Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A16-2
Support without Policing — Practice worksheet
Design an optional support agreement that specifies wanted check-ins, privacy, and the right to renegotiate.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah wants encouragement but not password demands or repeated interrogation.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Support works best with clear permission and limits.
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
Design an optional support agreement that specifies wanted check-ins, privacy, and the right to renegotiate.
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 distinguishes support from control in this arrangement? 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 distinguishes support from control in this arrangement?
- 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.