Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A03-2
Values and Moral Distress — Practice worksheet
Separate chosen beliefs, messages from others, distress about values, and difficulties controlling behavior; discuss the distinctions with a qualified clinician.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah feels guilt and is unsure whether it reflects personal values or feared judgment.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Values conflict and impaired control can overlap but are not the same concern.
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
Separate chosen beliefs, messages from others, distress about values, and difficulties controlling behavior; discuss the distinctions with a qualified clinician.
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 part of the distress needs a values conversation, and which needs behavioral assessment? 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 part of the distress needs a values conversation, and which needs behavioral assessment?
- 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.