oh ho ho YouTube knows to recommend this wild ride, I’ve been here quite a while huh I watched this when I was uploaded wow cool


“ I lived in bath and worked in lush “....hehe


two years left till reply video (u better remember it dodie)


im 25 :( please don't say kids, married and wrinkles >.<


'Have you met demi lovato?' WelL I mEaN you fAceTiMeD heR


Dodie idk if this will make you feel better or worse about how you used to look but i’m cutting my bangs again so there’s that I guess LOL

Dodie idk if this will make you feel better or worse about how *you* used to look but *i’m* cutting my bangs again so there’s that I guess LOL


I MEAN, I WATCHED THIS WHEN IT CAME OUT WTF


You lived in Bath and worked in lush?!? I'm from Bath! I love Bath! :D


Hey! It's time to take a looksies back at this (soon)


Anyone else here after seeing her response?


It has been more than an year and only know I noticed that you where singing wicked ._.


Good news 20 year old Dodie! 22 year old Dodie has FaceTimed with Demi Lova


Ooo that's weird when she's 25 I'll be the age she is making this


dear 25 year old dodie IVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR 6 YEARS IN 2017 HAVE YOU NOTICED ME YET ILL PROBABLY STILL BE THATLITTLECINNAMONROLL


The answer to this video is so close and ohhh boi 20yo Dodie wasn't ready


Setting a calendar appointment to check back in five years for a reply video


Hey Dodie. You've met Demi. On FaceTime but yeah still the same


Wait. You. Had. A. Job. In... HYTHE?!?! PLEASE TELL ME THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID, BECAUSE I LIVE IN HYTHE!


WHERE IS THAT DRESS FROM (i know u mentioned it in a different video but i dont remember)


If you feel like it's overwhelming you please visit a gp and tell them it'll do you a world of good.


In 5 years I'll be 20, I'll probably be in the same boat as you are/were ;o


Waiting for future dodie to comment on this vid


When she overreacts to dodie 5 years later


I'm 25...dear 25 year old me<br>GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER

I'm 25...dear 25 year old me
GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER


Dear 20 year old me,<br>  Your hair should be short by now. Like keep it short forever.I hope you meet Dan and Phil,Dodie,and a bunch of Youtubers.I want you to be the greatest singer of all the time. Did you have the courage to ask Amber out? Are you married? YOU HAVE ANY DOGS? OMG GET A DOG. A PUG OMG! AHHH. Do you still like Melanie Martinez? Does her music still sound heavenly? I have to go now,reply pretty please with a cherry on top!- 15 year old

Dear 20 year old me,
  Your hair should be short by now. Like keep it short forever.I hope you meet Dan and Phil,Dodie,and a bunch of Youtubers.I want you to be the greatest singer of all the time. Did you have the courage to ask Amber out? Are you married? YOU HAVE ANY DOGS? OMG GET A DOG. A PUG OMG! AHHH. Do you still like Melanie Martinez? Does her music still sound heavenly? I have to go now,reply pretty please with a cherry on top!- 15 year old


Okay like can i get a full cover of defying gravity


you're making your future self very stressed


OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. Is that Britany Spears midnight?? Because that perfume brings back all the memories for me its so sweet and amazing


Lush in BATH...

idk why I find this so funny


Well, dodie's 25th birthday was yesterday...


Three and a half years til we need an update


omg vi esto en 2015 y ya es 2020 diosMIO


I'm all kinds of confused of everyone's ages now..


Only two years dodie are you still gonna watch this have you forgotten


Dear 25 year old dodie, yesterday Demi Lovato called you!!


She said she had more than 200,000 subs. As of Decemeber 29, 2015 she has just over 150,000


In five years I'll be 22... I think, I mean I'm really bad at math


YOU'VE MET DEMI, 20 YEAR OLD DODIE!!!!!!!!!


Any one watching this after one of her songs went viral on tic tock


Only two more years til we get a reply to this gem


Ya'll one year until the reply video gET HYPED


I'll be nearly 22 in 5 years <b>puke</b>


Well dear 17 year old me,
I WISH I MET 5SOS, Ryan Higa and many more people I Loved in the future.
Also i hope i got a new laptop. Old one sucks.
Also i hope I started making YT videos :-)
Much love,
13 year old you.

Or 18 idk i cant count properly yet CAN YOU COUNT PROPERLY YET hm


i think she was afraid to lose her audience, i wont leave okay and if i do i promise to punch myself in the face


I'm here after watching dear younger me...


I'll be 18 like wTF DO I KNOW HOW TO PAY TAX, RENT, SAVE MONEY, LIKE...LIVE ugH WHy I waNNa STay yoUNg 😁😐😫


I hope 25 year old Dodie reads the comments. If so has WWIII happened yet? Is it happening?


today is dodie's 22 birthday.  3 more years.


Its only a few months till we see the reply :)


OMIGOD THAT WAS A <b>WICKED REFERENCE?!?!</b>

OMIGOD THAT WAS A *WICKED REFERENCE?!?!*


I know that this is reeally  off topic but does anyone know where dodie got this dress from? or where I can get a similar one? Because I think its so cute and I've been trying to find out for ages but I can't find it anywhere :(

Nu nu she once said in her haul video that it is from forever21, but I'm not sure if it's available again.<br>Asos has a similar one I think, they're called pinafore dresses.

Nu nu she once said in her haul video that it is from forever21, but I'm not sure if it's available again.
Asos has a similar one I think, they're called pinafore dresses.


I Hope 25 year old makes a Video to this video


Is anyone still there?

BOI she's 22 and hit 1m


Way less than a year!! Only a few months!!


I'm gonna be 19 when u record a reply ....hopefully


Oh. I thought you were already in your 30s... :O


Dear 18-20 year old me. Are you still depressed? Probably. Do you have clean skin?  Probably not.  Remember when zebra was your best friend. Have you got a boyfriend/ girlfriend yet? Have you moved out yet? Are panic attacks still frequent? Are O and K still together? Remember when you're worst memories are with THOSE people? Are the scars gone yet? Are you still causing havoc? Have you been to Ireland yet? Have you seen panic!, fob, dodie, niall, harry, liam, louis play yet. Do you still "ironically " love one direction?, of course you do. Has the Asshole got a new gf yet. Do you still love teddies?  Do you still ship larry? Are you still madly in love with daniel and Phillip?  Are they married? Are you married? Do you have a job? Please be an author.  Are you an author?  Tell me your ok? Tell me life gets better? Tell me your free from school and now are living in Ireland with somebody you love near a beach? Do you still love beaches?  Do you still love harry potter?  Do you still love reading? Wherever you are and what ever you are doing I hope it makes you happy.

- 13 year old jadyn margetts


ouuhhh dodie it's time to answer this vid :)


I'm 25 it's not so bad. But u need to think less. stop spending the present moment thinking about the past or future. The present moment is all you will ever have. Thinking changes nothing just creates problems


I put it in my calendar to check your YouTube in 5 years


So many people in the comments having a cow about being 17 in 5 years time. I'm just sat here already at 25 like......


omg 22 year old dodie or like 25 year old dodie whatever you've already met Demi Lovato thru facetime!! check your video plez


holy shit i just realized that im gonna be almost 18 in 5 years.... OMG ILL BE ALMOST OUT OUT SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but then i have to be in the real world.... FUCK!!! maybe i can ask my parents to help me move to london.... OMG DO I HAVE A BAND OR YOUTUBE CHANNEL YET!?!?!?!? OR BOTH!?!?!?!?!?


Dear 20 year old Dodie, don't worry about the future; everything is going to be fine. And don't wait for happiness to come to you - go and find it.  Make lots of memories, take lots of pictures, eat healthy foods, travel, exercise, try new things (especially things that scare you) and experience life before shit hits the fan and you're 25 and you need to start thinking having babies and mortgages and marriage and careers and anti-wrinkle creams... From a fellow 25 year old (no wrinkles as of yet)


sHE MET DEMI 20 DODIE MUST BE RLY HAPPEE


tbh i hope im hedys future girlfriend lol


Does anyone know what perfume that is at 3:16 ?


who else is watching this video in 2020?!


We're all gonna be here on 11 April 2020 aren't we!


God i would not make this video cuz i would be so scared for the answer cuz i would be like in college and i dont want to do college but my parents are going to force it upon me and ill be not happy but going along with it cuz honestly i just want to become 16 and stay that way forever and not grow up and stay a child... the future is scary to me. I know you probably wont see this comment because this is an old video but yeah. I feel the fear u feel in asking if u are going to be married or anything. Time is a scary thing and i just want it to stop


I'm going to be twenty in five years... fuck.


GUYS LESS THAN A MONTH LESS THAN A MONTH


lol is just five years from now, nothing big will change. probably not even your hair


Immy Jades forever21, but asos has a similar one


@meabh she said not  <b>on</b> her birthday, which is today. she said she'd do it another day, that probably means tomorrow.

@meabh she said not  *on* her birthday, which is today. she said she'd do it another day, that probably means tomorrow.

she said she's not doing it tomorrow,, but she'll do it the next day :)


I'm a 17 year old lil boy and I have 5 or 6 white hairs


You have 20 years old? ._. ...fool question


Is the little song she sings an actual song or did she just music very well?

it's Defying Gravity from the musical 'Wicked' :)


Look for the 2017 squad!😂 Nope just me? Ok 😂😂


Do you have abs? please say you have abs


Anyone back here waiting for the response...


ALMOST ALL THE COMMENTS ARE FROM 3-4 YEARS AGO DAMN


I'm currently 25 (very soon to be 26) and I can tell you that 25 year old me is SO much happier than 20 year old me. I'm a different person. It's crazy how much things can change in just 5 years. And to think in another 5 I'll be nearly 31.... STAY POSITIVE, DODIE! Things WILL get better.


This video. Made my day. You are incredible!! I loved watching you think and then think more and go on tangents of thinking. Perfect way to start my day :) Thanks Doddie :)


Oh my god this was so cute and thoughtful. Love you Dodie.


Dodie, I promise in 5 years we'll all still love you and I promise at least I will always think you're amazing and watch your videos as long as you're here for us! <3


hs was a wonderful, real, cute, perfect video. I hope you enjoy looking back on this, and, also, that Wicked harmony gave me chills up my spine, it was beautiful and happily unexpected.


I am 24 and I have felt similarly through my whole early twenties. I keep wishing I was in my teens (even some days my early childhood) or hoping to be in the happier future and generally being unhappy in the present. .. This is sounding very gloomy so  just wanted to say I found this whole thing very relatable so thanks :)


When you said 'I hope you're happy' I started singing in my head, and it really surprised me when you were singing too!


You're my inspiration Dodie. Your videos make me so happy


Your gasp when you said "are you married?" Ahaha I can't stop replaying it how absolutely adorable


Oh Dodie, I really, really, genuinely wish and want you to be happy. I REALLY do. I hope you get happier as time goes on.


