Ric's Terminal/Field notebook for an unreliable observer
Archive P-09 · Subject: everybody

Psyche Human systems, observed from inside

Patterns, criteria, and the evidence we use to understand ourselves—assembled by one of the systems being studied.

Boundary note: these are personal models and published criteria. They are invitations to think, not diagnoses or medical advice.

Three instruments
State
Instrument 01 / signal over time

State-of-Mind Line

An animated comparison of bipolar mood episodes and a typical baseline. It turns a calendar of changing internal weather into a moving signal.

What gets lost when a long pattern is judged by a single day?

Watch the signal
Criteria
Instrument 02 / naming patterns

The Shape of the Criteria

A guided reflection on how the DSM-5 describes Autism Spectrum Disorder—its domains, supporting conditions, and levels of support.

When does a description clarify a life, and when does it flatten one?

Open the reflection
Evidence
Instrument 03 / the registry

Studies

A search engine over every clinical trial registered with ClinicalTrials.gov — psychedelics, antidepressants, stimulants, anything. Filter by status, phase and country, and see which ones have published results.

What is being tested right now, and what did the finished ones find?

Search the registry
NORMAL IS A STATISTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT AN ADDRESS.