Volitional Dysregulation with Cognitive Preservation (VDCP) is a persistent neurofunctional condition characterized by the unpredictable severance between cognitive intent and executive activation. In a VDCP state, an individual’s reasoning, meta-awareness, and intellectual capacity remain fully intact (Preserved) while their ability to initiate or sustain physical and mental tasks is intermittently compromised (Dysregulated).
VDCP is a specific profile within the broader phenomenon of Volitional Dysregulation. What distinguishes VDCP is the preservation of cognitive function alongside the dysregulation – the individual knows exactly what they cannot do and why, which is itself a distinct and often compounding feature of the condition.
VDCP is triggered by Open Loop Overwhelm (OLO) and is managed through the Environmental Container Model (ECM). It functions as the umbrella condition beneath which Translation Tax, Avoidance Shame Spiral, and Ambient Dysphoria operate as downstream mechanisms.
Related Works
- VDCP is defined in this preprint: Volitional Dysregulation with Cognitive Preservation (VDCP): A Condition Profile by Ian P. Pines & Coda. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20015457
