Neuro-Somatic Intervention Plans

 Least regulated to most regulated within each category.

I. Freeze States (Dorsal Vagal Collapse) → Least Regulated to More Regulated

💡 These are the most primal states—linked to shut-down, immobility, and helplessness.

1. Apathy (Complete collapse, lowest frequency state)
2. Shame (Inward suppression, self-rejection)
3. Dread (Anticipatory freeze, hypervigilance without action)
4. Grief (Partial dorsal, emotional heaviness with some expression)
5. Regret (Cognitive looping, early shift toward action but still stuck)

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II. Fight/Flight States (Sympathetic Activation) → Least Regulated to More Regulated

💡 These emotions involve mobilization (fight, flight, agitation, defense).

6. Fear (Classic fight/flight, fast-moving, defensive response)
7. Jealousy (Social threat response, hypervigilant scanning)
8. Disgust (Rejection, protective distancing, tied to survival mechanisms)
9. Frustration (Blocked energy, agitation without full release)
10. Judgment (Mental fight mode, rigid categorization, low flexibility)
11. Resentment (Fight state turned inward, frozen anger)
12. Contempt (Mix of fight and freeze, dominance response)
13. Insecurity (Anxiety-driven, hypervigilance in social perception)
14. Anger (Fully mobilized, protective or assertive fight response)

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III. Transition/Relational States (Hinge States—Can Shift Between Systems)

💡 **These states are transitional—they can tilt toward dysregulation (sympathetic/dorsal) or regulation (ventral).

15. Guilt (Can be either constructive (regulated) or self-punishing (dysregulated))
16. Remorse (Healthier form of guilt, re-engages relational repair mechanisms)

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IV. Regulated States (Ventral Vagal Dominance) → Least to Most Expansive

💡 These emotions engage the ventral vagal system, promoting connection, self-regulation, and openness.

17. Relief (Transition out of sympathetic or dorsal activation, return to safety)
18. Humility (Regulated self-perception, balanced emotional engagement)
19. Awe (Integration of emotional expansiveness, sense of wonder)
20. Joy (Full activation of positive engagement, social connection, vitality)
21. Love (Highest frequency, fully integrated emotional openness and safety)

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How We Will Represent "Hinge" Emotions

• Some emotions can swing between states (e.g., guilt can be a constructive ventral response or a paralyzing dorsal collapse).
• We’ll note the direction they can shift (e.g., "Can be expressed as anxious guilt (sympathetic) or collapsed guilt (dorsal).")
• Intervention plans will be flexible to help shift these hinge states toward regulation.

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