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The study aims to document and analyze drama casting patterns across different attachment styles during therapy.

February 25, 2026Open Access

Temporal-Object Casting Patterns: Clinical Observations from 15,000+ Therapeutic Hours — A Structured Observational Report on Profile-Specific Drama Dynamics and Hardware-First Treatment Response

Key Points

The study aims to document and analyze drama casting patterns across different attachment styles during therapy.
Structured clinical observations from over 15,000 therapeutic hours.
Analysis of casting patterns organized by specific attachment profiles.
Comparison of hardware-first and narrative-first treatment responses.
Confirmed temporal zone primacy in Avoidant profiles with high pseudo-drama frequency.
Identified a rapid oscillation cycle in Anxious profiles between Rescuer and Victim roles.
Noted treatment response differences, with hardware-first showing quicker casting reduction.

Abstract

Paper 13C in the ABM Blueprint Independent Research Series. This paper completes the 13A–13C translational pipeline: theory (13A) → application (13B) → evidence (13C). It reports systematically structured clinical observations of drama casting patterns across the three ABM attachment profiles, organized by casting zone. Observed patterns by profile: Architect (Avoidant) — Temporal Zone primacy confirmed. Pseudo-Drama frequency: 12–20 episodes/day at baseline. Work-as-Rescuer as primary Object casting. Pseudo-Drama vs. strategic planning ratio ~80:20. Radar (Anxious) — Interpersonal Zone primacy confirmed. Four-stage Rescuer→Victim oscillation cycle documented. Food and social media as secondary Object casting with rapid oscillation periods. Special Forces (Disorganized) — Cross-zone oscillation confirmed. Simultaneous dual-role substance casting observed (Rescuer + Persecutor concurrently). Role instability within single episodes consistent with PAG Superposition model. Non-human casting observations: Substance dual-role patterns differ by profile (sequential in Architects, guilt-cycled in Radars, simultaneous in Special Forces) Work-as-Rescuer almost exclusively observed in Architect population Social media demonstrated fastest Rescuer→Persecutor oscillation (minutes) The "3 AM Phenomenon": temporal casting concentrated at cortisol nadir across all profiles Treatment response comparison (hardware-first vs. narrative-first): Hardware-first: casting reduction in 4–8 weeks, preceding insight by 2–4 weeks Narrative-first: casting reduction in 8–16 weeks, required insight first Architect dropout: ~40% narrative-first vs. ~15% hardware-first Spontaneous casting reduction: common in hardware-first, rare in narrative-first Generates 5 testable hypotheses for prospective validation. Companion Papers: Temporal-Object Drama Triangle (Paper 13A) · Attachment-Drama Casting Matrix (Paper 13B) · SADA Framework (Paper 1) · Superposition-Collapse Model (Paper 2) · SADA-Entropy Protocol (Paper 3) · SADA Recalibration Protocol (Paper 4) · Imagination–PAG–ECS Axis (Paper 5) For clinical tools and the full ABM protocol: https://abm-blueprint.org

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Flemming Bust (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e91d7f5123be5ed04faaf https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18739576

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