Reply to "Administering ACE questionnaire in a clinical setting"

Jane StevensPublisher, ACEsTooHigh; founder, PACEs Connection

I've also heard people, when educated about ACEs, say that they didn't understand that being verbally abused or experiencing neglect or divorce, or living with an alcoholic parent, could do damage. They just thought they themselves were "bad" people (or even bad children or born bad) and it took that education about ACEs to open the door for them. If people experience neglect, for example, as normal, then often they think they're responsible for the consequences of neglect. Over and over, people when hearing about ACEs, say: "This explains my life." i.e.....if you don't know what safety feels like, then "loss of safety" feels normal.

2/15/1612:33 PM

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