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Overworking to escape emotional trauma ?

Have you ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, yet somehow, you’re not moving at all?

You know you’re juggling work, family, and responsibilities, but deep down, it feels like you’re stuck in the same emotional space.

If this sounds familiar, you might be caught in a cycle many of us know too well: overworking as a way to escape trauma. 

For many, overworking isn’t just about ambition, it’s about avoiding pain. It’s about keeping busy because slowing down might mean facing the things we’d rather ignore. The hurt, the wounds, and the fears are often easier to outrun than to sit with. But here’s the hard truth: running from trauma doesn’t heal it.

I once had a client who came for therapy, she is someone who seemed to have it all together, a great career, recognition from peers, a busy schedule. Yet every evening, she’d sit in her car, dreading the silence of her own home. “If I stop,” she told me, “I might fall apart.” Maybe you’ve felt the same way: that if you slow down, the emotions you’ve been avoiding will catch up.

For some, work becomes a safe space. It’s predictable. It’s controllable. It’s a distraction. But no matter how much success you achieve, no external accomplishment can fill the internal emptiness. Work might feel like the answer now, but it’s a temporary band-aid for wounds that need deeper healing.

The problem is that suppressing emotions doesn’t make them disappear. It just pushes them down. Sooner or later, it’ll pop back up, often in unexpected ways. Burnout, health issues, or strained relationships are just a few ways unresolved trauma shows itself.

Healing starts with awareness. Ask yourself:

  1. What am I running from?
  2. Why am I avoiding this pain?
  3. What is this costing me emotionally, physically, and spiritually?

It’s not easy to face these questions, but they’re necessary. Healing isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing less. It’s about pausing, reflecting, and allowing yourself to feel.

Take a moment today to identify one repetitive cycle in your life. Is it overworking? Avoiding intimacy? Constantly staying busy? Write it down and ask yourself: What am I truly afraid of? This small step can open the door to understanding and eventually breaking free.

True freedom comes when you stop running and start healing. Imagine the life you could live if you were free to love, trust, and truly thrive. It’s possible, but only if you begin the journey inward.

 

You don’t have to do this alone. Therapists, coaches, and resources are there to help. But the first step starts with you. Ask the hard questions. Sit with the discomfort. And remember, you’re not just surviving—you’re capable of so much more.

Book a therapy session with me today and discover how to look beyond your current circumstances to a future filled with hope and abundance. The power to transform your life begins with your vision. Let’s work together to unlock it.

Your new beginning is just a click away.

 

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Adeola is a Mind Genius, a seasoned Television & Content Producer, Stepmom Coach, Best Selling Author. She is a Life Giver, King maker and Love being, Certified Rapid Transformational Therapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist with the School of Rapid Transformational Therapy, UK. Adeola is air, she gives people a reason to live, love and breathe, she is light, she brings clarity and understanding, she is love, she loves because it is who she is, she is vulnerability personified because she carries all she is boldly and unapologetically, and she is an example on earth that God exists.

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