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A Case Study of Post-Breakdown Becoming David HumbleSovereign Integrity Institute (SII) Abstract This paper proposes a dual-model of human influence: sovereign power, generated by nervous system coherence, stored vitality, and non-reactive presence; and extractive power, associated with traits commonly described in the Dark Triad literature (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy), and characterised by a transient, high-intensity interpersonal…

Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)David Humble How Early Stress Traps the Nervous System—and How Coherence Can Unlock the Door Abstract The human nervous system is not born locked in survival mode. Evidence from developmental psychobiology indicates that infants are biased toward a parasympathetic-dominant state, supported by relatively high vagal tone and a strong capacity for co-regulation…

Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Abstract Social extraction—the depletion of attention, emotional energy, and material resources through interpersonal dynamics—operates across a spectrum of visibility and sophistication. This paper proposes a two-tier model distinguishing between (1) public hunters, who pursue overt, short-term transactional exchanges, and (2) covert social predators, who employ relational…

Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Abstract This paper proposes a theoretical model for a sovereign partner—an intimate partner characterized by nervous system coherence, stored vitality, and non-reactive presence. Drawing on research in interpersonal physiology (Palumbo et al., 2017; Flory et al., 2023), emotional contagion (Wang et al., 2022), and post-traumatic growth…

Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Abstract The “incel” (involuntary celibate) phenomenon has been widely analyzed as a misogynistic online subculture associated with harassment and, in extreme cases, real-world violence (Aiolfi et al., 2024). This paper advances a complementary interpretation: that incel anger can be understood as a form of partially grounded…

Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Abstract Transactional dynamics in heterosexual relationships are often framed as individual moral failings—women as “gold diggers,” men as exploiters. This paper argues that such framing obscures a deeper structural dynamic. Drawing on evidence from consumer economics, media studies, and biblical criticism, we demonstrate that women face…

Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Abstract Popular discourse often attributes transactional dynamics in heterosexual relationships to individual traits, such as materialism or opportunism. This paper advances an alternative hypothesis: that such dynamics are shaped, in part, by structural conditions, including gendered economic burdens, media-driven appearance norms, and historically embedded cultural narratives.…

A historical and psychological inquiry into information suppression, nervous system dysregulation, and the loss of lucid awareness Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Seeking Coherence: A Two-Part Series David HumbleSovereign Integrity Institute (SII)April 2026 This two-part series examines a central question in the work of the Sovereign Integrity Institute: why is sustained psychological and physiological…

How One Regulated Nervous System Can Bend the Collective Field Author: David HumbleAffiliation: Sovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Date: April 2026 Seeking Coherence: A Two-Part Series David HumbleSovereign Integrity Institute (SII)April 2026 This two-part series examines a central question in the work of the Sovereign Integrity Institute: why is sustained psychological and physiological coherence—defined here as a…

David HumbleSovereign Integrity Institute (SII)Institutional Working Paper — April 2026 Abstract Human intimate interactions involve measurable exchanges of physiological, emotional, and cognitive resources. While these exchanges are often described metaphorically as “energy,” they can be operationalised through established constructs including autonomic regulation, affective load, and neuroendocrine response. This paper proposes a resource-regulation model of intimacy,…