I think I died when you sang Wicked! You should totally do a cover of it, it sounded so good! This is such a sweet video <3 and totally strange to think about where I'll be when I'm 25. Yikes, let's hope the next five years are good one :P


Dodie this was such a great video. I hope your 25 year old self is happy and in love and doing music and YouTube still. And I'm sure you'll still have an audience because you're great :)

In 5 years I'll be 23 and I'll probably be about to finish university... That's crazy!


I find this really interesting- I'm only 22 but am SO nostalgic about my university days around ages 19-21 and would go back in a heartbeat. But would never want to go back to being 15/16 again ever, it was fun at times but I way so insecure and confused about a lot of things, and there's so much pressure around everything.


I'm 20 too and 25 sounds so scary and far but I loved this video!


I just realized that I'm only three years younger than Dodie right now, oh my god. This whole video just made me reevaluate my whole life and the concept of time and the universe and wow I'm in really deep.


Dodie your music is AMAZING!!! Don't doubt that. Seriously. You're my favorite.


This is adorable, I hope you remember to make a reply in 5 years! The future terrifies me too. I'm about to graduate from University, so I have no idea where I'll be or what I'll be doing by this time NEXT year, let alone in 5 years. I'll be 26...oh god.


You are awesome and will always have a growing fanbase!


Dodie your hair looks so cute!!<br>and i love that overall dress thing i need to get me one of those

Dodie your hair looks so cute!!
and i love that overall dress thing i need to get me one of those


I'm also 20 and I couldn't feel more related to you right now. I'm sort of panicking. Anyways, I hope you and I and everyone are happy at 25, and tomorrow also why not.


I'm also 20 and that feeling of wanting to be in the past and future at the same time is exactly how I feel too. I think 20 is a scary, weird, half-adult-half-teenager age. I'm sorry you feel like this too but in some ways it's good to know I'm not the only one <3


firstly - love seeing all of the youtube comments on here like "HOLY FUCK IM DEAD" although it isn't something to joke about, vvv funny.
I love how close and concerned you are about Hedy. Im very close with my older sister and I promise you that your relationship will come to be extremely important to hedy. Im 15 and i've only just started to realise how close i am to my sister and how much i need her. For example to other night i had a huge argument with my boyfriend and i tweeted an indirect snidey tweet and within 20 minutes my sister was at my front door and we wandered round the 24 hour tescos until 2am just talking about absolute shit and wetting ourselves laughing the whole time.
i don't have a little sister but i have a 10 month old niece. I hope i can be that person for her one day

i love this video so much :) <3333


This is so nice - I always wonder with 5 years in the future because 3 years ago I had a completely different plan for what I'm doing now so like next year I might not even be doing what I'm planning for next year it's crazy


Don't worry doddie your amazing and always will be ill watch you always and, when you grow up with Hedi you WILL be happy I guarantee it!! Wut u doddie❤❤❤❤❤


This is a gorgeous gorgeous video Dodie. Really thought provoking and scary and wonderful all the same time. You've captured 20 year old Dodie and this will be incredible to look back on and answer the questions when you are 25. Yes, the future is scary but it's also exciting :) <3


Dodie. Don't worry. I at the age of 17 now will still be watching your videos until 22 and beyond and have been watching since I was 14/15. Just believe that at that age you will still have at least one person who thinks you and your videos are absolutely awesome. xx


I love the fact that you said "Does Hedy have a boyfriend" and then added "or a girlfriend" I just think it's really nice that you said that and didn't think of it as weird like some people do xxx


I really wish I could see another video from 25 year old Dodie right now!! But yes, 25 year old Dodie, even if you are not making videos anymore, please let us know how you are doing! <3


Dear 20-year-old Dodie! Do your best to enjoy the now and be happy! Lots of love from a 25-year-old Vili ^_^ (in 5 years I'll be 30. what is life O.o)


In 5 years I will be officially an adult OH MY GOD,
I think that my goals are to have more self confidence and to not stop watching the youtubers that make me happy like Dodie and Dan and Phil so yeah I guess this is to 18 year old me, I hope I don't change for the worse and I grow to be a great person
Love, 13 year old me


I'll be watching you in five years!!! Love ya :))))


This is such a cool video idea! Omg in 5 years I'm going to be 22... Dang that is a weird thought!!! Great video I really enjoyed it!!!


I'm 25.... How did this make me cry? It shouldn't have but in 5 years I'll be 30 and nothing has gone the way that I wanted it to and... I hope everything you do is successful Dodie. You are a good egg.


What you said in the first minute... about not being happy and thinking about the past but not doing anything to make the present/future better... wow. Literally exactly how I feel too.


this is so cute and great yay Dodie! ^-^


I'm going to be 26 in five years. Oh my goddddd I hope I have my life figured out and not as much of a mess. I'm happy I've started uploading videos because then I can look back on what I was up to, what I was like, and who I hung out with but that's such a scary thought. What till everything be like in five years? .-.


I seriously though you were already 25. I'm 28 and I can tell you as someone who freaked out at 21, that you just need to chill. Things will be ok.


I can guarantee I'll be here to watch 25 year old Dodie's response


In case 25 year old Dodie is still looking for someone to fall in love with: I'm free. Just thought I'd let you know. <b>wink wink</b>

In case 25 year old Dodie is still looking for someone to fall in love with: I'm free. Just thought I'd let you know. *wink wink*


yeah I heard the saying recently "Your future self is watching you through memories".. and it fucked me right up. Its a good reminder to do things now that your future self will thank you for, and not regretting not doing things sooner.


"Does Hedy have a boyfriend, or a girlfriend?" <br>I died with happiness

"Does Hedy have a boyfriend, or a girlfriend?"
I died with happiness


I feel like I was 20 just yesterday. I'm turn 25 next week. YOU MAKE ME FEEL OLD! It's only 25, not 40!!

No gray hairs btw.


aw dont worry about the future. all good things will come to you !! in five years i'll be twenty and im so curious about how future me is going! i wonder if i've fallen in and out of love!


Oh no. I'm scared of the future now. (I mean, I've always been scared of it, I just block these thoughts.) 30 in 5 years. What have you done, Dodie?


In the back of my head while watching this: I'm gonna be 15 or 16 in five years, I'm lucky I'm so young

Me after the video thinking about how old I'll actually be: Wait.  I'm turning 15 in a month.  I'll be almost 20. Shoot.


I will be 18 in 5 years. I hope everything goes well for me and I get good results in all my exams, but I doubt that. No matter what I hope I am healthy and happy


"Does Heddy have a boyfriend?! Or Girlfriend..." YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY THIS MAKES ME :D XX


I have no idea how I stumbled on this video as a 31 year old male lol! Probably 'cus i'm about to turn 32. I would LOVE to be 25! lol! I will probably be wishing to be 31 again when I'm 40, you see a pattern here?

One thing I have l learned is that life is what happens when you're busy making other plans, as John Lennon once said. You can't predict what will happen, it's best to live in the moment. Focus on what you have rather than what you don't have. All the best! I'll be back in ten years to bring more wisdom! ;)


aww my god my favourite thing about this video is how much she cafes about hedy it's so cute omg


The fear of the future is an interesting one. I suppose it goes hand in hand with a fear of failure and a need of control. But I also think you could, potentially, turn it into a positive! Regret of the past is quite a useless emotion, but the upside of the future is that you still have a chance to influence it. And it will always be ahead of you, tomorrow there will still be a "5 years in the future" Dodie to talk to, and the next year and the next. All the things, all the questions you ask yourself in this video - you have a chance to influence the answers to them! Just keep knitting, keep writing songs, keep calling your friends, keep making videos and I'm sure 25 year old Dodie will watch this thinking you were silly for ever doubting her! <3


I really just want to skip ahead and watch your reaction to this video. And then rewind back to now, so that i don't miss the rest of my teenage years. Omfg i will be 21 in 5 years, omfg.


I'll be 20 in 5 years. I hope 20 year old me is doing all the stuff 15 year old me wants to do.


To 22 year old me,
I hope you don't suck at everything.
             Love, 17 y/o you.


Omg I'm 20 as well and this video sent me into a slight panic thinking about myself in 5 years time. Ahhhhhh. Help. NOPE.


Dodie oh my god ! You're only 20 ? :) I thought you were older because you seem so mature ! Well, it's coming from a 23 year-old so maybe it doesn't mean much, but I felt the same as you did when I turned 20 and now I'm happy :) So keep going Dodie ! <3 Lots of people love you and know you have a real talent. I'm actually watching your videos while eating breakfast right now because you make me feel calm and you make me laugh. Have a great day :)


the tiny epiphanies she has when she thinks of another question XD


I'll be 24,so I can relate!except i haven't started doing videos yet(going in a studio this weekend though :) my main question is : where are you?did you settle for Québec?Sherbrooke?did you do that leap of faith and go to Berlin?how good of a singer did you become?Can you sing like James Labrie yet? :O 18 years old Danick,Damn your youngest brother Can vote in Canada!what??is everyone allright? Did you get your tandem skydiving licence yet? Oh well,Doddie Clark you've made me think a lot this morning xD


5 years from now I'll be 20...thats terrifying wow i can't wait to watch this in 5 years


that singing bit made me so happy. i can't rememember the name of the song but that was great. if u can please cover it


thinking about the future is such a scary thing


In five years I'll be 21. Holy fuck, why does that make me so emotional. I would love to stumble back on this video in five years, and see my own comment. Hah.


I won´t go anywhere I need you! In a year I´ll hopefully move to England to study acting, but I´ll be alone, and fuck I´m scared. I don´t know anyone there. Your channel is my safe place!


In 5 years I'll be 21. Woo fricking hoo..<br>Seriously though, I'll probably have lost touch with all my current friends, my cats have probably died and I probably will have moved closer to the city to pursue whatever it is that I have chosen to do by then. So excited xD

In 5 years I'll be 21. Woo fricking hoo..
Seriously though, I'll probably have lost touch with all my current friends, my cats have probably died and I probably will have moved closer to the city to pursue whatever it is that I have chosen to do by then. So excited xD


I hope that in 5 years larry came out and they're as happy as ever.

And me? I hope i'm happy


I'll definitely be expecting your response video 5 years from now


I am 15 and thinking about how I'm gonna be in five years and ITS SO WEIRD. I'll be the age you are today when you're 25 and this is amazing and scary and bizarre and AAAHHHH


oh my gosh dodie you are so cute and i love you and this is so cool


I'll be 24, less than a month away from 25 in 5 years time. I always think of the bad side to it all, I hope I'm not still in a dead end job and I do hope that I'm still with my boyfriend in 5 years. I want to be happy and successful in life and at the moment I don't feel like I am able to be either of those.


