UNDER LOAD
A mechanical engineering approach to high-functioning addiction recovery. Discover why smart people can’t stop, and how to take back the controls.
This is not a
Recovery Manual.
Under Load is a 330-page deep-dive into the hardware of addiction. It is written for the “High Functioner”—the person whose life looks successful from the outside, but whose machine is red-lining internally.
Based on Ian Callaghan’s Emotional Observation Method, this book bypasses the “rock bottom” clichés and explains the 100ms window where sovereignty is won or lost.
01 // The Mechanical Deep-Dive
A comprehensive 330-page explanation of vagal tone, the “PR Firm” of the mind, and the biological reality of the addictive loop.
02 // The Observer Framework
Detailed methodology for catching the signal before it becomes a command. Learn to identify prediction glitches in real-time.
03 // The AI Companion (Site Only)
A site-exclusive assistant trained on Ian’s frameworks to answer reader questions and troubleshoot concept application.
Target Demographic
Qualifying User Intent
This is for you if:
- You are high-performing in your career but out-of-control in your private life.
- You find “surrender” and “higher power” models logically incompatible.
- You suspect the problem isn’t your character, but your hardware.
- You want a repeatable, mechanical method to regulate your nervous system.
This is NOT for you if:
- You are looking for a quick-fix or an inspirational “breakthrough” story.
- You prefer academic theory over practical, lived-experience application.
- You aren’t willing to do the consistent work of observation required for sovereignty.
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Paperback
The tangible 330-page volume. High-quality print via Amazon global infrastructure.
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Digital
Full eBook + AI Assistant
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Hardback
The archival edition. Collector’s quality for long-term reference and durability.
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Ian Callaghan
Veteran // Architect // Coach // Master Practitioner
I spent 45 years drinking, 12 years in the British Army, and 25 years as an IT Technical Architect. I managed global enterprise systems while my own machine was red-lining under a load it was never designed to carry alone.
With 40 years of food and nutrition experience and 15 years as a coach, my credentials span the mechanical and the holistic: I am an NLP Master Practitioner, Reiki Master, and hold Diplomas in Mediation & Visualisation.
I am a lifelong cold water junkie—long before it became a social media trend or a hashtag. I built the Emotional Observation Method from the wreckage of what failed.