I learned about Aces recently during a therapy session. This acronym stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. After sharing my early childhood trauma, I was told my score was an 8, from 0-10. My therapist then told me statistically I shouldn't be alive now. I'm 57 years old and had never heard of Aces, and how it impacts our adulthood, causes disease, and can shorten our life span.
I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, major depression, PTSD, and attention deficit before I became ill with chronic health conditions; Celiac, Periferal Neuropathy, and Fibromyalgia at age 53.
I'm determined to do everything I can to lower my risk for other diseases by reducing my stress, exercising, mindfulness, meditation, prayer, good nutrition, and getting enough sleep.
I will take an educated guess, and say I imagine many people with Depression, and Anxiety have a high Ace score. You can test yourself online, and read about your risk factors.
We all need to love ourselves more because we are worth it!❤️