🌱 When New Things Feel Overwhelming: How One Client Found Her Way Forward

By Gregory K. Cadotte, Clinical Hypnotherapist

Light Manor Hypnotherapy

“Every time something new comes up… I freeze.”

That was how she began.

A bright, insightful woman in her 40s, she had opportunities in front of her—expanding her role at work, social invitations, even a chance to start her own small business.

But each time something new entered the picture, she found herself shutting down.

😰 The Pattern That Stopped Her

In our session, we mapped out what was happening.

Trigger: Something new appeared—an offer, a request, a possibility.

Response: Her body would tighten. Fear in her stomach. A need to wait.

Next: Internal dialogue. “What if this goes wrong?”

Then visual images—every possible failure, every loose end.

Then overwhelm. Then avoidance.

And finally, the shutdown: “It’s easier to do nothing right now.”

When we unpacked the pattern using NLP strategy work, it became clear:

🔁 K (fear) → Ai (overthinking) → Vi (disaster simulation) → K (overwhelm) → Behavior (avoid) → Ao (“I’ll do it later”)

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to grow.

It was that growth felt dangerous, because the only internal strategy she had involved scanning for risk.

🧭 So What Did We Do? (Download MP3 Here)

We didn’t argue with the fear.

We listened to it, understood it, and then gave her something better.

I created a custom MP3 recording designed specifically for her—based on her language, her internal process, and her desired future self.

The script guided her through:

• Anchoring a calm, congruent state

• Reframing her body’s fear as outdated but well-meaning protection

• Visualizing herself as a gardener, not a hunter—growing gently, not chasing frantically

• Future pacing moments where she responds to life with playfulness and clarity

She listened to the MP3 daily for 7 days, then weekly after that.

✨ And Here’s What Happened

She called me the next week and said, “I didn’t even realize it, but I said yes to something small—and didn’t freeze.”

The spiral of fear had been interrupted.

Not by force. Not by pressure.

But by the slow, gentle voice of an alternative she hadn’t known she had.

🎧 Is This You?

If new things make you freeze…If your body overreacts to growth or opportunity…If you’re tired of avoiding, but afraid to jump in…

You might be running a similar pattern.

This client’s transformation came from just one session and a personalized MP3 tailored to her nervous system and strategy.

💬 Your Turn

Would you like a custom MP3 like this—designed just for you, your language, your life?

Sometimes all it takes is sending an Intake Form in describing your presenting issue:

• 1 strategy session (on Zoom)

• A custom-recorded MP3

• A few days of listening

…to change how you move through your day.

Send me a message or visit Light Manor Hypnotherapy to book your session.

Let’s build something better.