Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A02-2
Frequency and Function Are Different — Practice worksheet
Map when use occurs, what function it serves, and any concrete effects without assigning an addiction score.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah notices viewing is sometimes recreation and sometimes avoidance of a difficult task.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Frequency alone does not explain impairment, choice, or meaning.
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
Map when use occurs, what function it serves, and any concrete effects without assigning an addiction score.
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
Which pattern matters because of its impact rather than a number alone? 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:
- Which pattern matters because of its impact rather than a number alone?
- 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.