CPTSD cold case

  Memory Constellation Tracing Method A traceable case study of recurrent imagery associated with Lee Britain and Thomas Haley Elementary Schools Brian “Happy” Bryanson   |   Working paper   |   22 September 2026 Purpose. This paper records a 48-hour period of recurring internal imagery, compares each fragment with dated journal material, and proposes a repeatable method for tracing associations without treating association as historical proof. The central finding is a recurring network organized around hunger, escape, bodily boundaries, adult intervention, identity shaming, separation, and a newly intensified stage image. Status and evidentiary limits This is an autobiographical and clinical-tracking document, not a forensic finding. It preserves what Happy reports experiencing and where similar material appears in his archive. A match between journal passages increases traceability and establishes recurrence in the w...