Jean Carlo Custódio

Understanding what is psychological body armor begins with recognizing that emotional defenses do not live only in the mind; they become lodged in the muscles, breathing, posture, and habitual movement patterns. Psychological body armor—also called character armor or muscular armor—is a patterned constellation of chronic muscular tensions, restricted

Trust issues and psychopathic character structure present a complex clinical profile that blends early attachment disruption, chronic somatic defenses, and characteristic relational strategies such as manipulation, emotional detachment, and control. Grounded in Wilhelm Reich’s concept of character armor and Alexander Lowen’s work in bioenergetics, this article maps how