Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A09-2
Stress and Avoidance Alternatives — Practice worksheet
Identify one stressor, what the current behavior temporarily changes, and two feasible alternatives to try.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah uses viewing to postpone a stressful email.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Alternative coping should address the actual function and available resources.
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
Identify one stressor, what the current behavior temporarily changes, and two feasible alternatives to try.
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 alternative addresses the underlying task or need? 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 alternative addresses the underlying task or need?
- 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.