Infidelity recovery / INF-A17-5
Support Network Boundaries — Review journal
Review an attempt at support network boundaries and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · 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.
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
Choose trusted people, what may be shared, and what kind of help is wanted; do not require secrecy about harm.
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
Who can help without taking over your decisions? 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:
- Who can help without taking over your decisions? 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.