Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A03-5
Values and Moral Distress — Review journal
Review an attempt at values and moral distress and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · 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.
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
Separate chosen beliefs, messages from others, distress about values, and difficulties controlling behavior; discuss the distinctions with a qualified clinician.
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
Which part of the distress needs a values conversation, and which needs behavioral assessment? 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:
- Which part of the distress needs a values conversation, and which needs behavioral assessment? 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.