Dodie in 5 years i'm going to be your age and i'll make sure i'm still watching you!
I guess write a tiny letter to myself down here:
Dear nearly 20 year old Nell,
Are you as cool as Dodie yet? How's that youtube channel coming along? Did you/are you dating that boy? Did you ever kiss that boy? Did you go to prom? Did you wear the Taylor Swift Speak Now dress? What college are you attending? Written a novel yet? (get on that!!) Completed NaNoWriMo? Visited Mr. Weitz? Are you still friends with Amanda, Olivia, Christine, Helena, Jessica, etc? Have you ever met Dodie, Hedy, Dan, Phil, Charlie, John, Hank, etc. yet? I hope you have! Was high school okay? Right now it's going pretty poorly. What your favorite book/movie/song/band now? How's mom and dad? I assume they're divorsed by now. How's Max? How's Zatch? Have you mastered the violin/guitar/ukulele/piano yet? Do you still talk with parenthesis? Did you get to go to VidCon this summer? (Summer of 2016) How was your OC year of camp? Did you go back to be a counciler? (you better have!!!!) Still writing songs and poetry? Are you writing at all? Where do you live now? I hope it's someplace cool like California or London or something!! I really have you go now because it's 1:38am!! Bye!!


I spend way too much time wishing I was 15. We gotta stop that. Enjoy nowww!


for me, being 25 was better than being 20....I hope it's the same for you [being 30 is even better:-)]


In 5 years I will be 19. I wonder what I will be doing. Am I happy? Do I still worry a lot? I hope 19 year old me is okay.


I'm reading a book at the moment that is pretty dramatic, but all about trying to be happy and content in the present. It's called The Power Of Now and I just thought about it because you said that you're constantly thinking about the past and the future and worrying about not being happy in the present, which is exactly what I am feeling :) Not sure whether this will help you in any way, but it just made me think of it :) xxx


I'm 20, should I record a video like this as in response? would you be intrested in watching it Dodie?


I hope in 5 years I get to comment on this video again and say "look at you now, you're happy."


Awe I wish I could just like squeeze you and tell you everything will be alright and that I and so many other love you SO much!!! I'll just pop out and make you some tea! :) ☕there you go love. There's some tea.


20 year old dodie, you may say you dress like a 16 year old but it's really cute okay


I loved it when you said "does Hedy have a boyfriend, or a girlfriend"


I know this sounds so cliche, but have you read anything about buddhism yet? I have learned so much from it! I'm not a Buddhist now, but I use a lot of strategies to stay focused on the present and to enjoy every blink of it.<br>but then again some people are just more nostalgic than others and that's totally cool :) I hope 25yr old dodie really has done some good steps towards her personal happiness. <3

I know this sounds so cliche, but have you read anything about buddhism yet? I have learned so much from it! I'm not a Buddhist now, but I use a lot of strategies to stay focused on the present and to enjoy every blink of it.
but then again some people are just more nostalgic than others and that's totally cool :) I hope 25yr old dodie really has done some good steps towards her personal happiness. <3


Dodie I am 33 (although I kind of share this account with my 9 year old daughter so if anyone sees me popping up commenting on LDShadowlady videos, that isn't me!) First off, I really enjoy your videos. You remind me of myself a little, when I was 20 and that makes me nostalgic and happy.

When I first saw this video I thought 'jeez, 20-25 is nothing' and kind of wondered why you'd think it would be so interesting to look back on.

Then I realised I was totally wrong. 20-25 is huge. And it's still a time when years feel long and meandering and not bullet-fast like they are later on.

When I was 20 I was still at University, studying English and Creative Writing, in a long-term relationship, living in Liverpool  in a crazy run-down house with friends. I  had dreams of being a journalist. By the time I was 25 I had a baby (a happy accident!) was in a totally different long-term relationship and lived with my then-boyfriend in a lovely flat, had moved to London, had an entirely new group of friends, and was working in Digital Marketing at a publishing company as a manager of a whole load of people. It was probably the craziest 5 years of my life so far. And you have all that to come (obviously not the same things but no doubt even more eventful). Enjoy it. And document it. I wish I had more to look back on from those days. xx


I'll be 22 and I'm scared cause I don't know what I want to do with my life.


i hope 25 years old is everything you want it to be.


"I don't think you've written any good songs at 20"
Dodie r u kidding me
r u serious


This is a really cool idea<br>It's like a time capsule

This is a really cool idea
It's like a time capsule


in 5 years i will be 20 and i hope im here watching 25 year old dodie making a reply video


Oh god, 20 year old Dodie is stressing me out because 24 year old Kaylee is realizing that 25 year old Kaylee will be here in a year and she's gotten absolutely none of these things Dodie has asked about accomplished.


in 5 years I'll be almost 20 and probably terrified of the future


Oh wow I didn't realize Dodie was only 20, I thought she was older than me (I'm 22) so I figured you were 23 or so :p


"Does Heddy have a boyfriend?! Or a girlfriend?!!" haha you saying that made me happi


Holy shit I'll be turning 29 next month in 5 years! :O

Are we still friends? Please say we're still friends. Do we hang out lots or do we not see each other anymore? Are we still living in the same city?


Stop worrying holy cow!! You will take the rest of your life each day at a time! Some days will be worse than the present day but some days will be absolutely brilliant! You will never ever feel out of your depth, because remember each day at a time. When youre 25 it will be weird because you'll still feel like you do now except you'll be 25 (I wish someone told my 20 year old self this and that's coming from a 25 year old :)


I'll be 20 years old in that time oh dear god I hope my years turn out a bit like yours.


hey Dodds if ever you want to talk when you are unhappy hit me up I will try to cheer you up with jokes like these. 2 guys walk into a bar the third one ducked <b>pts schhhh</b>

hey Dodds if ever you want to talk when you are unhappy hit me up I will try to cheer you up with jokes like these. 2 guys walk into a bar the third one ducked *pts schhhh*


I can not wait to watch this video, I don't even think you know!!! MEAN I'LL BE 17!!!!!!! (mini mind explosion)


I hope you record a reaction video to this 25 year old Dodie


In 5 years time I'll be 20 years old, I have no idea where I will be at that point hopefully in university working towards being a psychologist like I plan to do but hey I'm just rolling with it


Whatever the song was at 3:45, you need to make a full version and do it exactly like that! wow.


omg I'm seeing demi in less than a month and I'm so excited.


I feel like 25 year old Dodie will be in a much better place mentally and its gonna find this video silly. I get it everyone has inperfections and insecurities, but is hard not to see you as someone perfect or at least someone i would rather be than myself, so please learn to love yourself more! You really do deserve all the love and happines in the world


i'll be 24 in 5 years and I'm dreading it omg


In 5 years I'll be 18... wow that's such a short amount of time


i love top notch poop like this. seriously, great video. (y)


jksgkfk this was so weird for me i always forget that people i look up to (for lack of a better term) really aren't that much older than I am like it's so weird to think that when you'll rewatch this as a 25 year old, i'll be 21 because that doesn't seem like much of an age difference but right now me being 16 and you being 20 seems like a huge age difference??? i dunno i really enjoyed this though, you're so adorable ily


Dear 20 year old me,
are you at uni? Have you left Norway? Are you in England?
Are you happy? Do you still miss out on life because of your health?
Do you still watch YouTube? Maybe you've started doing YouTube yourself?
Have you directed that short film you wrote yet?

Anyway I'm really excited to get out of this dump and live my life. Hope both present-time Dodie and 25-year old Dodie are happy and healthy.


In five years I'll be 21 jesus christ<br>(in five years I hope I'm happy and transitioning)

In five years I'll be 21 jesus christ
(in five years I hope I'm happy and transitioning)


the future is exciting! don't be scared! the future is not planned and you can make it whatever you want :) Alsooo why aren't you happy? :(


Oh, my. I will be twenty in five years. AHHH!


I'll be 20 in 5 years thats feels weird idk i can't imagine that i will be like when im 20. I wonder if my life got any better


I want to somehow make one of these at 15 for 20 y/o me Hmm


this actually makes me so scared and i'm only 17 AHHHHHHHHHHH


IM SCARED in 5 years i'll be 23 SAVE ME i can't be in my 20s thats too old help oh my god everything is going to be so different.. dodie what have you doneeeee


Wait im not the only one who pretty much always feels down for like no reason?


In five years I will still be subscribed (if that's still what it's called ://) and I will be awaiting a reply to this xxx


A PERFECT song for this video: 5 Years Time by Noah and the Whale!!!!


did anyone else think of silence in the library when Donna is talking to river?


I'll be 22 in 5 years. I will have finished uni (maybe) and then what? will I be working in the bbc? for my own company? will I have a boyfriend/girlfriend?? oh wow this video has made me all questioning


In 5 years I'm going to be 20! that is soo strange when i think about it O:


5 years ago I was nearly 10. that seems like do long ago! and 5 years from now I'll be 19. hm. wow.


*casually invents time machine to go see reaction/reply video in the future


i'll be the age you are when you made this when the intended-age-of-viewing you watches this


youre being 20 and scared makes me feel like im like 500 and psychotic now T.T


OH GOSH I WILL BE 19 IN FIVE YEARS. I WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL. will i have my life together? probably not 19 isn't old


I replayed that Wicked cover so many times


I feel so old because I'm older right now than how old you're going to be in 5 years and in 5 years I will be 31. Ugh. I hope I've found love by then and a real job and don't live with a bunch of roommates who don't clean up the kitchen. And I better have a cat by then or I don't even know.


I didn't realise you were the same age as me. That's so weird... what am I doing with my life?


In 5 years I'll be 18. This is not okay.


Dear 17 year old me,
hey.
how's life?
-Abby


Dodie please make a video about ur experience at lush i gotta know


urgh 5 years can change so much . Even one year can.   Here's to getting older.


In 5 years I'll be 27....what? No....oh my gosh!


'do you and hedy go, like, clubbin'? no she's 16'


Oh gosh I'll be 21 in 5 years... That's not that long... I'll be out of highschool... Oh dear.


I'll be 20 when 25 year old dodie replies


I'll be 20 in five years that's weird...


i hope 20 year old me doesn't remember 15 year old me.


Dear 19 year old me,
What collage do you go to?
What are you studying?
Where do you live?
Are you in a musical?
Can you play all of the instruments I want to learn?
Are you a musician?
Do you have a YouTube channel?
From,
14 year old you


I just realized that I'm only 2 years younger than Dodie ffffff


I'LL BE NINETEEN WHEN YOU REWATCH THIS

THIS IS SO WEIRD


It'll be a challenge!  but please follow up!


Your nose is beautiful Dodie! Trust me mine is worst its pointy long and sharp, it's also huge on my face.


