Neuroception precedes perception. Story follows state. Through a polyvagal framework, the important question “What happened?” is explored not to document the details of an event but to learn about the autonomic response. The clues to a client’s present-time suffering can be found in their autonomic response history.
― Deborah A. Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation
The Butterfly Effect would say Yes