Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A01-5
Defining My Concern in My Words — Review journal
Review an attempt at defining my concern in my words and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · 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.
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
Describe the change you want, actual consequences, concerns about control, and personal values as distinct questions.
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
What problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms? 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:
- What problem are you asking for help with, in your own terms? My optional adjustment or support request:
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.