Oral — collapsed chest and reach

Chest depletion with forward-reaching need

The oral structure is anchored at the collapsed or under-filled chest, a visual locus for unmet nourishment, dependence, and the forward reach toward contact described in the Core Energetics phenomenology. This point holds both charge and blockage as a relational chest pattern; it does not diagnose dependency, appetite, or lung function from posture alone.

Schizoid — head disconnectionSchizoid — waist split markerOral — collapsed chest and reachOral — collapsed chest and reachPsychopath — armoured upper chestPsychopath — collapsed pelvisRigid — heart-centre armouring

Point 3 of 6 in Core Energetics — Five Character Structures

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

John C. Pierrakos, Core Energetics: Developing the Mind, Body, and Spirit in Therapy (primary)

Alexander Lowen, Bioenergetics (secondary)

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