As a mortal they had a tendency to second-guess the things around them, especially in terms of safety, and often took action to get rid of the possible risks. The Grove became much safer thanks to them, shaky infrastructure was fixed, fences were put up around dangerous areas, etc. That’s what led to them being elected as the new god. However, after ascending they felt like they were under an obligation to detect any & all possible risks before they resulted in something bad, and the pressure stressed them out so much that their usual caution and tendency to notice threats early turned into overthinking and paranoia. They became so afraid of everything and didn’t know what to tackle first that the aspect of taking action against these dangers got pushed into the background.
In a hypothetical chapter with them, Godpoke would have to deal with a lot of obstacles put up for “safety” and would have to find a way to remind them that they can’t prevent every disaster, but must do their best and just stressing out about every possibility under the sun isn’t as helpful as actually helping with even one thing.