Wow in 5 years I'll be 18.
Hey future me how did exams go? I hope you're happy and well. You're an adult now, have you learnt to drive? Are you still friends with everyone - diya, alisha, aishani, tala, jade, hannah? oh god I hope they don't find this comment, if you do hi guys. Don't laugh at my name and icon, luna lovegood and phil lester are life. I kind of went off topic. Whatever.
- 13 year old me

2018, 16 years old - oh god it's been nearly 2 and a half years since this comment. wow i can't believe i've had the same name and icon for this long. life is pretty shit tbh, and gcses are in 2 months whoop. wait holy shit. I actually remember writing this comment, and the friend thing. oh god this is so weird, because i'm actually not friends with 3/4 of those people, and it's not even that we just drifted apart. but i never imagined in 2015 that we wouldn't be friends, we were so close :(

+Luna Lovegood (2016) it's just been 6 months since this comment and i'm already cringing lmao yikes. also jade is now jay lol. also 14 year old me has a crush on one of my friends isn't life fun


I'll be here to see it :)... as long as I am not dead...


I'll be 23 JEEZ now i'm scared too<br>may make a similar video to VENT FEARS

I'll be 23 JEEZ now i'm scared too
may make a similar video to VENT FEARS


I'll be twenty one. Jeez.  HOPE I'VE MOVED OUTTT


I LOVE YOU DODIE<br>But where is you overallsthing that you are wearing from?

I LOVE YOU DODIE
But where is you overallsthing that you are wearing from?


this scared the shit outta me not gonna lie


I'LL BE 21 OH NO

I'm terrified please no


If you want your friendship with someone to be rekindled, why dont you try rekindle it now? You probably have tried! if not, i hope you do and it works out x unless that isnt needed! x


Lol here's a cookie, calm down <b>\(^o^)/</b>

Lol here's a cookie, calm down *\(^o^)/*


And now I'm listening to "5 Years Time" by Noah and the Whale

+Elizabeth B Doddie, you sould cover this song!!!


crying when dodie said she hasn't written any good songs, like if Dodie's songs are bad what are mine?


"I haven't written any good songs yet" AHBSJABSAJABBA WHAT


Dear 18 year old me:Right now you're a little stressed, a little annoyed at everyone, pretty happy and really confused. School is eh, but some projects are fun. Hey, a fandom Instagram post randomly got 1,200 likes, no clue how that happened when the average is 60-100.How's collage? What are you studying, have you even decided yet? Are you even going to collage? If yes, is your dorm mate nice? Are there trees there? What happened in high school? Did you like all those clubs you wanted to join? Have you had your first kiss yet? Was it nice? Do you still keep in touch with Jay and Corie and Eleanor occasionally? Please say yes. Let's not talk about if anyone or any pets have died. Do you still like filming cute videos for school? Have you read I'll Give You The Sun or A Dog's Purpose recently? Did you take that creative writing course and realize how shit you are yet? Did you survive Latin? Are you in shape? Please tell me you can finally do a pull-up. Did you finally officially get to 5 feet(If no, what went wrong???)? Is YouTube still a thing? Are you still trying really hard to be social? Are you good at meeting new people? Are you still feeling all hormonal and awkward(Probably)? Do you still wear glasses, or just contact lenses? Can you do a back handspring? Is the scoliosis still a problem? What music do you like? Are you still trying to be a really good person, or has sarcasm absorbed your kindness? Do you still eat Brookside Pomegranate Chocolates? What's your favorite holiday? Where do you want to live? Have you found a new best friend? On one to ten, how much of a nerd are you? (Right now, I'm around 8). Quick Dear 25 year old me:Nopenopenopenopenopenope.Have you grown up yet? Please say no. Are you living in a house? Are you continuing collage? What are you planning on doing? Is running that café still an option? Teaching? Have you found a real passion? Are you like, with, someone? Or is that still not happening? Look at the18 one too, those still apply. How do you dress? Read an extra book whenever you can please. What are your friends like? Who are they? Do you still have so many questions? Almost definitely, why did I ask that? Do you have lots of fairy lights? Can you actually cook? Do you exercise? Are you happy? Do you remember Circus Silks, and how much fun it is?


Fucking hell I'll be 19, fuck I would've finished college. Wow ok


Honestly do NOT wish to be 15-16, I am soon to be 15 and ngl this is the worst time of my life. I know soooo many people say this and people reply with "YOU DONT MEAN THAT SCHOOL DAYS ARE THE BEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE" but I cannot wait to get a job that I actually like, have freedom to do what I want (as my school doesn't allow me to dye my hair, get piercings, cut my hair, wear makeup, ETC.) and just be my own person. I don't care how stressful being an adult is and paying bills etc etc as I really just wanna gtfo out of school. And away from everyone in my school. Bleh. But you see my point. I should make the most of being this age I guess but so should you <3


dear 20 year old me,
um what's up?
are you still playing music, learned any new instruments?
have you made a serious YouTube channel or decided on a different career?
I'm wearing a Duran Duran T-shirt and jeans hbu?
do u know what hbu is??
short hair?long hair ? or other
any way hope you re living a  majestic life
have ur priorities straight(I don't) some friends
most importantly, that you are content
from, the 15 year old


I'm going to stick around to see the reply


I'll be moving out & going to uni in 5 years. oh


Can we be friends? You seem like a cool person. I am not a cool person. I think your coolness would rub off on me. Please be my friend.


Dodie, I know this isn't very topical but I need advice rather desperately. I need to  cut my hair this weekend because I have messed it up with hair dye and straightening ( I have curly hair that i hated), and I want to cut it short. I am very nervous. I  weigh my worth on how others view me even though I shouldn't. I have a rather chubby face, so I tend to look alot younger than I actually am. So I'm nervous I will look younger, and I am scared people will no longer think I am beautiful or attractive. I want the cut for myself, and I love the idea of short hair. But I am scared of the outcome and its effects. I don't want a bad cut or a puffy mess so I am a ball of nerves. Sending you my love, xx


Nah. Everyone's moved to Vimeo & DailyMotion. :P


I'll be 21 in 5 years omg that so weird I don't like it


I hope you feel better soon Dodie <3 We all love you and always will!


This just made me realize that in five years time I'll be 24, and I just really hope I will have figured out what I want to do with my life. As for Dodie, I hope your happiness only goes up from here.


Hey, Dodie! I just wanted to leave something that might help you out every once and a while!
Sometimes when I'm really regretting or even missing my past/ past self, I write my younger self a letter, telling her about what has improved throughout the years.
For example, I wrote to my seventh grade self (about four or five years ago when I began to feel pretty shit 95% of the time)  about how I was really glad that She had held on. I told her that I had changed so much for the better, and I included how thankful I was because she hung on so long, and it set me in a great path for the future.
I hope this can help you out, because I know how crappy it can feel to want to live in the past.


I love how protective you are over Hedy. Wish my sisters did that x


Loved the honesty. Loved the editing.
Loved the comical interludes - knitting needle and harmonies in particulars... loved the
Time capsuleness of this and the colour coordination. :b


Even if I'm not watching your videos in five years time, I want 25 year old Dodie to know that I think the world of her and wish her the best, and I want 20 year old Dodie to know the exact same thing now. <3


I really like your music. It helps when I'm not feeling great and the evil thoughts are taking over my brain.


I'm same the same age as Dodie with LITERALLY the same fears, so it was quite nice to have her put it into a neat little video for me to catch up on in five years too! Unfortunately, it's also FUCKING TERRIFYING. I NEED A LIE DOWN AND TEA NOW. WHAT AM I GOING TO BE LIKE AT 25?! Christ, somebody pat my head and tell me it'll be okay.


I am now DETERMINED to continue watching YouTube videos, I'd love to meet 25 year old Dodie!


I'll still be watching in five years. Probably even in 20,considering you're the single most adorable human being on the planet.


A little trivial, but your editing makes me chuckle all the time. It's so freaking funny and WHEN YOU WINKED I LOST IT


Oh I'd never have the courage to make a video like this, the future is truly frightening... I barely know what life will be like in a couple of days, I tremble at the mere thought of what life will be like when I'm 25. Hopefully it'll be alright, and I am doing what I am supposed to in life, whatever that is.

Lovely video! Good luck to future you, and even more luck to present you! Hope happiness comes to you, everyone deserves it.


In five years time I'll be 21. I'll be roughly the age you are now dodie that's so trippy I hope I end up as accomplished, honest and kind as you xx


this is really funny, just today I said to myself: "you know what? let's make a book about things you never want to forget" and i think like I should write about you, and how you inspire me to live and speak to myself about future, sooo yeah, you'll be in my book that I'll probably read in some years hahq


this video made my heart ache... all I wanted to do was hug you and tell you that you'll do just fine cause you are most certainly not in the worst place currently and there's no way for you to know anything in the future so don't sweat it. doddie you'll do great things, you just have to do one silly thing: don't doubt yourself! I don't think there is a single person alive that thought in their early 20s: huh, I'm really secure about myself. so don't bother with little stuff and fly my pretty! <33


oh my god doddie, i completely agree with you. kinda want to do this for myself but also kinda scares me a lot<br>xoxoxo

oh my god doddie, i completely agree with you. kinda want to do this for myself but also kinda scares me a lot
xoxoxo


I absolutely love the fact that you watch your own videos, I don't know why, I just do. I'll be 22 in 5 years time, also wishing that I'll be in love (by then I hope that people won't still be making Taylor Swift references and puns)


I love how excited you got as the video went on :')


I love that you said "Does Hedy have a boy friend, or a girlfriend? That makes me live you even more. 😁


Weird question. What is your favourite perfume? The bottle looks so pretty! I love you and your videos!!

it's a britney spears perfume and i think it's called midnight fantasy!! it smells really good, but there's also a pink version that smells a bit like marshmallows!!!!


Oh no I relate so much to this. I'm 20, and have been feeling like I'm too young to be the age I am since like 18. All I want is to be back in high school when just barely two years ago I wanted to be done with it, even though I really loved my school. When I was 15 I wanted to be 10, and now I feel more confused than ever. 2010 feels like not even a year ago, but in 2020 I'll be 25 and that feels like a lifetime away. I also don't feel like I've changed much at all since I was fifteen, it's just like five years happened over the course of a summer or something, I don't understand how it all has gone by so quickly.

And all the dreams I've had growing up, now that I'm actually free to start making them a reality, I feel anything but excitement because I don't know what to do and I'm scared that I won't figure it out soon. BLegh, I'm just word-vomiting now but everything is confusing and really scary!!!! and I feel too young to be this old. Like I don't know anything yet!!! You can't push me into the adult world like this!!! Can't you see I'm a mess!! ..... ok damn I probably need to make a video like this for myself, as a form of therapy or something because I clearly need it, and then hopefully my 25 year old self will be alive and super cool and have at least a lot more things figured out.


At first I was thinking, "man I can't wait to see her reply!" But now I'm overthinking because I'll be 20-year-old Doddie's age when I see it again and I'll be thinking the same things...<br>Crazy.

