Death as Dysregulation

What can death teach us about dysfunction?

Focus:

• System collapse as insight: when health, purpose, or meaning deteriorates

• Chronic illness as slow entropy buildup

• Allostatic overload, burnout, and existential numbness

• Mental health as death rehearsal (e.g. suicidal ideation, apathy)

• Societal death rituals as attempts to restore order from chaos

Optional Cheatsheet: “Death as a Signal: The Breakdown of Order in Body & Mind”