Adlerian work / ADL-A19-5
Belonging after Setbacks — Review journal
Review an attempt at belonging after setbacks and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan misses a volunteer shift and assumes the group no longer wants them.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A setback does not automatically remove a person's place in community.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Identify a disappointing event, the belonging story it triggered, and evidence of continuing connection.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What can be checked directly rather than inferred? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What can be checked directly rather than inferred? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.