ACE Activity

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

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

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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.

• Achievement stimulates dopamine

• Purposeful activity stimulates serotonin

• Connecting with other people stimulates oxytocin

• Exercise stimulates endorphins

• Keep an ACE Log to help you keep track

• Or use the Weekly Planner

• BODY CARE - exercise, healthy eating and drinking, rest

• ACHIEVE - work, chores and study

• CONNECT WITH OTHERS - friends, family and community

• ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure

• BACE Weekly Diary - am, pm, eve

• BACE Weekly Diary

• BACE Daily Diary

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