Treating Early, Preventing Illness

Medical orgone therapy is the most effective method now known to bring an individual into better alignment with his true nature and to increase his capacity to function. Through this method, which blends the art of character analysis and direct biophysical work, the organism is slowly relieved of its chronic contracture and, with this dissolution of the armor, achieves better contact with both self and environment. The improvement in contact and the accompanying increase in energy allow the individual to pursue and enjoy life more fully, and to do so in accordance with his or her individual structure and unique capabilities.

The medical orgonomist is trained to understand the patient in all respects and diagnose the patterns of character and physical armor. Because all medical orgone therapists are physicians who also have specialized training in psychiatry, they are equipped to diagnose physical conditions and work directly on their patients. Treatment includes character analysis and the release of buried emotions facilitated by breathing and direct work on spastic muscles. The therapy does not focus much on psychological causes or delve deeply into past relationships with parents. Therapy is also used to treat infants and children. The removal of early armoring allows the child to develop with a natural energy flow, emotional aliveness, and a sense of well-being. Treatment helps to prevent the development of armor in adult life.

It is important to note that the techniques used in this therapy are not the same as those in some other methods used to address physical tension such as acupressure, massage, and deep breathing. Character analysis also has its own specific techniques, which should not be confused with positive affirmations, guided self-examination, and similar therapeutic approaches.

Medical orgone therapy is a unique approach to the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental and physical conditions. Medical orgonomists report successful treatment of the full range of emotional symptoms and relationship problems. Serious conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, panic disorder, and ADHD can often be treated without resorting to medications. Reich concluded -- and present-day physicians who practice medical orgone therapy concur -- that the elimination of armoring, in and of itself, restores natural, healthy functioning. Patients regain their natural capacities to enjoy satisfaction in love, work, and the pursuit of knowledge.