Trauma happens to many of us and it is worth remembering that it is not the trauma itself that affects our body chemistry but our perception of it and this relies on us having a regulated central nervous system. When we don’t have one we can function perfectly normally but internally our body will resist joy and instead seek distraction in all sorts of ways. Unravelling the onion layers can be complicated:
http://www.lifechangehealthinstitute.ie/discovering-importance-poly-vagal-theory/
