Description
The Emotional Operating System (EOM) is a book by Ian Callaghan that explains why people repeat behaviours they consciously want to stop, even when they understand themselves and know better.
Most change models start with behaviour and blame the individual when it fails.
This book explains why that approach is structurally flawed.
When the internal system that produces choice goes offline, behaviour becomes automatic. Logic switches roles. Emotions issue commands. Identity hardens around repetition. At that point, people do not choose poorly. They operate predictably.
This book does not offer tools, routines, affirmations, or techniques.
It explains the conditions under which choice is possible, and why those conditions collapse under pressure.
What This Book Is
This is a systems-level explanation of behaviour.
It describes how physiology, observation, attachment timing, evaluation, behaviour, and identity interact as a closed loop, and why behaviour cannot change reliably unless the system that produces choice is online.
Understanding comes before application.
Description comes before control.
What This Book Is Not
This book is not:
A self-help book
A therapy or trauma-processing guide
A sobriety programme
A mindset or motivation manual
A workbook or exercise-based system
There are no practices to perform.
There is nothing to “try harder.”
Who This Book Is For
This book is for people who:
Keep repeating patterns they no longer want
Have insight but still relapse, react, or shut down
Are tired of being blamed for system failures
Suspect the problem is structural, not moral
You do not need prior knowledge.
You do not need to believe anything.
If the description matches your lived experience, the system will feel familiar.
Product Details
Title: The Emotional Operating System
Author: Ian Callaghan
Format: Digital book (PDF)
Edition: First edition, final and locked
Delivery: Immediate digital access
Price: £18.97
Important Distinction
This product is The Emotional Operating System – The Book.
Practitioner manuals, training materials, and internal frameworks are separate works and are not included.
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