MECHANIC 1 — LOAD
Science: The nervous system stores the highest load state it reached; it does not automatically down-regulate.
Practical: If you hit a 10/10 once, you carry 10/10 until consciously reduced.
MECHANIC 2 — RESIDUE
Science: Emotional + narrative residue attaches to labels, objects, roles.
Practical: Every experience leaves a “fingerprint” that shapes perception.
MECHANIC 3 — SNAP-LABELLING
Science: High-load states cause binary categorisation.
Practical: Humans label instantly when overwhelmed (“safe / unsafe”, “good / bad”).
MECHANIC 4 — POSSIBILITIES
Science: Under pressure, hidden meanings or second pathways emerge.
Practical: When load is high, alternative futures pop open.
MECHANIC 5 — UNCERTAINTY COLLAPSE
Science: Uncertainty causes system-wide behavioural contraction.
Practical: Humans freeze when the moment has too many unknowns.
MECHANIC 6 — LABEL WEIGHT
Science: Labels carry social residue + learned fear from childhood.
Practical: “Manager”, “Authority”, “Doctor” already carry fear before meeting the person.
MECHANIC 7 — NARRATIVE FORMATION
Science: Narratives form automatically to resolve perceptual gaps.
Practical: Humans create stories to stabilise their fear.
MECHANIC 8 — INVERSION
Science: Under extreme load, behaviours reverse meaning.
Practical: “Defence” becomes “attack”, “help” becomes “control”, “protection” becomes “restriction”.
MECHANIC 9 — REGULATION
Science: Regulated humans perceive full possibility space; dysregulated humans collapse it.
Practical: Clarity appears when you are calm; distortions appear when overloaded.
MECHANIC 10 — UNCERTAINTY ARCHITECTURE
Science: Humans only stabilise when uncertainty is built into the structure.
Practical: Pod homes, flexible systems, dynamic rules regulate humans naturally.
