Infidelity recovery / INF-A17-2
Support Network Boundaries — Practice worksheet
Choose trusted people, what may be shared, and what kind of help is wanted; do not require secrecy about harm.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Lee wants one friend for practical support and a clinician for processing.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Support can be sought while protecting privacy and avoiding isolation.
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
Choose trusted people, what may be shared, and what kind of help is wanted; do not require secrecy about harm.
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
Who can help without taking over your decisions? 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:
- Who can help without taking over your decisions?
- 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.