What are capacity configurations in TEG-Blue?

Capacity configurations are specific combinations of three awareness capacities — RE (Reading Emotions), ER (Emotional Resonance), and SEA (Self-Emotional Awareness). Each popular psychology label (empath, narcissist, codependent, etc.) maps to a specific configuration of these three capacities. The same three capacities in different combinations produce every pattern psychology has named separately.

What do RE, ER, and SEA measure?

RE (Reading Emotions) measures the capacity to perceive what others feel. ER (Emotional Resonance) measures whether others' emotions land in your body — genuine felt resonance. SEA (Self-Emotional Awareness) measures the capacity to track your own internal state and distinguish what is yours from what belongs to someone else. These three capacities operate independently and can each be full, partial, minimal, or offline.

Why does TEG-Blue map labels to capacities instead of treating them as personality types?

Because labels like 'empath' or 'narcissist' describe outputs — recognizable patterns — but flatten them into fixed identities. TEG-Blue tracks the three underlying capacities that produce those patterns. This matters because capacities can change. A codependent configuration (Full RE, Overwhelmed ER, Offline SEA) is not a permanent identity — it is a description of which capacities are currently online and which are not.

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What Labels Actually Map

19 labels · 3 capacities · 1 compass

Every popular psychology label — narcissist, empath, codependent, people-pleaser — maps to a specific configuration of three awareness capacities. Drag the sliders to see what each label actually describes.

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Awareness Capacities

REReading Emotions

Partial

EREmotional Resonance

Partial

SEASelf-Emotional Awareness

Partial

Nervous System States

ConnectionProtectionControlDomination

FLUIDConnection

Regulation Capacities

LocatedInternal

Reaches for

The cycle has internal pathways available. Whether it completes depends on conditions, not on another person's state.

Current Configuration

Mixed configuration.

The three capacities are at different levels. Drag the sliders to explore specific patterns, or click a label to see a named configuration.

Each label maps to a specific configuration of three awareness capacities: RE (Reading Emotions), ER (Emotional Resonance), and SEA (Self-Emotional Awareness). The same three capacities in different combinations produce every pattern psychology has named separately.

Labels describe outputs. Capacities describe the mechanism. The same three capacities in different combinations produce every pattern psychology has named separately.

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What Labels Actually Map