Infidelity recovery / INF-A07-2
Impact without a Debate — Practice worksheet
Practice a brief impact statement and an accurate acknowledgment in a fictional or clinician-supported setting.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Lee describes difficulty concentrating after learning of a breach.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A person's reported impact can be heard without arguing them out of it.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Practice a brief impact statement and an accurate acknowledgment in a fictional or clinician-supported setting.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What response shows understanding without promising a feeling will disappear? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What response shows understanding without promising a feeling will disappear?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
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.