Visual Trauma Mapping Model
A structured way to understand your emotional responses and recurring patterns, with more clarity and perspective.
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Content note: mentions trauma and difficult experiences. For self-reflection only — not therapy, diagnosis or crisis support.
About
I'm currently working on a Visual 7-System Mapping Model to help map and understand traumatic experiences.For those seeking structured self-reflection — a way to understand what happens inside when reactions may feel confusing.“Systems” means real, built-in brain/body functions—not separate organs, just a practical way to describe stable patterns that show up across situations.Will (meta-layer): In VTMM, agency is an axiom; access is state-dependent — and that’s normal.
Map
VTMM is a coverage map for a broad range of negative, trauma-related feelings—organizing them into a small set of underlying affect systems and the connection spectrums that shape how those systems interact.It works by translating an internal state into an activation pattern: which systems are active, how strongly they’re activated, and the strength and direction of their interaction across key connections.Once the pattern is legible, the experience becomes coherent, interpretable, and actionable, exposing the specific levers that generate and sustain it.7 Systems (plus a Will layer)
Survival — Detect danger
Reward — Seek goals
Attachment — Build bonds
Social Regulation — Social standing
Physical Body — Body signals
Meaning-Making — Make sense
Executive Control — Choose actionsMore detailed descriptions and explanations are in the guide.
Updates to the map, guide and other documents are posted here.
Guide and images updated to an initial cohesive version — 02.12.2025
VTMM v1.0 — Release — 0?.02.2026What’s included (v1.0):- Start Here + Essentials (orientation + model logic)- Risks & Safe Use- Tools: Link (Connection Finder), Rumble (System Finder), Manual Scoring- Resolution approaches (scope + routing guidance)- In-depth modules in this release: Body Shame, Bodily Anxiety, Identity Shame, Threat Appraisal, Guilt, Fear of Punishment
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