Assessments to determine your number of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
What are ACEs?
Do you know how experiences from your childhood are still impacting you today? The truth is, adverse childhood experiences between birth and the age of eighteen really influence us for the rest of our lives, impacting the way we handle stress, communicate, and manage relationships. If you aren’t aware of this impact, life can be frustrating and confusing. You may struggle to keep strong and supportive relationships, lack the ability to communicate effectively, and find that your ways of coping with stress, uncertainty, or fear are unhealthy, unsustainable, and damaging to yourself and others. As such, historical trauma doesn’t simply hinder your emotional abilities at the back of your mind, but also severely affects your lifestyle.
These include both mental and physical health issues like depression, anxiety, and even heart disease. So, as you may have guessed it, staying safe earlier on can be life-saving.
To sum it up, the ACE Score is a screening tool that can guide interventions and support healing and resilience. So, if you or a loved one may feel the need for an improved lifestyle, an ACE test might be what you need.
So, what’s the next step?
Answering these question will help you understand how distant life experiences might be affecting your health and well-being now.
Certain childhood experiences often unspoken are known to have adverse effects on adult health ahd wellbeing years after the fact.
The ACE Assessment is a valuable tool that can help you identify and address the impact of historical trauma on your current health outcomes. This assessment consists of 10 yes or no questions and 2 optional fill-in questions. All your answers are confidential and will be used to calculate your ACE Score, ranging from 0 to 10.
By sharing your score and your story with a trusted healthcare professional, you can work together to develop the most appropriate treatment approaches for your needs.
So, if you have any questions or would like to collaborate, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
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So, if you have any questions or would like to collaborate, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress
Toxic stress is a result of ACEs, and it is defined as “the body’s response to lasting and serious stress without enough support from a caregiver.” This lasting stress can damage a child’s body and negatively impact brain development, thus causing lifelong health problems into adulthood.
Unfortunately, toxic stress doesn’t just go away on its own, and it makes stress-free living in adulthood impossible because your stress response is still working overtime – whether you recognize it or not.
But fortunately, the effects of ACEs and toxic stress are not irreversible, and you can take steps toward healing and recovery. One crucial step towards that is understanding your ACE score.
Once you’ve got your score, you will have a better understanding of where your stress comes from and how toxic stress may be impacting your life. People with an ACE score of four or higher are at a significantly higher risk of health issues. But there’s always a way to get back on your feet.
The journey to healing from ACEs is rewarding and worthwhile. And it doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all approach, the path you take is as unique as you are. No matter your ACE Score, a great way to start is by learning healthy ways to heal from stress experienced in the past and present, so it no longer blocks you from the life you deserve.
When you take steps to turn off your body’s stress response, a calm, deep, inner power will emerge. This relaxed and empowered state will enable you to be more resilient, think more clearly, and show up as your best self in all areas of life.
May the need be, with the right resources and support, you can work towards building a fulfilling healthy lifestyle.
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