[rawgabbit]

My understanding is that the mind body connection is accepted. Ie, if you have a chronic physical ailment it will affect your mental state.

What is more exciting for me is Daniel Kahneman explanation for why smart people do dumb things. He brings a more nuanced explanation than fear or flight. Essentially he argues our mind usually operates in autopilot System I thinking which is full of mental shortcuts and biases. Often people get trapped in a doom loop because they are so exhausted they cannot activate System II which will alter biases and behaviors. In other words, when people are chronically stressed and exhausted they keep doing the same thing and complain they are not getting better results.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d953fegpMFE&si=d1LN17swtSO6WNtK