Inertia as Neuroceptive State Beyond the Pathologizing Lens

Inertia as Neuroceptive State Beyond the Pathologizing Lens

Inertia—manifesting as profound states of immobility, hypoarousal, or emotional shutdown—is a frequently observed phenomenon among individuals with complex trauma histories. Conventional psychiatric frameworks often interpret such states through pathology-based models, framing them as symptomatic of depressive disorders, catatonia, or dissociative conditions. This interpretive lens tends to regard immobility and non-responsiveness as signs of in…