Infidelity recovery / INF-A01-5
Stabilization after Discovery — Review journal
Review an attempt at stabilization after discovery and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Lee feels overwhelmed and is unsure what to decide.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Immediate support and practical needs can come before major relationship decisions.
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
Map current needs for rest, privacy, practical help, and individual clinical support without requiring a detailed account of the betrayal.
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 would make the next day more manageable? 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 would make the next day more manageable? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Integrative Model of Affair Recovery — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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.