Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A08-2
Loneliness and Connection Needs — Practice worksheet
Map times of isolation and brainstorm accessible connection options without making another person responsible for preventing use.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah wants more ordinary companionship after work.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A behavior may serve connection or comfort needs that deserve direct attention.
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 times of isolation and brainstorm accessible connection options without making another person responsible for preventing use.
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 kind of connection is actually wanted? 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 kind of connection is actually wanted?
- 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.