D8 Tables II: Decoherence and Failure Modes

Table 12 — Coherent vs Urgent vs Impulsive Action

Mode	Structure	Description
Coherent selection	$\sigma^{\mathrm{coh}}_8(a)$	Mature, integrated, phase-ready selection
Urgent selection	$\sigma^{\mathrm{urgent}}_8(a)$	Rapid care/threat-based selection under admissibility
Impulsive discharge	$\iota_7(a)\rightarrow Act_5(a) without \sigma_8(a)$	D7 pressure bypasses D8 selection
Key distinction	$\sigma^{\mathrm{urgent}}_8(a)\neq \operatorname{Imp}_8(a)$	Urgent action still involves selection; impulsivity bypasses selection

Table 13 — Coherent vs Decoherent Will

Coherent Will	Decoherent Will
Selected	Impulsive or paralyzed
Integrated	Fragmented
Stable	Inconsistent
Revisable	Rigid or unstable
Manifestable	Blocked or misexecuted
Releasable	Clinging or prematurely abandoned
Phase-sensitive	Mistimed
Answerable to value	Self-justifying or avoidant

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Table 14 — D8 Operator Failure Map

Operator	Coherent Function	Deficiency	Excess / Distortion
$I_8$	Clear aim	Drift, confusion	Fixation, misdirection
$\sigma_8$	Selection	Paralysis	Impulsivity, false choice
$\kappa_8$	Commitment	Inconsistency	Rigidity, bondage
$\beta_8$	Inhibition	Disinhibition	Repression, overcontrol
$\pi_8$	Persistence	Collapse	Stubbornness, obsession
$\rho_8$	Revision	Denial	Instability, self-betrayal
$\varepsilon_8$	Execution-gate	Inaction	Premature or unlawful action
$\lambda_8$	Release	Clinging	Abandonment, premature release

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Table 15 — Major D8 Failure Modes

Failure Mode	Primary Operator	Core Structure
Drift	$I_8$	No stable intention-vector
Confusion	$I_8$	Direction underdetermined
Fixation	$I_8$	Aim locked despite failed fit
Misdirection	$I_8$	Will aims at wrong object
Paralysis	$\sigma_8$	Options remain live; no selection
Impulsivity	$\sigma_8/\varepsilon_8$	D7 pressure bypasses selection
False choice	$\sigma_8$	Apparent choice lacks authorship
Inconsistency	$\kappa_8$	Selection lacks temporal binding
Rigidity	$\kappa_8/\rho_8$	Commitment refuses revision
Bondage	$\kappa_8/\lambda_8$	Commitment persists after release is required
Disinhibition	$\beta_8$	Needed withholding fails
Repression	$\beta_8$	Action and truth-kernel are both suppressed
Overcontrol	$\beta_8$	Inhibition dominates volition
Collapse	$\pi_8$	Resistance dissolves trajectory
Stubbornness	$\pi_8/\rho_8$	Persistence refuses adjustment
Obsession	$\pi_8/\lambda_8$	Persistence without closure
Denial	$\rho_8$	Revision blocked under new constraint
Instability	$\rho_8$	Revision without continuity
Self-betrayal	$\rho_8$	Counterfeit revision abandons telos
Inaction	$\varepsilon_8$	Selected trajectory does not approach manifestation
Premature action	$\varepsilon_8$	Execution-gate opens before readiness
Misexecution	$\varepsilon_8$	Different trajectory manifests than was selected
Akrasia	$\sigma_8/\varepsilon_8/K_9$	Better trajectory known or selected; lesser one manifests
Clinging	$\lambda_8$	Release required but withheld
Premature release	$\lambda_8$	Trajectory abandoned before completion
Surrender failure	$\lambda_8$	Higher coherence requires release but will keeps forcing
Pseudo-surrender	$\lambda_8/\pi_8$	Collapse mistaken for release

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Table 16 — Simplified D8 Failure Taxonomy

Capacity	Failure
Aim	Drift
Choose	Paralysis
Commit	Inconsistency
Inhibit	Impulsivity
Persist	Collapse
Revise	Rigidity
Manifest	Inaction
Release	Clinging

Table 17— Akrasia

Layer	Role in Akrasia
D9	Recognizes or discloses the better trajectory
D8	Fails to stabilize, commit to, or gate the better trajectory
D5	Manifests the lesser trajectory
Formula	$(\operatorname{Akrasia}_8(a,b)=1) iff (K_9(a)>K_9(b)), (\sigma_8(a)=1), (\varepsilon_8(b)=1), and (a\neq b)$
Plain meaning	The better path is known or chosen, but the lesser path is enacted

Table 18 — Shame vs Guilt vs Remorse

Phenomenon	Structure	Meaning
Guilt	Misaligned D8 choice registered through D7	“I chose wrongly.”
Shame	$\sigma_8(a)=\operatorname{Id}_{10}$	“I am wrong.”
Remorse	Guilt plus $\rho_8, \lambda_8$, and repair-selection	“I chose wrongly, and I will revise, release, or repair.”
Repair	$\sigma_8(a_{\mathrm{repair}})=1$	Will selects a restorative trajectory