At first I was thinking, "man I can't wait to see her reply!" But now I'm overthinking because I'll be 20-year-old Doddie's age when I see it again and I'll be thinking the same things...
Crazy.


IN 5 YEARS I WILL BE 20 i can't believe. but i really loved this video it made me think, and try not to worry dodie i will still be watching you in 5 years for sure :')


I think I'm gonna save this for MY 25-year old self :] I'm 20 now as well <3


DODIE! all those things you say you hope your 25 yo self will have done or become, it's up to you to make that come true! and you will! you clearly have the drive and creativity, believe in yourself :)<br>as for the shitty thoughts and feelings, it might sound harsh but it's up to you to handle those as well! it's not for me to speculate how serious it is for you, but some people can overcome it by themselves, others need help - and it's all okay. It might be scary to ask for help and to actually deal with stuff (been there myself, when i was about 20) but it truly does get better if you want it to, and if you don't let it drown you. Stay strong girl, you can do it, and you can make your 25 yo self proud of where you've been the last 5 years! <3

DODIE! all those things you say you hope your 25 yo self will have done or become, it's up to you to make that come true! and you will! you clearly have the drive and creativity, believe in yourself :)
as for the shitty thoughts and feelings, it might sound harsh but it's up to you to handle those as well! it's not for me to speculate how serious it is for you, but some people can overcome it by themselves, others need help - and it's all okay. It might be scary to ask for help and to actually deal with stuff (been there myself, when i was about 20) but it truly does get better if you want it to, and if you don't let it drown you. Stay strong girl, you can do it, and you can make your 25 yo self proud of where you've been the last 5 years! <3


ah what an awesome video! how do you take these kinda simple ideas and turn them into gold i don't understand. anyway good luck, i love you, i hope i get to meet you some day and give you a hug and chat about happy stuff 😊


Hey Dodie, I hope things will all go well for your 25 year old self. In 5 years I'm gonna be 21. Holy fuck thats so scary. I have almost the same thoughts like you when I think about that...


hahahaaa aw Dodie I love your videos so much! I'd quite like to make a reply video to this in 5 years when I'm 25 as well :-)


I got goosebumps when you did that harmony! I love that!! <b>o</b>

I got goosebumps when you did that harmony! I love that!! *o*


I'm going to be 18 in 5 years and I will probably still be around to watch your videos


I made one of these earlier this year. I'm currently 29 and I have a 10 month old daughter. I'm trying to change my life for the better. Who knows what's next! :)


O jeez Louise, you are exactly like me. I'm so nostalgic and I hate the place I'm in. Let's hold on together, c'mon <3


i literally wrote something like this in my journal yesterday. i'm scared of the answers.


This has made us all realise we're going to be so old in five years


In 5 years I'll be 22. It's so scary to think about that. Also a little bit exciting. I don't even know where I'll be a year from now, let alone 5 years from now. <br>This was such a lovely video and I'll probably think about it a lot while having a bit of an existential crisis. :D

In 5 years I'll be 22. It's so scary to think about that. Also a little bit exciting. I don't even know where I'll be a year from now, let alone 5 years from now.
This was such a lovely video and I'll probably think about it a lot while having a bit of an existential crisis. :D


I just want to make you some tea and some sour sweets and hug you and tell you that everything is gonna be ok and that I love you and that you shouldn't worry about the future because it's not something you can change and you're amazing. Also of course you'll still have an audience in 5 years!! I bet it's grown heaps and you're doing amazing and you're in love and you have loads of awesome friends. :)


Looking forward to 25 years old Doddie's reply ❤


Watching this made me realise I am closer to 25 than 15 oh my gosh<br>old age, here I come.

Watching this made me realise I am closer to 25 than 15 oh my gosh
old age, here I come.


In 5 years I'll be 20, it's really weird! Just 15 years more and I'm old 😁 (I'll be there when future Dodie will upload her response, tbh: I'm actually already excited)


I'll be here to watch! I kinda want to make one of these too... except in five years I'll be turning 30 in a month. Oh god.


When I was 13 I wrote a letter to 23 years old me. It was mostly embarassing but also very nice to have a look from that perspective. Most of things didn't happen which I wanted but it's ok because when you're 13 you're just silly :)


I just realized I'm older than you! You're out on your own and have all your shit together and I'm just here at uni still coloring in coloring books and crying over mac and cheese.


Dodie your songs are all my favourite songs! I love them all


I'm 27 and I can tell you high school feels like it was ages ago. Even college feels pretty ancient at this point.

I don't even remember the names and faces of most people I went to high school with @_@


Ahhhhhh this is literally all my fears for the future at once


i made one of these to my 15 y/o me a few years back and last month i was able to watch it, it's so weird


I've been wanting to make a video like this for so long but never knew how omg but this helped


I'm 25 in three years... I have no idea where I'll be or what I'll be doing and it all freaks me out, there's like this universal pressure of being expected to have your life in order by then! I just hope that I will be happy and that fairylights and blanket forts are still in my life (lets be honest, what more could you need haha ?)


I can relate to this a terrifying amount


Was that Britney Spears perfume? Loool <br>Kudos for making this vid Dodie!! The future is terrifying but I only see bright things for you. :•)

Was that Britney Spears perfume? Loool
Kudos for making this vid Dodie!! The future is terrifying but I only see bright things for you. :•)


Dodie!! I also have the chin podge!! Let's share some chin podge love ❤❤❤


I literally made this same video a year ago on my 20th Birthday! How crazy!


Doddie, you are wonderful, and you have no idea (or maybe you do) how much you help the people who watch your videos. You are not perfect, and that is what I love about your videos. You are human being and you don't try to show us that you are perfect. Thank you for you video. And you know nothing about me, but believe me, you are a great and you will be greater in 5 or 10 or 50 years. Enjoy your present and make beautiful memories. Cry, laugh, get mad, be human every single day.


Dodie, now I'm crying at the thought of you dying. I don't want you to die. Oh god.


Well looks like I'm still going to be a fan of you in five years time in case you film a response or reaction video


In 5 years, I'll be 19. I'll be on my way to University, hopefully. I hope collage was good. I hope I still draw and did subjects I wanted to to rather than those I thought I should do like I've done with my GSCE's. How were they by the way. Good? Bad? Please say you passed Maths. Did you go to America yet? Have you still got your same boyfriend or a new partner. Are they nice? Are they treating you properly? Is your University in England or is it abroad because that's what you want. Do you know what your gender is yet!? Are you happy. Do you still remember what happened? Are you over it yet? <br>How are your parents and friends? Do you still talk to Taf? If not, call her. You told her you would keep doing that. Parents? Grandparents? Have you come out yet? Do that soon. How's life? Do you still watch YouTube. Do you still cringe over how awkward you were at 14? Have you worked out the mystery that is makeup and hair styling. Oh hod please say your hair is better. Do something with it! It's a mess right now. Have you dyed it? Is it a pretty colour? I hope being 19 is good and better than 14. Goodbye. I love you. You should try to love yourself more.

In 5 years, I'll be 19. I'll be on my way to University, hopefully. I hope collage was good. I hope I still draw and did subjects I wanted to to rather than those I thought I should do like I've done with my GSCE's. How were they by the way. Good? Bad? Please say you passed Maths. Did you go to America yet? Have you still got your same boyfriend or a new partner. Are they nice? Are they treating you properly? Is your University in England or is it abroad because that's what you want. Do you know what your gender is yet!? Are you happy. Do you still remember what happened? Are you over it yet?
How are your parents and friends? Do you still talk to Taf? If not, call her. You told her you would keep doing that. Parents? Grandparents? Have you come out yet? Do that soon. How's life? Do you still watch YouTube. Do you still cringe over how awkward you were at 14? Have you worked out the mystery that is makeup and hair styling. Oh hod please say your hair is better. Do something with it! It's a mess right now. Have you dyed it? Is it a pretty colour? I hope being 19 is good and better than 14. Goodbye. I love you. You should try to love yourself more.


Questions to myself in 5 years time.. (20 year old me)
Did you and Freya stay in touch, like you promised you will even though you're going to different colleges?
Did you get good GCSE results, were they worth the stress I'm in right now?
Was prom good? am I being stupid for worrying about it?
Did you make new friends at college?
How did your A levels go?
Did you go to uni? Is it the one you wanted?
How are your siblings? did Rowan become an actor like he wants to? How are the babies doing, they'll be in infant school by now, do they enjoy it?
Do you still see mum and dad as often as you want to?
Have you got a boyfriend?
Where are you living and who with?
ARE YOU HAPPY?
Love 15 year old me<3


Very very nice video (: I'm sorry to hear about the fact that you don't feel very happy right now. I don't even know you but still..I don't like it when people are sad. I think that doing stuff that makes you happy more helps and I've noticed that whenever I feel down or sad or whatever, I usually feel better when I think back to special memories and then I realise that I want to create more of those and then I knida feel better. I hope this helps anyone that reads this comment :) anyway lovely video


In 5 years I'll be 20. I really want to make a video like this soon


In 5 years I will be 21, it's so odd to think about the fact I will actually have to grow up one day


I'll be nearly 20 in 5 years oh shit..<br>(if it makes you feel any better dodie I've been watching Phil for 5 years so don't panic, we'll be around)

I'll be nearly 20 in 5 years oh shit..
(if it makes you feel any better dodie I've been watching Phil for 5 years so don't panic, we'll be around)


I just realized that we are the same age and now these questions are freaking me out too


I want to do this now o.o for the 23 year old me. I hope she is happy and living her dreams .-.


Dear almost 18 year old me,
Are you still alive?
Did you ever date that one guy you liked? Or that one chick you also liked?
Did your anxiety get better? Or worse? Did you get help?
How's the family? Friends?
Did you skip that grade? Or go to the high school you wanted to go to? Or did you stay at that crappy school? I doubt it.
Did you get happier. I hope you did.
Will you remember today? Or last week? When that guy confessed his love to you? Or when you nearly had a breakdown in choir? Did things get better? Please tell me they did.
Did you get a good job? Do you drive? You have a significant other, don't you? All you do is hug, I bet, and tell each other you love them.
Have you eaten anything today?
Did you shower?
Go drink a glass of water. Now. Stay hydrated.
I'll go now. 5 years can really sneak up on you.
Make good choices and remember that someone out there loves you. I'm serious. Even though I don't like you, someone does. I promise. 😊
Sincerely,
Almost 13 year old you.❤


I'll be 21, I hope I'm happy...and that I have at least some of my life together because I'm not doing so well right now. I hope I'm alive.


the "does Hedy have a boyfriend...or girlfriend" made me so happy ahh yay for not heteronormativity


I'll be 21. Ugh I worry for the future but want to get the hell away from the present. I hate thinking of stuff like this, I can't believe you made a bloody video about it that will be seen by so many people.


I will also be 25 in five years, and I still can't cope with that. It's too much aaahhhh.


