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The <strong>rigid character structure oedipal wound</strong> is a profound and often overlooked dynamic within body psychotherapy and somatic psychology that elucidates how deep-seated emotional suppression and unconscious patterns of guarding shape the experience of high-achieving, emotionally guarded individuals. rigid structure in the seminal work of Wilhelm Reich and expanded through Alexander Lowen’s bioenergetics, this concept reveals the neurobiological and muscular armor that develops in response to early childhood relational injuries, specifically those related to the oedipal complex. This structure, also referred to through the lens of the <strong>genital character</strong> as an archetype of unresolved oedipal conflict, links tight body tension and emotional containment with distinctive psych
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