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tendencies that lead to chronic identification with being physically compromised or disabled. That faulty self-assessment results in a decline of healthy movement routines such as walking, hiking, or attending exercise classes — anything within their individual physical means. This attitude leads to further pain and symptoms exacerbated by stasis in the body-mind.
The biophysical work can create a deep bond between Veteran and therapist, as it exists in a context where defenses are confronted early on in treatment resulting in increased honesty and vulnerability as therapy proceeds.
Orgonomy is a mind-body analytic approach that understands the functional relationship between the two; it does not hold a dualistic conceptualization of mind as separate from body. Orgonomy treats the problematic character defenses and how those very character patterns translate as “body armor," and manifest in a variety of biophysical symptoms.
Selected excerpts herein (above) reprinted from Whole Therapist, Whole Patient: Integrating Reich, Masterson and Jung in Modern Psychotherapy as authorized by Dr. Patricia R. Frisch.
Mind-Body: Our Gut-Brain Connection
[from my blog dated 2/23/2019, located at https://orgonomictherapy.com/2019/02/23/mind-body-our-gut-brain-connection/]
A relatively new area of research is making strides in the microbiome-brain connection and its relationship to mental health disorders. This research is illustrative of the profound interconnectedness of the mind and the body. The research into the
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