[wing-_-nuts]

>Dr. Mate emphasizes the significance of psychosocial factors, including stress, trauma, and emotional experiences, in the development and progression of various diseases, including autoimmune conditions. He suggests that chronic stress, adverse childhood experiences, and unresolved emotional issues can contribute to dysregulation of the immune system, potentially triggering or exacerbating autoimmune diseases.

Yep, if you read books like 'the body keeps score' and 'the deepest well', the link between trauma and autoimmune diseases AND depression is remarkably high. I'm not saying every case of depression or autoimmune disease is linked to trauma, but wow, is it about as good of a risk factor as smoking is to lung cancer.

[haldujai]

I think Dr. Mate raises some interesting theories. Chronic stress is poorly understood and not well addressed in modern medicine (because it’s really hard to study and treat) but:

> is it about as good of a risk factor as smoking is to lung cancer

I wouldn’t go that far. Smoking has a well understood pathophysiology and extensive evidence as it relates to lung cancer.