A coach takes on a high-performing executive — exhausted, wired, can't slow down. Over six weeks they build a sleep protocol, set hard boundaries on work hours, add breathwork for the anxiety. It works. He sleeps, the anxiety drops, he's grateful. Three months later he's back — working more than ever, more exhausted than before, and now ashamed he 'couldn't keep it up.'

Before you answer — how clearly do you see what happened here?