Your First Week

Early recovery can feel overwhelming - like you have to fix everything at once. You don't. You just have to get through the first week with a few supports in place. This worksheet is a simple, doable plan for the next seven days: small, concrete actions that build momentum and keep you steadier than willpower alone.

One week at a time, one day at a time: You're not signing up to be perfect forever. You're setting up the next seven days to go better than the last. That's a goal you can actually reach - and reaching it builds the belief that you can reach the next one.

This week's supports

Tick the ones you'll put in place in the next 7 days.

• [ ] Reach out to one person or book one appointment
• [ ] Put a filter or access limit on my main device
• [ ] Attend or schedule one meeting
• [ ] Plan my high-risk times in advance
• [ ] Tell my supportive person my plan for the week
• [ ] Do one healthy thing daily (movement, sleep, sunlight)

My high-risk windows this week

When this week am I most at risk, and what's my plan for those windows?

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My one anchor

One daily anchor I'll commit to all week (a check-in text, a walk, a meeting):

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Momentum beats motivation: You won't feel motivated every day - nobody does. An anchor you do anyway, even on the flat days, is what carries you. Get through this week, and you'll have proof you can get through the next.

Go deeper

Ready for more? These lessons pick up where this worksheet leaves off.

• Starting Recovery: The First Steps, from Sex Addiction Recovery. Recovery doesn't start with willpower — it starts with reaching out.
• Relapse Prevention: Seeing the Warning Signs, from Sex Addiction Recovery. Relapse is a process, not an event.
• Connection Over Isolation, from Sex Addiction Recovery. Isolation fuels addiction; connection starves it.