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ACE Activity

ACE your day - every day - with ACE Activities.


Plan and DO activities every day which give you a sense of Achievement, Connection & Enjoyment

 

Aim for a healthy life balance:  Achieve, Connect, Enjoy.


How to ace your day!

Our mood can be greatly affected by what we do, when, and with whom.

In order to maintain a healthy sense of wellbeing, we need to balance what we do.  We can use the acronym ACE to help us remember:

  • ACHIEVE - work, chores, study
  • CONNECT -  with friends, family, community
  • ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure



When we feel stressed, we often spend more time doing things that help us achieve, but less of enjoyment and connecting with others.   When we feel depressed, we withdraw and isolate ourselves and do much less, and when we feel anxious, we tend to avoid places or people where we feel anxious.

Make time for yourself each day - relaxation, fun, enjoyment. Create a healthy balance - allow time for activities which give you a sense of achievement, those that give a sense of connecting with and of being close to others, and of a sense of enjoyment.

These activities affect our brain chemistry by acting directly on the release of neuro-transmitters, and are our natural anti-stress and anti-depressants.

  • Achievement stimulates dopamine
  • Purposeful activity stimulates serotonin
  • Connecting with other people stimulates oxytocin
  • Exercise stimulates endorphins


Therefore, making sure we keep doing these ACE activities every day, will help us overcome our problems.


The BACE acronym includes looking after your body

  • BODY CARE - exercise, healthy eating and drinking, rest
  • ACHIEVE - work, chores and study
  • CONNECT WITH OTHERS - friends, family and community
  • ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure


Use these BACE log sheets and diaries to keep you on track:

ACE Activity:  This page as PDF

 


 

BACES:  Steps to positive mental health

Nature As Therapy

 

ACE: Achieve, Connect, Enjoy - short video



ACE Activity - longer video



The Battery:  Lift vs Drop activities

 



Learn effective skills online -  The Decider Skills For Self Help online course.

 

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