amazing and brave. We are all rooting for you, Sophia!!❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations, Sophia! Amazing accomplishment! ❤️

So proud of you Sophie! Sending much love to you 🤍🤍

I don't smoke or vape at all, but hearing about your struggles and journey to overcome this addiction has brought tears to my eyes. You are so strong and you did well. I'm so happy to see you thriving and I always look forward to your life updates.

Thank you for making this video. I was waiting for an update since your IG post!

So proud of you Sophia! You are an inspiration !!

Congratulations Sophie! What a huge accomplishment and inspiring personal story. Appreciate you sharing such a personal experience online with your community I’m sure this was challenging. I know you’ll inspire others to quit too ❤

super encouraging! Mine is a little different but next month will mark 6-months from smoking weed. super excited and can't wait until I hit my year mark.

Im so proud of you Sophie!!! Congrats on one year 🎉❤ Cant wait to see to you do more marathons and achieve more happiness and health

Congratulations Sophia! ✨

This was truly inspiring. I don't even know what to say. I know that no words will be enough to explain the hardship behind the journey. As a person who have struggled with ED, I can relate so much to the weight gain as an unexpected struggle that emerged along the way. As a person who struggled with ED, it's honestly impressive that you were able to achieve a healthy balance between working to get your body back and not letting it become another obsession. I'm so proud of you. You're so strong. Thank you so much for sharing 🤍🤍

So proud of you Sophia! Going through any addiction is not easy. But YOU DID THAT gilr!

Congratulations on this huge milestone! We are all rooting for you!

A huge congratulations on this incredible milestone, Soph. So proud of you and thank you for sharing such a deeply personal journey. Hears to a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2024.

Sophia, I'm that one of your subscribers who have watched all of your videos but for this one, I really really want to say thank you for being so brave and honest. I've been trying to quit vaping too for about a week and what I can say is that, your video has been truly helpful personally because, you told us the not-so-talked stuggle which is the snacking and food craves. Your video "prepares" me to go through this struggle and if it wasn't because I watched this repeteadly, I def wouldn't be able to be this solid to continue the journey. So really thank you thank you so much for this. Can't wait to see more of your fab works

I’m so so so proud of you Sophie!!!

Proud of you girl! U look amazing ❤🫶🏽🙏🏽🥰

LOVE YOU AND SO PROUD OF YOU!!!💛

Congratulations, Sophie!!!

So happy for you! 🎉🎉 I know it isn’t an easy journey.

So proud of you Sophia!! 💛

so proud of you, Sophie!

Congratulations! So proud of you

It's been a while since I have been back on your channel but I'm glad to still see you around after all these years! Thank you for sharing your quitting journey as someone who is in the process of quitting nicotine themselves. This has given me more hope that it is possible and to be nicer to myself when I do relapse.

so proud

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Well done and I wish you a happy and healthy life

great to hear that you stood up for yourself even when it's hard ❤

So proud of you! So happy to see you so healthy and happy. Congrats on your milestone Soph!

Proud of you and this journey of growth you've been on! x

Sophia, been following you for a while. M so proud of you. You gained still look good (but you deserve to get your own confidence) ❤

Congratulations!!!! I’m on my journey of quitting cigarettes and really appreciate that you shared how hard it can be ❤️

So proud of you and happy for you! ❤️

Congrats girl! Keep going!

needed to hear this - thank u.

I quit spontaneously 4 weeks ago. I agree, it is the ultimate self love!! You have to be so in tune with your body and also patient with the process

So proud of you Soph!!! ❤

Congratulations Sophia 🫶 so happy for you

Congrats Sophia!!!! This video hit home. I was smoking for about a year, but I got addicted QUICK. I didn’t even mean to get into vaping, but I was in college and stressed at the time so my juul quickly became my emotional support buddy. I remember even flat out calling it that and I really would feel uneasy if it wasn’t in arms length at all times. It was the first thing I thought of in the morning and how I put myself to sleep. It’s so wild how normalized vaping (especially) can be. Quitting was hard on my body too, I mostly dealt with anxiety and headaches and cold turkey was the only way that worked for me too. (A breakup is what pushed me to quit lol) After even just a few weeks off though I felt my energy levels increase and I no longer had a chronic cough or difficulty breathing after several runs up my apartment stairs. It’s been years now since I’ve quit and honestly I’ll still get cravings for it! Like I said, my vape was my buddy. It reminds me of a simpler time and a more vulnerable version of myself. Sometimes I yearn for that part of my life and my tendencies then, but I know I’ve been a better person without it. Thanks so much for sharing your personal story!! I hope you never stop feeling proud of yourself for quitting and I’m glad you had/have people in your life that supported you through it. We are doing amazing!! ❤

Congrats Soph! Proud of you. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

I’m so proud of you Sophia! Been following you for years now and it’s always so inspiring watching you grow 💚

i started vaping 4 years ago. i still remember the exact moment i first hit it. i finally quit 2 weeks before the new year. i’ve been craving one so bad but my body deserves better

Amazing! Well done!!! 🎉🎉

Congratulations!!! 🎉❤

So proud of you, Sophia 🎉❤

So proud of you !!!!

Thank you for sharing and inspiring so many others babe ❤

I’m so incredibly proud of Sophia! Like you said quitting an addiction is not an easy feat 👏🏽

Happy for you!! I quit smoking 23 years ago and it was the best thing zi ever did for myself!

wow what a throwback to that pic of you and weylie and the iconic purple hair era. from watching you for all these years since the beginning, it's crazy to see that next to who you are today and how much you've grown and changed. congrats on this achievement, it's not an easy one and i definitely understand the struggle as i'm 3 months in on my own journey. thank you for sharing with us and sending much love to you, leo, and luna

Congratulations! This is very motivating for sugar addicts too!

WOWWW!!! 🎉🎉🎉 CONGRATS!!

So so happy and proud of you!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 you’re so much healthier and better now❤❤❤ with all the love all the way from Singapore

So very proud of you, Sophia. Your strength inspires us all.