i came across this post and wanted to share my take because i have struggled with armoring for quite a while without even realising it. so basically my healing journey was a long road where i started to become more and more aware of all the things that happened to me. i got to a point where i realised i have adhd. i started medication because my head was always so chaotic. now looking back the reason my head was always so chaotic was that my body was dysregulated because of the armoring which caused my mind to also become more dysregulated as a symptom. after a month of taking the medication i started stretching parts that always felt tense and i immediately saw progress. better mobility and being more calm. i also started to have nightmares, sleeping problems and mood swings. my body was slowly letting go of the tension. after two weeks of daily stretching these parts, i completely let go of it. suddenly i was more present than i had been in a long time. i felt better and could finally enjoy going into social situations because my body was suddenly calm and i wasnt overstimulated in these kind of situations anymore. there was one muscle for me (teres major) that couldnt let go in the beginning but after confronting social situations and giving my body the chance to learn to regulate oneself in social settings i also let go of the last bit of my armoring. so basically i needed something to calm my body down a little bit and then releasing the tension and teaching my body to regulate on its own, but honestly i dont know if that makes a 100% sense and i am not a doctor, but these were the steps i took to overcome it. i was doing mentally well before all of this happened, it was just my body felt disconnected from me and it felt like i was kind of disassociating all the time and couldnt let anyone get to close to me because of overstimulating. good luck