Your skin will get a lot better I can tell you that. The older you get the less oils you produce(you probably knew that) and I'm sure your skin will be very nice by the time you're 25 :^)


I AM 25. And in 5 years, I'll be 30! (Nope. NOPE.) But this is sweet. (And scary! Kinda.)


adding this to my favs bc i wanna see it 5 years from now


In five years I'll be twenty and pretty much all of these thoughts are occurring to me too: has your relationship with your brother been fixed? Have you finally finished a book? Are your parents ok? Is charly still alive? Is nan? Did you actually tell the guy you've been crushing on for two years that you were? Have you met dan and phil? Met carrie again? Met the Yogscast? Still addicted to youtube - not gonna lie, I kinda hope you are. Are the Yogscast still around? Are you still talking with gen and haydn? Will you stay friends after school? Which college did you go to? Are you going/been to university? Have you finally decided on a favourite song? Did anything you were stressing about during school matter? Omg so much xx


When you started singing Wicked I was v v happy😊😊


In 5 years I'll be 19 D: I'm so scared too about the future and the like and oh I'm sorry you got uncomfortable. usually I just drink tea and watch something nice or read a book or go to the park when I think about the future because I get all bad in my tummy. I hope 20 year old Dodie is okay and will get better, I'm sorry you're unhappy mostly.  That must suck. I hope you had fun at Jaime's wedding! it was through her I found out about you, and you're lovely <3 I like your music a lot, you've written plenty of nice songs. have a nice day :D


This video has made me think so much omg Dodie what have you done?????? In five years I'll be 19 nearly 20 wtf that's such a scary thought


this put my entire future into perspective oh my goddddd


Dammit now I have to wait 5 years to see a reaction dodie


I can't do a "dear future me" as I'm already 24 so if I did it would be to my 30 year old self, that's scary...


in 5 years i'll be 21, and it's terrifying because everything is going to change so drastically, like i won't be talking to any of my old friends i probably won't even be living where i am by then??? idek what im going to do in those 5 years OH LORD


I hope 25 year old Dodie is still on YouTube because 15 year old Bonnie can't image her life without Dodie.


I feel like your 25 year old self would appreciate some immature humour...

Go to 3:30, turn the speed down to 0.25 and enjoy one of your five-a-day (HAS IT GONE UP IN 5 YRS TIME THOUGH?) in the form of a slow-mo raspberry :)

Soz... it just had to be done


in 5 years im gonna be 20 and that scares the living shit out of me


I love this video and will hopefully watch your reply in 5 years time... Oh my god I can drink in 5 years time


I can't wait to come back and see your response in five years. I'll be 21. oo...oo no.


Thinking about what's going to happen in 5 years is scary. Can I drive? DID SOMEONE DIE? What university did I get into? <b>hides in corner and cries</b>

Thinking about what's going to happen in 5 years is scary. Can I drive? DID SOMEONE DIE? What university did I get into? *hides in corner and cries*


in 5 years i'll be 22. I don't know what to say to her. I hope you don't get horribly mad at mum. I hope your still friends with rachelle. I hope you see Keely get her karma. I hope you get to travel (maybe with maria) or have travelled already as thats the only thing you want to do. I hope you are very good to Abbey. I don't know i guess i just hope a lot of things.


In 5 years I'll be eighteen. That scares the shit out of me, but in five years time, when I am eighteen, I'll still watch your videos. I'll still freak out when you notice me. Maybe in five years time we'll know each other. Maybe we'll be friends. Oh god oh god I'm going tO gO nOw


In five years I'll nearly be twenty! AAAH THIS IS FREAKY


im really inspired to make one of these now, actually


Oh god I'll be 21..that makes me like a proper adult..how will I sort my life out in less than 5 years!


Ooo that is a scary thought... I'm just a few years from 25 and I am scared at where my life could be... excited but scared it's not how I planned it... in a bad way.

Oooo it's scary


I'll be 20 in 5 years :0 that is terrifying (and hopefully I'll be in culinary school)


Hmmm, this video actually made me anxious... I think you need to relax and take some deep breaths. Whatever happens, good or bad there's no point worrying about the future now... I mean... every time you do that you waste energy and emotions when you could be in the moment, focusing on something which makes you smile, going for a walk, texting someone you love, dreaming.... knitting! :-)


"haven't made any good music at 20" dodie fight me that's so wrong


I can't wait for your video in 5 years!!!!


4:18 that's interesting.... I'm 20 and 15 seems light years away to me... everything has changed so much in 5 years


Oh god I'll be 19 when 25 year old Dodie sees this 0-0


Yeah, 20 wasn't a great year for me either. 24 has been better!


ah dodie you worry too much :') like you said, it's only 5 years. but i do agree.... the future is pretty scary. echoing a comment further down, but future dodie and present dodie and even past dodie (should she need it) can call me anytime. always up for a disney marathon and tea binge to forget about any "tenses" or future inevitabilities ^_^


In 5 years I'll be 20 almost 21
Are you still friends with your friends
Have you finally meet your internet friend that you will have known for like 5years then
Are you in a nice apartment and made a little baking shop that you dream of
Made a creative YouTube channel like as a hobbit because making a video is rlly fun for you
Did you manage to go to New York with you best friend alone and somehow trick your parents
Are you happy. I hope your well ;-;
DODIE how do you DEAL WITH THIS OMG


In 5 years I'm going to be 20... I'M NOT READY FOR THIS WHHAAAATTT


You are precious and you worry too much. LOL Five years will go by so so fast so take your time. Savor every single moment of your amazing, lovely life. You are beautiful and full of all the good things!!! Do not spend your time being too sad, although sadness can sometimes trap you, distract your mind with things and people that you love to help keep the darkness away. If that doesn't work, find a good therapist!! Sometimes simply talking to someone is SO SO helpful!! Also, it can take a few tries to find a therapist that you actually "click" with, so if you don't feel comfortable with the first one or the second one...try try again!! It's worth it, no one should wander through life with sadness in their heart. You're too wonderful a person!!
Sorry for the long comment, I'm such a huge fan, I just want to see you succeed in everything you do!
xoxo


Dear 19 year old me

I hope you are able to find this comment again
I hope you are happy and have fixed things with people
How was school?
Are you in a college or uni yet?
Have you had a relationship yet?
How is everyone
Did you get your hair cut?
Have you gotten to meet some of your idols yet? (If not get on it)
Are you still scared?
And what is your favourite book
And your favourite tea, and place

Ily, from 14 year old me


I'll be 22 in five years... I'll be bloody old. ILL BE OLD ENOUGH TO LEGALLY DRINK


5 years and I'll be 22
jesus
that's so scary
i'll have finished uni
wtf will i be doing ah what the hell


Oh, wow, I've just now realized (from the comments) that I'm a bit older than the rest of your audience... And in 5 years time, I'll be 30! Which is really scary. But my life's going well since I left high school, and I hope this continues (and will work on it ;)) If my 25 year old self right now could give my 20 year old self advice... there's 2: 1.) don't stress yourself over anything, you'll develop allergies... 2.) if a boy is being an asshole, just drop him, he's not worth your time


Ok, in 5 years I'll be 25 too. Will I look at my photos from this period and find them super cringy? What happened to all my family? And my friends? Will I have a job? Will I will be still studying for my master's degree? OH GOD PLEASE TELL ME I'M DONE WITH UNI, PLEASE.

+Eva Luna just realized in 5 years it'll be 2020 lol makes it feel further away

+Eva Luna I think I might do a video like this as well and watch it in 2020. That would be cool.


in 5 years, I'll hopefully be joining the army or doing some sort of education. I'll be 17.


5 Years from now I'll be 25. And oh God I don't know where I'll be I don't even know where I want to be one year from now. I just hope I'll still be in touch with my best friends from now


In 5 years I will be 21... Oh my God it seems crazy


Dear Dodie, you probably won't see this but damn, in 5 years time I will be 20, <b>takes a moment for self to let that sink in</b> I will be an adult? I can't be an adult? The future terrifies me even more that the present does but I guess there's really nothing I can do until then but live and try my best (dear future Megan please try your very best in your leaving cert exams they are very important and you want an amazing artsy career and to live in a kickass house with a fish tank in the wall right?) so I'm trying not to worry about it and you should too because currently I watch and rewatch your videos because you are twenty, the me stage of 5 years and you've done pretty great with your YouTube and music along with being super talented so if I turn out half as good as you I'll be fine

Dear Dodie, you probably won't see this but damn, in 5 years time I will be 20, *takes a moment for self to let that sink in* I will be an adult? I can't be an adult? The future terrifies me even more that the present does but I guess there's really nothing I can do until then but live and try my best (dear future Megan please try your very best in your leaving cert exams they are very important and you want an amazing artsy career and to live in a kickass house with a fish tank in the wall right?) so I'm trying not to worry about it and you should too because currently I watch and rewatch your videos because you are twenty, the me stage of 5 years and you've done pretty great with your YouTube and music along with being super talented so if I turn out half as good as you I'll be fine


Any good songs yet?
Dodie please ...

Pas de deux is like the best song ever written ...
And aalllll the others are brilliant as well :D
( Pas de deux is just my favourite ;) )


5 years ago, I was 12. Jesus Christ, I have changed so much since 2010. It seems like an eternity away! But then again nothing has changed. Time is the weirdest thing... Who knows what any of us will be doing in 5 years?! We might be all dead cause the earth was destroyed by an astroid. Or aliens. Or nuclear weapons. Wow this is getting darker than I intended. Anywho, see you in 5 years, 25 year old Dodie. (Yes, 23 year old me will definetely be watching you if you still exist on this platform!


You could be vegan today, no need to wait 5 years :)


In 5 years I'll either be at Uni or failed at life and have joined the circus-

shit.


This Video is so on point.
5 years is actually not that far away and i think i fear the future as much as i am excited about it. I wish for so many good things to happen.
But at the same time i am so afraid of waking up in 5 years, maybe looking back on this video or what i was doing now, and realizing that my life, the path i chose for myself does not make me happy or would disappoint my "old" self.
Future is such a scary thing because there are so many possibilities and everything can change in the next couple of days, weeks and years.
I really loved how you thought about everyone else as well as your own future, i think i'm way too focused on what i could mess up about my future right now to even think about still being friends with the same people.
The only thing i wish is that i finally am able to cut toxic people out of my life in the next couple of months.
If you see this comment in 5 years, even though you may not be doing youtube anymore (i sincerely hope that is not the case!), please know that 20-year old Dodie was a perfect human being even in her flaws and that you inspired lots of people.
I'm glad you made this video, you are really giving me something to think about.

Also, I honestly loved you singing that line from wicked. Can we have a Wicked-Mash up or something one day?


bloody hell I'll be almost 20 in 5 years


No no no don't get a nose job! I absolutely love your nose.


