Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A07-5
Why Not Lower — Review journal
Review an attempt at why not lower and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin has missed several appointments but still answers a supportive person's messages.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Existing coping can be explored without minimizing hardship.
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
After acknowledging the difficulty, identify what has kept one area from becoming even less workable.
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 has helped you keep that connection? 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 has helped you keep that connection? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
What is Solution-Focused Therapy? — Solution-Focused Therapy Institute
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.