Maria Regina Castro

Character armor and body tension are foundational concepts in somatic psychology and bioenergetic analysis, central to understanding how deeply held emotional patterns manifest physically and restrict personal growth. Rooted in Wilhelm Reich’s pioneering character analysis and evolved through Alexander Lowen’s bioenergetic therapy, these ideas explain how the body

Emotional masochism is a psychological and somatic condition characterized by a pattern of enduring emotional pain, self-sacrifice, and suppression of personal needs, often manifesting as ingrained suffering within interpersonal relationships and inner experience. From the lens of Reichian character theory and Lowen's bioenergetic psychotherapy, emotional masochism corresponds closely with the