CLIENT PROFILE

53-year-old woman seeking nervous system regulation, improved energy, and cognitive clarity.
History includes chronic fatigue, long-haul COVID, Lyme-related illness in family, viral load, environmental toxins, and functional neurological disorder (FND).
She presents with long-standing exhaustion, brain fog, sleep disruption, gut inflammation, buzzing sensations, and stress-related physical symptoms.
Emotionally, she carries chronic responsibility for others, fear of rejection, and unresolved early trauma.

THE CHALLENGE

The client lived in a near-constant state of depletion and vigilance.
Fatigue was severe and lifelong.
Focus and memory were unreliable.
Sleep was fragmented since adolescence.

Early trauma included kidnapping, medical shock in infancy, emotional neglect, and repeated experiences of not being believed or supported.
Later stressors included pregnancy-related collapse, chronic illness, caregiving overload, financial fear, and health-related uncertainty.

Her nervous system defaulted to hypervigilance, immobilization, or shutdown.
This showed up as buzzing, weakness, confusion, insomnia, and fear of doing too much.
She often put others’ needs before her own to avoid rejection or conflict.

THE JOURNEY

Our work focused on calming chronic threat responses and restoring internal safety.
Sessions targeted autonomic imbalance, immune stress, trauma-linked immobilization, and cognitive overload.

Early sessions supported emotional regulation and basic nervous system settling.
She began noticing clearer mornings and improved follow-through with routines.
Confusion and emotional reactivity gradually decreased.

As treatment progressed, buzzing sensations reduced from overwhelming to mild.
Her thinking became clearer and more automatic.
She reported less dissociation and more presence in daily tasks.

We addressed early trauma, including kidnapping, childhood medical shock, and emotional invalidation.
We also worked with grief, shame, and fear tied to parenting, illness, and financial responsibility.

Repatterning consistently used memories of competence and calm.
These included childhood play, confident decision-making, safe movement, laughter, and moments of clear action under stress.

Later sessions focused on rebuilding trust in her body.
Immobilization began to release.
Strength and movement returned in waves.
New symptoms were reframed as nervous system reorganization rather than failure.

THE OUTCOME

The client reports improved mental clarity and reduced brain fog.
Her nervous system no longer feels constantly “buzzing.”
Emotional responses are more balanced and less effortful.

Sleep has improved at times, with periods of natural rest and longer duration.
Dissociation has decreased.
She feels more present and capable in daily life.

She shows increased self-trust and faster recovery from stress.
Fear-driven over-responsibility is softening.
She is beginning to prioritize her own needs without collapse or shame.

Although physical healing is still in progress, she understands her symptoms as part of regulation rather than danger.
She feels steadier, more hopeful, and more resourced than at intake.

TIMEFRAME

Sessions occurred from August 2025 through January 2026.
Work included regular nervous system attunement, trauma clearing, and repatterning over several months.