19 in five years oh goooooodddd its like im already dying


In 5 years time I'll be 19. I wonder if 19 year old me is happy and on her way to being successful in music. I wonder if my YouTube channel has grown? I'm very curious.


oh god I'll be 20 and still in a mental breakdown probably


now i have to wait 5 years for a reply great thanks for that, dodie


I'm 15 now and in 5 years I'll be 20 so that's super scary!! I don't want to be 20 I like my life rn, will i even be happy in 5 years?? Will I have the same friends?? Where am I going to college!?!? Ahhhh I'm about to go make a "dear 20 year old Jamie" video


I'll be 20 in five years. That's really strange to think about. I'll be done with high school, college, possibly in uni. Argh. I don't like it.


dodie, please upload your videoresponse when you turn 25 pleaseeeeee


She sounds like Dan when he has an exsostential crisis....:)


now we wait five years and see what happens.


In five years I'll be 21....oh jeez I'm panicking


Dodie. In 5 years you will be 25 and I will be your current age and now I'm getting really sad and time is going by so fast and oh my god help.


Defying gravity 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃you should do a full cover 😄


in five years time i will almost be twenty. thats weird. no thanks.


In 5 years, <b>I'll</b> be 20, shiiiiiiii-


i really hope that one day you won't feel unhappy.


I'm gonna be fucking 20!!! What the hell I'll be an adult that's so scary! I hope I'm at uni


ARE YOUUU THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN OR WHAT?


Was your job one huge pun? I mean you worked in LUSH in BATH. Please tell me that wasn't an accident


YOU SANG WICKED OMG GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (I'm not okay)


you just settled a five years subscriber contract with me


oh god oh god i'll be 21 in 5 years WHAAAAAAT


in 5 years I'll have graduated uni hahaha crap


I'll be 27 in 5 years which is just so weird.


ooooh I have that perfume. oooooooohhhhh now I know what you smell like! (that came out way creepier than what was intended)


oh my god i'll be done with high school and in my second year of uni wHAT


5 years ago was also when the deathly hallows came out in london


I loved this video but I could not stop looking at that weird bit of hair sticking up in her fringe


I just realised I will be 20, that is not okay


to 22 year old me or 18 year old me did you pass your exams or did you fail horribaly ? are you in university now ?


Hi 25 year old Dodie,
You better make a reply video to this - regardless of weather you still youtube or not (Pls youtube forever ily).
Omg I'll be 24 in 5yrs ahhh D: and baby sister will be 19 wtf :o Can't I be 19 forever?!


let's hope I don't get into a horrible accident and die because I'd really like to see 25 year old Dodie react/respond to this


But now I have to wait 5 years for the reply and that's annoying


Bye video, I'll see your reply again in 5 years


articular 13!! we do not have long yet what dd we do?


this just came up in my recommended what


In 5 years I'll be 23.... fuck fuck fuck


I absolutely love this! 💕😊 Dodie, stay strong and you are so amazing, and I hope you know how many people you make smile everyday, including me.


The way you are feeling is exactly how I'm feeling!:( Dodie you are just so amazing and I bet wherever and whatever 25 year old dodie is doing she's being great too<3


You're just so adorable and excited when you talk about being in love aw ❤ also LOVE THE WICKED REFERENCE <b>writes a petition for you to be on Broadway</b>

You're just so adorable and excited when you talk about being in love aw ❤ also LOVE THE WICKED REFERENCE *writes a petition for you to be on Broadway*


Your videos calm me down when I'm stressed. Thank you dodie for being you!


I'm basically in the same emotional state as you, and it made it even more aaaaaaaaah*headdesk* because I'm also 20. I wonder if I'm in law school at 25.. or working for a non-profit, or working in the government.. hopefully Bernie is the president.. oh gosh.<br>Also, I hope I've met you by the time I'm 25, that would be quite cool.

I'm basically in the same emotional state as you, and it made it even more aaaaaaaaah*headdesk* because I'm also 20. I wonder if I'm in law school at 25.. or working for a non-profit, or working in the government.. hopefully Bernie is the president.. oh gosh.
Also, I hope I've met you by the time I'm 25, that would be quite cool.


You have managed to describe exactly how I currently feel. Oh, how I wish to be 15 again!


this was amazing and so interesting to watch!<3


I'm gonna make it one of my goals that even if I go off YouTube in the next 5 years, I'll watch the response from 25 years old Dodie and let her know that 20 years old Dodie is one of my favorite people and 25 years old Dodie will still be one of my favorites :)


you're a genuinely good and kind and decent human being and you should be damn proud of that


i frickin love you dodie and i'm sure your future will go amazingly (is that a word?). if you're worried about people losing interest in your videos and your social media, (you may say i can't guarantee it) but i will watch your videos until the end, and that is a fact and a promise. i really hope you're happy in 5 years time because you really deserve it <3


So crazy, I just did this yesterday! My poetry teacher had us write letters to ourselves to be opened 5 years from now. I'm also 20 and my letter was almost identical. I'm really so glad that you did this because I was feeling super shitty about being sad al the time but wanting to be successful, but I see I'm not the only one. Also the love of your life one, I feel that!


I'll be 23 in 5 years and i can't imagine how my life will be, really. <br>At least i hope you still be "part" of my life because you are such a great inspiration and a good singer :)

I'll be 23 in 5 years and i can't imagine how my life will be, really.
At least i hope you still be "part" of my life because you are such a great inspiration and a good singer :)


I feel you, I'll be 25 in five years too... That sounds so creepy. I just hope my future me handles everything better than present me (probably wishful thinking though).


Dodie you are my most favorite human. I just love your voice and face and words and thoughts! I hope you're happy in 5 years but also in 5 days. Or 5 seconds! #future Anyway thanks for being so lovely. That's all!


THIS GAVE ME THE CREEPS OMG I have so much respect for you for making this


Oh my god, just yesterday I was writing a letter to myself to read the day before I'm going to be (hopefully) leaving to go to university, which is one year from now and I was literally crying because I felt so scared of what will change until then... I totally get you Dodie. The future is scary ugh.


Hey Dodie, what would you say to teenage chronic illness fighters? Just wondering as it's something I don't hear spoken about that often, awesome video!


In 5 years time, I'll be 27! OMG<br>I swear I'll be there (if I'm still alive) and I'll be watching this video and tweeting it to you so you can re-watch it and reply :) I'll always support you, your music, and your choices. I'll always be a fan, and I hope one day I'll be more than a fan, a friend or a film maker and work with you on some music videos and movies :D

In 5 years time, I'll be 27! OMG
I swear I'll be there (if I'm still alive) and I'll be watching this video and tweeting it to you so you can re-watch it and reply :) I'll always support you, your music, and your choices. I'll always be a fan, and I hope one day I'll be more than a fan, a friend or a film maker and work with you on some music videos and movies :D


I love what you're wearing in this video, also videos and things like this are so fascinating to me?? I really enjoyed getting an insight into you through this, and I know I enjoy having this sort of insight with myself every once in a while. The past two years, I used an email server I think called DearFutureMe, and sent an email to myself about how and who I was then to be delivered the following year. I cannot wait to get the next one, and keep doing it and watch as they evolve over the years as I do. This seems like this to me, but on more public scale. Was that frightening for you? At all? I am curious. Have a lovely day!

+Jenna W (Now that I have finished the video, I understand and empathize with your fear a lot. Probably because we are the same age, but yeah. I am very afraid for the future and whatever it has in store for me. But I hope it's good. I hope it's good for a lot of people. And I hope that both of us are happy. At last. That would be nice.)


This must of been a hard video to make, i appreciate it thank you!!


This made me so emotional when she said she wasn't happy because I want to give her such a long hug she is perfect and dodie if you see this please I mean you deserve to be happy so much ily xoxoxoxo


I love this, makes me want to do it! haha


I can say that you have already made really good songs Dodie :D (<b>is listening to She for the 1000th times</b>)

I can say that you have already made really good songs Dodie :D (*is listening to She for the 1000th times*)


I loved this so much! :D I should make one myself just because I am terrified how my life will be in 5 years and if I tell myself now that I should do something productive for the future... Who knows, it might work ;)


I think it's really amazing that you said "does Hedy have a boyfriend, or girlfriend" it made my day that you said both ❤


Haha this was so cute and funny. I also spend most of my time trying to motivate myself in terms of my music haha. I'll teach you guitar ;) jk   and you're "puge thing" is nice haha :) stay awesome


You are a bloody wonderful human being<33


Dear 19 year old me,
I hope your illness is cured, and you are still watching youtubers like lovely Dodie, and you've actually done well at school. Have you met internet friends? I bloody well hope so! Also, I really hope ur truly happy.
Sincerely, fourteen year old me (blooming hell this is scary)


This was so cute and scary and a beautiful video! In five years i'll be 23... I hope to have a degree (in something that i love) i hope to be in another house, who knows maybe in another country. It would be nice to be in love but I just hope I'll be happy and enjoying life 😊

P.s. I really hope you will still be doing videos and MUSIC of course ❤


This is a great video, I think everyone should do a video like this. I know I'm going to. such a cool video :D


I've always told myself that I should do a "letter/video to my future self" and I have the same fear as you


I'm turning 27 in less than a month (think I'm one of the oldest here reading the comments).  20 seems like both a lifetime ago and no time at all.  Don't be scared of getting older, yes things change, but so much good can happen in that time too.  I went from being an often depressed, single student to someone who has their own (albeit small) business and who is happier much much more often than sad.  Be excited for the fun, exciting and life changing things to happen.  The best thing I've found from age is that the longer you spend in your body, the more comfortable in your own skin you become 💜


In 5 years I'll be 23... Ouch that's a lot. I kind of want to make a video like this, and I'm also kind of terrified.<br>I haven't watched your videos for a long time Doddie, but you're so lovely that I don't think you'll ever loose your audience. Even if you change, if your channel's content changes, I don't think people will loose interest in you. Wishing you the best! :)

In 5 years I'll be 23... Ouch that's a lot. I kind of want to make a video like this, and I'm also kind of terrified.
I haven't watched your videos for a long time Doddie, but you're so lovely that I don't think you'll ever loose your audience. Even if you change, if your channel's content changes, I don't think people will loose interest in you. Wishing you the best! :)


I'm excited for 25 year old Dodie to respond to this video. It's like a video time capsule. Also, Dodie why have you made me reflect on my own life??? Stop that immediately


how cute you always take care about your little sister! x3


So Dodie, I will be you current age in 5 years. Yeah, I'm fifteen now, and you are one of those essential persons in life who taught me to live life fully cuz before I know I'll be twenty ieeeh. ❤ get mentally well soon Dodie! I hope you will be happy soon.


Is it just me or does anyone else think it's so cute how concerned she is about Hedy?


