Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A01-2
Defining My Concern in My Words — Practice worksheet
Describe the change you want, actual consequences, concerns about control, and personal values as distinct questions.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
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
Describe the change you want, actual consequences, concerns about control, and personal values as distinct questions.
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 problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms? 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 problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
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.