Substance use recovery / SUR-A07-5
Return-to-Use Response — Review journal
Review an attempt at return-to-use response and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Jordan misses an appointment after a return to use and feels embarrassed to call.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A return to use calls for reassessment and support rather than shame.
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
Draft a nonjudgmental plan to reconnect with care, review immediate safety, and ask what needs to change.
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
What message would make reconnecting easier? 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:
- What message would make reconnecting easier? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Substance Use Disorders — National Institutes of Health
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.