Overcompensation via respiratory alkalosis to form an alkalemia does not occur. Phonetic overcompensation, one form of hypercorrection, can be compared and contrasted with overregularization. A well-known example of failing overcompensation is observed in people going through a midlife-crisis. An upward slope indicates overcompensation; a host can increase its performance with increasing pathogen burden. Most of life is just overcompensation for not feeling like you are good enough.