Traumas, addictions, compulsive behaviors, and chronic stress are associated with reduced engagement of certain brain centers and networks.

“a Hallmark feature of traumas as well as a Hallmark feature of addictions as well as a Hallmark feature of compulsive behaviors or negative habitual behaviors and negative habitual States like chronic stress anxiety the sorts of things that trigger insomnia the sorts of states of body that trigger immune compromise and give us autoimmune or other types of immune system challenges are that a certain component of our nervous system and our brain in particular are less engaged than they normally would be in the healthy condition”