Substance use recovery / SUR-A17-5
Recovery Identity beyond Labels — Review journal
Review an attempt at recovery identity beyond labels and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Jordan wants to be seen as a parent and musician as well as a person in recovery.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A person is more than substance-use history or a treatment label.
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
Create an identity map that includes roles, strengths, culture, interests, and desired relationships.
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
Which part of you needs more room in your current plan? 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:
- Which part of you needs more room in your current plan? 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.