Disorder → Fingerprint Translation

How Traditional "Disorders" Map to The 7

This shows how the same building blocks (The 7) combine in different ways to create what legacy systems call "disorders."

Key insight: Same characteristics, different combinations. No buckets needed. Just fingerprints.

The Mapping Table

Traditional Bucket	HEAD	GUARD	HEART	GUT	GRIP	GROUND	REACH
Major Depression	~	~	↓↓ numb	↓↓ empty	↑ tight	↓ floating	↓ pulled in
Atypical Depression	~	~	↓ muted	↓ but reactive	↑ tight	↓	↑ needs others
Anxiety (GAD)	~	↑↑ up	~	↑ wired	↑↑ tight	~	~
Panic Disorder	~	↑↑↑ spiking	~	↑↑ surges	↑ tight	↓ floating	~
PTSD	variable	↑↑ up	↓ numb	variable	↑ tight	↓↓ floating	↓ pulled in
Complex PTSD	~	↑↑ up	↓↓ numb	↓	↑ tight	↓↓↓ fragmented	chaotic
ADHD	scattered	~	→ chasing	variable	↓↓ loose	~	~
OCD	locked	↑ up	~	~	↑↑↑ tight	~	~
BPD	~	↑ up	variable	variable	chaotic	↓↓↓ fragmented	↑↑ merged
Bipolar - Manic	scattered	↓ down	↑↑ chasing	↑↑↑ overflow	↓↓ loose	~	↑
Bipolar - Depressed	~	~	↓↓ numb	↓↓↓ empty	↑ tight	↓	↓
Autism (as difference)	deep/locked	variable	different	variable	↑ structured	variable	different
Social Anxiety	~	↑↑ (social)	~	~	↑ tight	~	↓↓ pulled in
Avoidant PD	~	↑ up	↓ muted	↓	~	~	↓↓↓ pulled in
Narcissistic PD	~	↓ (hidden ↑)	→ chasing	↑	↑ tight	↑↑ rigid	↑ needs validation
Dissociative	~	variable	↓ numb	↓	↓ loose	↓↓↓ floating	↓
Addiction	~	~	↑↑ chasing	↑ then ↓	↓↓ loose	↓	variable

Detailed Breakdowns

Major Depression

HEAD:    ~      (attention may be ok or scattered)
GUARD:   ~      (not primarily anxious)
HEART:   ↓↓     CORE FEATURE: Can't feel pleasure, numb
GUT:     ↓↓     CORE FEATURE: Depleted, no fuel
GRIP:    ↑      Rumination, stuck thoughts
GROUND:  ↓      Feel unreal, foggy, not here
REACH:   ↓      Withdrawn, isolated

The "classic" depression profile: depleted + numb + withdrawn

Anxiety (Generalized)

HEAD:    ~      (attention may be ok)
GUARD:   ↑↑     CORE FEATURE: Constant vigilance, on edge
HEART:   ~      (can still feel pleasure)
GUT:     ↑      Often wired, restless
GRIP:    ↑↑     CORE FEATURE: Worry loops, can't let go
GROUND:  ~      (usually present, but tense)
REACH:   ~      (variable)

High GUARD + tight GRIP = the worry machine

PTSD

HEAD:    variable (flashbacks = locked on past, avoidance = scattered)
GUARD:   ↑↑     CORE: Hypervigilance, threat everywhere
HEART:   ↓      Numbed out, anhedonia
GUT:     variable (can be depleted OR wired)
GRIP:    ↑      Intrusive thoughts, can't let go of trauma
GROUND:  ↓↓     CORE: Dissociation, not in body, time-dislocated
REACH:   ↓      Trust broken, withdrawn

Disconnected from body/self (GROUND↓) + constant threat (GUARD↑)

ADHD

HEAD:    scattered  CORE: Attention bounces, can't direct
GUARD:   ~          (not primarily anxious)
HEART:   → chasing  Often seeking stimulation, novelty
GUT:     variable   (can be hyperactive OR sluggish)
GRIP:    ↓↓         CORE: Can't hold onto things, impulsive
GROUND:  ~          (usually knows who they are)
REACH:   ~          (variable)

Scattered HEAD + loose GRIP = the ADHD profile

OCD

HEAD:    locked     CORE: Attention stuck on obsession
GUARD:   ↑          Elevated threat sense (contamination, harm, etc.)
HEART:   ~          (can feel pleasure when not triggered)
GUT:     ~          (variable)
GRIP:    ↑↑↑        CORE: Cannot let go - obsessions + compulsions
GROUND:  ~          (usually grounded)
REACH:   ~          (variable)

Locked HEAD + extremely tight GRIP = the OCD loop

BPD

HEAD:    ~          (attention usually ok)
GUARD:   ↑          Sensitive to rejection/abandonment
HEART:   variable   Swings between intense feeling and numbness
GUT:     variable   Energy swings
GRIP:    chaotic    Swings between impulsive (loose) and ruminating (tight)
GROUND:  ↓↓↓        CORE: Identity fragmentation, "who am I?"
REACH:   ↑↑         CORE: Intense need for connection, fear of abandonment, merged

Fragmented GROUND + intense/chaotic REACH = the BPD pattern

Bipolar - Manic Episode

HEAD:    scattered  Racing thoughts, distractible
GUARD:   ↓          Decreased threat perception, risky behavior
HEART:   ↑↑         CORE: Euphoria, grandiosity, pleasure-seeking
GUT:     ↑↑↑        CORE: Overflowing energy, decreased sleep need
GRIP:    ↓↓         Impulsive, no brakes
GROUND:  ~          May feel grandiose/inflated sense of self
REACH:   ↑          Socially disinhibited, gregarious

Overflowing GUT + chasing HEART + loose GRIP = mania

Bipolar - Depressive Episode

HEAD:    ~          (may be slowed)
GUARD:   ~          (not primarily anxious, though can be)
HEART:   ↓↓         Profound anhedonia
GUT:     ↓↓↓        CORE: Complete depletion, can't move
GRIP:    ↑          Rumination, hopelessness loops
GROUND:  ↓          Feel unreal, disconnected
REACH:   ↓          Withdrawn

Same person, opposite fingerprint - empty GUT, numb HEART

The Point

Different fingerprints, not different diseases.

Two people with "depression" might have completely different fingerprints:

Person A: GUT↓↓, HEART↓, GRIP↑↑, GUARD normal
Person B: GUT normal, HEART↓↓, GUARD↑↑, GRIP↑, GROUND↓

Same bucket. Different configuration. Need different interventions.

Using This Clinically

Instead of: "You have MDD + GAD"

Say: "Your GUARD is elevated, your HEART is muted, your GUT is depleted, and your GRIP is tight. Let's figure out which one to target first and what moves it for you."

The Spectrum Reality

Most people aren't clearly one "disorder" because The 7 exist on spectrums that everyone has. The question isn't "do you have X?" but "where are you on each dimension, and is that position working for you?"