Infidelity recovery / INF-A10-2
Trust through Observable Actions — Practice worksheet
Identify one realistic commitment, how it can be observed without surveillance, and what happens if it is not kept.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Quinn agrees to communicate a relevant plan change at an agreed time.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Trust cannot be demanded and may be influenced by consistent behavior over time.
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
Identify one realistic commitment, how it can be observed without surveillance, and what happens if it is not kept.
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 action can be offered without claiming it guarantees trust? 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 action can be offered without claiming it guarantees trust?
- 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.