The Trap of Over Correction: When Healing Swings Too Far
In healing, over correction can create new imbalances. Learn how to find balance when breaking old beliefs and habits
The Pendulum Effect in Healing
When we begin healing, we often discover the beliefs and habits that no longer serve us. But sometimes, in breaking free, the pendulum swings too far. A people pleaser sets the strongest boundaries imaginable and shuts everyone out. Someone healing from overeating embraces restriction until joy in food disappears. A person silenced by trauma begins oversharing, unable to find the middle ground.
This is the trap of overcorrection, when healing itself becomes another extreme.
Why Over Correction Happens
Trauma teaches us to survive by going to extremes: all or nothing, fight or freeze, trust no one or trust too quickly. The nervous system seeks safety in certainty, not balance. So when we identify a harmful pattern, we often replace it with its opposite rather than finding the gentle middle.
Tools for Finding Balance
• Compassionate Inquiry: Helps us ask, ‘Where is this response rooted? Am I protecting, or am I punishing myself?’
• Brainspotting: Allows the body to locate where the imbalance lives and to release the survival charge.
• ThetaHealing: Shifts the subconscious belief from ‘I must never…’ to ‘I can choose differently, in balance.’
A Gentle Path Forward
Healing doesn’t mean perfection or control. It means integration, learning to live in the space between extremes, where flexibility, choice, and presence live
If you’ve noticed yourself swinging between old habits and new extremes, take a breath. The path is not about getting it right, it’s about finding balance, compassion, and freedom.
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