Expressive / Clingy — inflated chest

A bright front seeks response and sustained contact

This point marks the requested inflated-chest signature of the expressive/clingy strategy, where visible affect and front-body expansion seek a confirming response. The strategy is shown with both aliveness and a wish to maintain contact; the map does not reduce expressiveness or attachment-seeking to a disorder.

Sensitive / Withdrawn — collapsed chestOral — collapsed frontTough / Generous — armored frontBuried / Enduring — compressed lumbarExpressive / Clingy — inflated chestExpressive / Clingy — inflated chest

Point 5 of 5 in Hakomi Character Strategies — Postural Holding Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

Open in interactive explorer

Sources

Ron Kurtz, Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method (primary)

Hakomi Institute, Character Strategies and Character Theory (secondary)

Tags