Client Case
Presenting Issues
Unexplained sadness, recurring dreams of “a house that doesn’t exist,” and a deep sense of emotional disconnection
Background Information
RW described her inner world as “a story with missing pages.”
She could remember adolescence vividly but had almost no memories from before the age of eight. Attempts to recall those early years triggered headaches, tears, and physical tension.
She said, “It’s like my mind built a wall — I just don’t know why.”
RW came to The Moyo not seeking to relive trauma, but to reconnect with the truth that lay behind that wall — to understand why certain emotions appeared without context, and to finally feel whole.
Assesment
RW’s presentation suggested a dissociative memory block — a protective mechanism often created by the subconscious mind during early emotional distress.
Her fragmented recollections, paired with disproportionate sadness and recurring dreams, indicated that the mind was attempting to reintegrate suppressed experiences through symbolic imagery.
Treatment Plan
Goals
- Integrate recovered memories into a cohesive sense of self.
- Develop healthy coping mechanisms and emotional regulation skills.
- Reduce the frequency of recurring dreams and unexplained sadness.
- Strengthen self-compassion, identity stability, and present-moment awareness.
Intervention Strategies
- Hypnotic Regression and Memory Retrieval
- Sensory Anchoring Techniques
- Safe Place Visualisation and Ego Strengthening
- Inner-Child Dialogue and Reparenting Work
- Post-Hypnotic Anchors and Future Pacing
- Integration and Reflective Processing
Frequency and Duration
7 weekly sessions
Results
- Noticeable recovery of early childhood memories once held in subconscious suppression
- Marked reduction in unexplained sadness and emotional heaviness
- Improved sleep quality and cessation of recurring distressing dreams
- Increased emotional stability and self-soothing ability through anchored techniques
- Strengthened sense of self-identity and continuity across past and present experiences
- Reduced anxiety and physical tension when discussing or recalling family themes
- Greater calm and presence in daily interactions, with renewed emotional balance
- Heightened self-awareness, reflection, and journaling consistency
- Re-established sense of personal safety and trust in the subconscious healing process
- Renewed motivation and openness to building deeper family and social connections
“I used to feel like parts of me were missing. Now I feel whole, calm, and completely myself.”
Case Details
Symptoms Encountered
Emotional numbness and a recurring sense of sadness without identifiable cause, difficulty recalling childhood memories before the age of eight, vivid and distressing dreams involving unfamiliar rooms or houses, feelings of disconnection from self and surroundings, frequent headaches and chest tightness when thinking about the past, unexplained anxiety during quiet moments, disturbed sleep with early morning waking, difficulty maintaining focus at work, a tendency to overanalyse emotional triggers, loss of motivation and creative drive, moments of tearfulness without clear reason, social withdrawal to avoid emotional conversations, physical fatigue despite rest, and an underlying sense that something significant from the past was missing or forgotten.