One of the most rewarding parts of my work is hearing from clients after they’ve had a chance to live with the changes we created together.
Recently, a client sent me an update a week after her third session. With her permission, I’d like to share some of her experience.
When she arrived in my office, she was struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, and a mind that simply wouldn’t give her any peace. Like many people, she had become trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts and emotions that felt impossible to escape.
A week after our work together, she wrote:
“When I left your office, I was floating along, mind completely blown about all we accomplished.”
What struck me most was her description of what happened next.
Many people assume that if anxiety goes away, they will immediately know what to do with themselves. But when someone has lived with constant mental chatter for a long time, the absence of it can feel surprisingly unfamiliar.
She described it this way:
“The next few days felt sort of strange. A vacuum was created and it was like I didn’t know what to do with it. No constant fear filled yammering in my head.”
Think about that for a moment.
No constant fear-filled yammering.
For many people, that inner voice has become such a permanent companion that they can hardly imagine life without it.
Yet she went on to say:
“I felt calm.”
Even more importantly, she discovered something new.
Instead of being swept away by every negative thought or emotion, she found herself able to step back and evaluate them.
In her words:
“I feel like a new person and it’s a beautiful thing. I’m thoughtful and feel I can calmly look at negative thoughts and emotions that pop up and evaluate and/or disregard them easily.”
That’s an important distinction.
The goal isn’t to become a person who never has a negative thought.
The goal is to become a person who is no longer controlled by those thoughts.
She continued:
“What a giant gift! My life up to that point had been locked into a sort of hysteria where I couldn’t do that with any success. It was frustrating and exhausting.”
I think many readers will recognize that feeling.
When anxiety is running the show, life can become exhausting. Every thought feels important. Every feeling demands attention. Every problem seems urgent.
When that pattern changes, people often describe feeling lighter, calmer, and more themselves.
My client ended her note with words that deeply touched me:
“It is hard to find the words to thank you for what you probably consider just doing your job, but to me life is changing.”
I never take comments like that for granted.
Helping people create meaningful change in their lives is both my profession and my passion. Watching someone move from fear and overwhelm into calm, confidence, and possibility is one of the reasons I’ve loved this work for nearly two decades.
Full text of her remarks:
“Hi, Connie~ It’s been a week since we had our third session, and I wanted to reach out and let you know about the giant, fabulous impact it had on me. When I left your office, I was floating along, mind completely blown about all we accomplished. I not only felt my new integration, but I also felt the permanence of it. I remember you stressed that, and I definitely felt it and still do.
No constant fear filled yammering in my head. I felt calm. Connie, I feel like a new person and it’s a beautiful thing. I’m thoughtful and feel I can calmly look at negative thoughts and emotions that pop up and evaluate and/or disregard them easily. What a giant gift! My life up to that point had been locked into a sort of hysteria where I couldn’t do that with any success. It was frustrating and exhausting.
It is hard to find the words to thank you for what you probably consider just doing your job, but to me life is changing. You are so very good at what you do, and I will sing your praises forever.” — Jean, Seattle, WA
Thank you, Jean, for allowing me to share your experience.
All the Best,
Connie Brannan, CHt.
Clinical Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapist
Licensed Trainer of NLP®
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Love, Connie
