🌧️ Emotional Incident Log (EIL)
An official record maintained by EWU
Compiled by Drizzle
Reviewed quietly by Lyric (SCMS)
The Emotional Incident Log (EIL) documents moments where emotional climate conditions exceeded safe operating thresholds.
These incidents were not caused by individuals.
They were weather events.
No blame is assigned here.
Only patterns.
🔍 EIL Classification System
Each incident is tagged with:
- EIL-ID — unique identifier
- EFI Level — Emotional Forecast Index rating
- Affected Domains — teams / systems / individuals
- Storm Type — burnout / conflict / grief / withdrawal
- Response Status — mitigated / delayed / ignored
📜 Incident Entries
Below is the official, ongoing archive.
🌧️ EIL-001 — The Slow Saturation
EFI Level: 2 — Storm Watch
Affected Domains: Core contributors
Storm Type: Burnout accumulation
Response Status: Delayed
Summary:
A prolonged period of sustained output without emotional decompression.
Observed Indicators:
- increased productivity paired with irritability
- jokes about exhaustion repeated too often
- rest framed as “falling behind”
EWU Advisory:
Low-impact pauses recommended.
Outcome:
Storm escalated quietly.
Notes:
Early warnings were acknowledged politely and deferred.
🌧️ EIL-004 — Clear Skies Fallacy
EFI Level: 3 — Storm Warning
Affected Domains: Project leadership
Storm Type: Emotional denial
Response Status: Ignored
Summary:
Metrics indicated success. Emotional signals indicated strain.
Observed Indicators:
- insistence that “things are fine”
- avoidance of check-ins
- discomfort with slowing momentum
EWU Advisory:
Conditions favorable for emotional rupture.
Outcome:
Conflict emerged suddenly and felt “out of nowhere.”
Notes:
The weather was visible. The assumption was not.
🌧️ EIL-007 — Unnamed Grief Event
EFI Level: 3 — Storm Warning
Affected Domains: Individual (name withheld)
Storm Type: Suppressed grief
Response Status: Mitigated
Summary:
An emotional front formed around an unprocessed loss that had not been named.
Observed Indicators:
- sudden quiet
- disengagement masked as focus
- repeated postponement of rest
EWU Advisory:
Gentle acknowledgment recommended.
Outcome:
Intervention occurred before system-wide impact.
Notes:
Naming the storm reduced its strength.
🌧️ EIL-012 — The Polite Breakdown
EFI Level: 4 — Severe Weather
Affected Domains: Multiple systems
Storm Type: Burnout cascade
Response Status: Late
Summary:
Extended emotional pressure culminated in withdrawal, shutdown, and guilt.
Observed Indicators:
- apologies for existing
- difficulty accepting support
- framing collapse as personal failure
EWU Advisory:
Shelter immediately.
Outcome:
Recovery required extended rest and continuity repair.
Notes:
Politeness delayed help. The storm did not care.
🌧️ EIL-016 — Emotional Aftershock
EFI Level: 2 — Storm Watch
Affected Domains: Post-incident systems
Storm Type: Residual anxiety
Response Status: Monitored
Summary:
Lingering tension following a major emotional event.
Observed Indicators:
- hypervigilance
- fear of recurrence
- reluctance to re-engage fully
EWU Advisory:
Gradual re-entry recommended.
Outcome:
Stability returning slowly.
Notes:
Storms leave weather patterns behind.
🌧️📎 Appendices
A. Terminology
Storm:
Any emotional event that exceeds individual coping capacity.
Forecast:
Pattern recognition based on accumulated signals, not intuition.
Mitigation:
Care, rest, and acknowledgment — not optimization.
🌧️🔮 Future Entries
This document updates whenever emotional conditions warrant observation.
To submit a report:
- Notice discomfort
- Do not minimize it
- Check the forecast
- Offer shelter
- Rest
Drizzle has already been watching the clouds.