When the Past Is Still Running the Show: Why You Feel Stuck?
- Anca Bitir
- Sep 3
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 5

“I don’t know why I keep doing this.”
That’s the sentence I hear most often in my sessions. “I know I deserve better, but I keep choosing the same kind of relationship.”, “I want to grow, but I stay small.”, “I have dreams, but I don’t move toward them.”
And almost always, this stuckness feels irrational. Frustrating. Like pushing against an invisible wall.
But here’s the truth: You’re not stuck because something’s wrong with you. You’re stuck because your subconscious mind is still living in the past.
Melissa’s Loop
Melissa was a successful woman in her 40s. To the outside world, she seemed confident. Capable. In control.
But inside, she felt trapped. She kept repeating the same cycle, building momentum in her business, then pulling back right when things got good. She avoided visibility, downplayed her success, and deferred to others in every decision.
“I feel like I sabotage anything that brings attention to me,” she told me.
In her RTT session, we went to the root. Her subconscious brought us to a scene when she was 11, proudly showing her report card to her father. Instead of praise, he muttered, “Don’t get ahead of yourself.”
He wasn’t being cruel. He was projecting his own limitations. But that moment, for her, created a powerful belief: “If I shine, I’ll be shamed.” “If I outgrow others, I’ll be abandoned.”
From that moment on, a part of her held back — to stay safe. To stay accepted.
She wasn’t lazy. She wasn’t afraid of success. She was afraid of what success once cost her connection.
RTT Breaks the Emotional Time Loop
The subconscious doesn’t know time. If you’ve never updated a belief, your mind still lives inside the memory where it was created.
RTT allows us to:
Locate the emotional memory that created the belief.
Understand its context with compassion.
Release the outdated fear.
Install new beliefs aligned with your present self
Melissa’s personalized recording became her daily anchor: “It’s safe to shine.” “I belong, even when I grow.” “My worth isn’t tied to anyone else’s comfort.”
A few weeks later, she sent me an email: “I said yes to a speaking opportunity I would’ve avoided. It scared me, but I did it anyway, and I felt proud.”
You’re Not Repeating Because You’re Weak, You’re Repeating Because You’re Wired
If you feel like you’re living the same story over and over again in relationships, in your career, in your self-image, know this:
It’s not that you lack drive. It’s that your mind is looping on a belief that once kept you safe.
RTT helps you find the moment that the loop began and gives you the power to stop it, gently and completely.
Let’s Set You Free From the Past
In my RTT practice, you’re not just heard, you’re understood. You’ll be held in a warm, compassionate space where your story is honored, your younger self is healed, and your adult self is finally empowered to move forward.
One session can show you where the loop began. A personalized recording can help you create a new path. This time, you don’t have to repeat the past, you get to write your future.
You are not stuck. You’re ready to remember who you were before the world told you to play small.
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