Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A01-1
Defining My Concern in My Words — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind defining my concern in my words and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah wants to understand late-night viewing and its effect on sleep.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A concern about pornography use can be explored without assuming a diagnosis.
The idea
A concern about pornography use can be explored without assuming a diagnosis.
An ordinary example
Noah wants to understand late-night viewing and its effect on sleep.
What this can look like
Describe the change you want, actual consequences, concerns about control, and personal values as distinct questions.
Check the fit
What problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A chosen change goal and a clinical diagnosis are different questions. Address functioning, control, consent, values, and distress without assuming that sexual expression itself is pathological.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms?
Conceptual background
AASECT Position on Sex Addiction — American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
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.