Pornography use and recovery / PPU-A18-2
When Specialist Assessment May Help — Practice worksheet
Prepare a concise account of concern, duration, effects, attempts to change, mental health context, and questions for a sexuality-informed clinician; do not self-diagnose.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Noah reports repeated unsuccessful attempts to change a pattern affecting work.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Persistent impaired control or significant functional effects deserve individualized assessment.
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
Prepare a concise account of concern, duration, effects, attempts to change, mental health context, and questions for a sexuality-informed clinician; do not self-diagnose.
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 would you want a clinician to understand before offering an explanation? 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 would you want a clinician to understand before offering an explanation?
- 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.