DOMAIN:

Embodiment / Performance

CORE MEANING:

The body becomes a strategy.

Clinical Description:

A compensatory condition in which surface, appearance, and control replace vulnerability.

CORE PATHOLOGY:

Defensive embodiment.

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SYMPTOMS:

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-Reliance on clothing, latex, armour, or styling

-Emotional regulation thru visual control

-Performance of identity as protection

PROGNOSIS:

Sustained reliance on surface control leads to rigidity.