Smash Procrastination
You know that feeling – you wake up with ideas, clarity, even motivation. Today’s the day, you think, but by the time the moment to act arrives… You feel stuck, foggy, heavy, or just distracted. Pulled back into the comfortable routine that feels safe but not satisfying.
You look at the task again later and think, “Why didn’t I just do it?” You know you’re capable. You know your life would open up if you followed through. And still—something in you hits the brakes every time you get close.
It’s not laziness.
It’s not a character flaw.
It’s not a lack of ambition.
It’s something deeper—and your mind is much more clever than you give it credit for.
Let’s go deeper into procrastination
Procrastination is rarely about the task itself. It's usually about avoiding anxious feelings:
The fear of failing.
The fear of not being good enough.
The worry that change will destabilise life.
The pressure to succeed.
The old childhood stories that say mistakes aren’t safe.
The unconscious expectation that things won’t work out anyway.
These imagined futures are experienced as real, and the mind and body begin to stress.
Your mind probably learned early on that staying still was safer than being seen. That staying small kept the peace. That feeling that your own vulnerability is unsafe. That waiting – or avoiding – reduced the chance of criticism, disappointment, or chaos.
So now, when you try to take action, that protective system steps in. It slows you down. It fogs your clarity. It gives you that weird heaviness, the sudden tiredness, the urge to scroll, tidy, snack, or “research a bit more.”
Your procrastination isn’t a flaw. It’s a leftover survival strategy your mind has learned and hung on to.
The frustrating part? It keeps you stuck in a life that’s fine… but not fulfilling. You want more – more freedom, more progress, more confidence, more fun – but the fear underneath your tasks holds you in place.
What therapy with me looks like:
We don’t shame your procrastination. We explore it with curiosity.
What story is it trying to protect you from?
What illusion is making change feel dangerous?
Using imagination, hypnotic techniques, and psychological illusion work, we unravel those hidden patterns quickly and gently.
You’ll learn how to:
Make action feel safe again.
Break the fear-based loops that slow you down.
Replace overwhelm with clarity.
Build momentum without forcing discipline.
Build trust in your own decisions.
Feel lighter, more motivated, and more capable.
Start experiencing your positive fantasised future as more real.
Actually follow through – not with pressure, but with ease, because you want to.
You won’t feel like you’re “fighting yourself” anymore. Instead, you’ll feel like your mind is finally on your team.
If you’re ready
If you’re done watching your ideas gather dust…If you’re tired of feeling stuck in a life that’s almost right but not quite…If you want to step into your days with more energy, focus, and inner freedom…
Book in for therapy.
Let’s rewrite the invisible story that keeps you on pause – and help you start moving toward the life that excites you.
Don’t come to try something to see if it works - come to learn how you work, and how to change.
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