Your videos always make me think Dodie :)


It made me incredibly happy when you said does Hedy have a boyfriend or Girlfriend because you aren't pushing the idea of her might wanting a girlfriend out the way .......thanking you muchly 😀


I promise in 5 years I will still listen to all your songs, learn the lyrics, sing them (badly) and refresh my subscription box every half hour hoping for a new video :-)


oh my god! I literally just wrote a "dear 26 yr old me" little thing I wanted to make a video for!


oh dodie I love you so much, my depression, future scared but funny friend
I feel less alone
(also I'm 19)

love xxx


This reminds me so much of me... you made me freak out a little bit 😂 xx


I'll be 22 in 5 years... also... 25 is still young!!!! That age sounds very young still to me as a teenager... And maybe you won't be where you hoped you would be in the future, but maybe there'll be something even better by that time that you could never have foreseen and you'll be even happier!


I made one of these for myself 10 years in the future but I didn't even think about how sad things could be! Now I'm really stressed!! That being said, I really liked how you approached this in a very real and curious way. It's cool because you'll be able to see what was important to you at this stage in your life when you watch in the future!


2:38 Hahahaha that was so cute XD also, I'm also 20 and my boyfriend pointed out wrinkles (well "smile lines") on my face the other day ahahahahaha...ha.....ha. I never cared about wrinkles until that point (though to be honest I'm returning to not caring quite quickly!)


I'll be nineteen in five years. there's so much I want for myself at that age, and in reality it's so scary because it seems like two minutes away. right now I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up and it really scares me that in five years I'll probably be on my way to doing it


Dear 20 year old me: I hope you've found friends who respect you and that you've successfully moved on from your friendships that ended badly. I hope you've learned to hang out with people who will treat you how you deserve to be treated, instead of going back to the old friends who have hurt you. I hope your fear of commitment has gotten better, since recently you went through a terrible breakup that completely crushed your hope of ever finding people you can trust. I hope you don't feel isolated and alone and unable to trust anybody. I hope you're happier than you are right now. I hope you know that everything will turn out okay. - your naive 15 year old self


I always think in the future and past and it's kinda good to find someone who did too:)


this is so odd for me to watch because I'm 15 now, and I look up to you (20 year old dodie), and when you rewatch this video at 25, I'll be the age you were in this video wOAH FBDSJDJSNDN


In 5 years time I will be the age you are now... I find that incredibly scary. I am 15 and I wish I was 10.


Im turning 25 soon and believe me, I still feel as if it was yesterday that I was 15. I cant believe im actually (almost) 25. And you know what the scary part is... In another 5 years ill be 30.THE HORROR...


I really loved this video because at some points you are really scarred but then you thought about excitng stuff like being in love, buying a house etc. and I think that's what the future is supposed to be: scary but also with great potential for good things to happen :)


five years from today ill be "almost" 22. god. i hope that college was nice. i hope you are mentally healthy and in a happy place. i hope that you have a job that you enjoy or at least a job that you do not hate. i hope you are finacially stable and comfortable. i hope that you love yourself. i hope your makeup has improved but if it hasnt its ok cause its already great :D. i hope you are not too grown up to enjoy the little things in life. i genuinely hope that you are happy. love from me, at "almost" 17. <3


i lov your videos so much and the fact you are a fan of demi too is amazing


Dear 18 year old me,
I hope you got out of your bad habits. More importantly, that you're still alive.
Present day you isn't doing so good, you know. You're losing your mind as we speak, I swear.
I hope you're really happy, and finally doing what you want to do without feeling pressured to do others.
How's the father situation? Better than present day, I sure hope.
I hope that you have met Dan and Phil, Evan and Dodie, Troye and Tyler, and all the other YouTubers who you watched to get through a day.
Oh, hey? Have you seen my bronze hair-clip yet?? It's been missing for a while. Do you feel comfortable yet?
When are you going on that roadtrip with your friend? When are you moving in with your other friend? When will you ever get around to cleaning, dammit!?
Are you over your anxiety yet? Probably not, you weren't one to ever try too hard to fix things manually. What a shame.
I really hope your singing has improved, and your ukulele. God, you're awful in present day. Let me know how you're doing.

Love, your 13 your self.


You are such a wonderful person, and I believe you are that also off the internet!
And please don't get a nose job you really don't need one.
And @20-year-old me: WATCH THIS!!!


I'll be 24 and a few months by the time you react to this 😱 I can't deal with this


In 5 years I'll be 20, thats just crazy! I haven't had the courage to talk about my future since when my depression started, which is now around 2,5 years ago, because I never thought I'd still be there right now. But here I am, 15 and still depressed, but hey, at least I'm still here. And I hope my 20 year old me will still be here too in 5 years, because I'm starting to appreciate life more and more every single day. Just make the most out of it, and if life gives you lemons, gosh, squeeze them hard!! 🙃 You can do it. X


Omg I turn 20 in exactly a month today and I feel exactly like this


I'll be here, well I hope so. Gosh, I'll be 22 in 5 years; I hope that I'll still be watching YouTube videos in 5 years....wow this topic is really mind boggling , it's so weird to think about the future in is way ✨


I was like "maybe I should do something like this" and then i realized in 5 years I will be in my senior year of high school and oh my god that's scary i don't want to be an adult


I've just realised that Dodie is only 5 years older than me and that scares me because I have no clue what I want to do with my life. If 20 year old Holly is reading this I hope you've figured out your life a bit more and I hope you're happy


ooh that Wicked song pierced me right through the chest. i really want to do a video like this!!!


watching this was first like wow that's so cool watching you probably end up speaking to yourself and comparing yourself what a cool idea and then I was like. In five years I'LL be twenty. will I still watch your videos? Will I be a fan? Will I have met you? Will you YouTube? Tugujunfjdjfgi


I hope me in 5 years learns to talk to people, that would be nice.


"does hedy have a boyfriend. .. or a girlfriend?" oh god dodie I love u. 💕


when you said 'how's lucy' i was like 'yeah i'm great' then realised you meant lucy moon


For a coule of seconds after seeing the title of this video I thought "cool, I should try that!" Then I remembered this will happen in a few months for me :S


awwww ur so cute💖😩 hahahah I love u, UR VIDEOS MAKE ME FEEL BETTER AND HAPPY SO THANK YOU


In five years, I'll be 20. I don't know where I'll be, or where I want to be. But I reaaaaaally hope I will have met you by then. :O


OMG 5 years time I'll be 19<br>Oh god help the responsibilities coming!!!

OMG 5 years time I'll be 19
Oh god help the responsibilities coming!!!


Here's some advice for you Dodie: Have no fear for the future. You can't predict what will happen, good or bad. Life is short too worry about the unknown ahead. So just take it in your stride and be happy. :)


Dear 24 year old Kate. How's life? Did you graduate with the grade you wanted? Do you have a job you love? Are you living with/still in a relationship with the boyfriend you had at 19? 19 year old Kate certainly hopes so. Have you sorted things with you mum? I hope you have done that too. Have you become more confident in yourself? Do you still worry what other people think of you? Do you have your own place? And a cat? I hope you still love cats. But most of all I hope you're happy and in a good place. <br>Lots of love, 19 year old Kate xxx

Dear 24 year old Kate. How's life? Did you graduate with the grade you wanted? Do you have a job you love? Are you living with/still in a relationship with the boyfriend you had at 19? 19 year old Kate certainly hopes so. Have you sorted things with you mum? I hope you have done that too. Have you become more confident in yourself? Do you still worry what other people think of you? Do you have your own place? And a cat? I hope you still love cats. But most of all I hope you're happy and in a good place.
Lots of love, 19 year old Kate xxx


There were always be people to see your videos because we love you too much ^_^ <3


CRUD IN FIVE YEARS TIME ILL BE AN ADULT. ILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN DESCISIONS AND STUFF CRUD CRUD CRUD
On another note, I sat in front of the computer screen flapping my arms like an excited seal at that Wicked refrence. Oh, I'd probably explode with happiness if Dodie did a Wicked cover!!
By the way, Dodie, in five years time, I'll definitely still be here 😉


Dear 19 year old me, you better still be watching dodie so that when she makes the reaction to this video u can come back to the original and (hopefully) see this comment :))


In 5 years I'll still be procrastinating my life... Like now


I'll be 31!!! omg!! please make a video in 5 years!!!! omg, I hope I still watch your videos in the future!!!


In 5 years I'll be 17, I really want to be friends with Hedy🤐 We like the same stuff, and yea... Never going to happen though.


"what if you've died" jesus christ dodie ofmdkdm dont put that image in our minds i lov u lots <3 im so interested to see how you've changed in 5 years and i hope youtube is still a big thing bc that would be nice to see & a comparison between this video & the next one would be fab x


I'd be 20 in 5 years, almost 21.
Dear almost-21-me, are you ok?
How's life?


I think its funny how people say "never change" because that's exactly whats supposed to happen. Your unhappy most the time right now, which is sad but i bet it will be better in the future. Its okay to be afraid of the future but you have to allow it to come, and let it change you. Because you have gone through a lot to get you were you are right now, and although sometimes it doesn't feel as amazing eventually it will!


Dear 18 year old me,
How are you? Are you good? I hope so
Did you get good gcse's? Did you pass drama! I hope you've passed drama
Have you been in a theatre production yet?
I hope you've met Dodie, Dan, Phil , Evan , jack and Mark!
Love , 13 year old me


wondering if 21 year old me will still care about 25 year old dodie.. i hope i will


This video makes me want to stay subscribed for five years


Weird question but maybe (not) expected: What was the name of the perfume you were holding? 🙃


In 5 years time I'll be 20.<br>I FEEL SO OLD WOW

In 5 years time I'll be 20.
I FEEL SO OLD WOW


dear 22 year old me
have you survived school?
does your family still come together as much as they do now? (if they don't shame on you arrange something)
Have you found a nice guy?
Are you having the most amazing university life ever?
Do you have a dog?
Hows emily (she is still your best friend obviously)
have you stayed in touch with your amazing friends ?
Are you happy ?
Much love 17 year old you


I can relate to this an awefull lot right now.. And I feel sad..


Damn now I have to wait 5 years for the response video!


Im 27 in 5 years, well, almost 28, birthday is in December :)
But it will be so cool to see the reply to this video in 5 years....bet you it'll fly by in a blink ;)
And dont worry, you'll be fine! xx


I'm 14 right now and one of my biggest fears is growing old. Nothing terrifies more than thinking about when I'm old. When I'm 70 and I'm helpless. I will constantly need a nurse to look after me or I have no family left. My passion for music has been long dead because I thought I should get an office job in some shit company. I'm so scared.


dear 19 year old me,
you better be watching this video to read this psh
and you better still be watching dodie so she doesn't have to work in an office ok go watch more dodie videos

hope your okay!
-14 year old you


hope you're okay after this video btw, idk if anyone has already said that, but thats some heavy shiz and idk if its going to be on your mind. get those thoughts out of your mind and busy yourself. ily and stay healthy and happy xx