Explore the 5 W's framework—who, what, when, where, and why—as a tool for understanding porn relapse. Vern shares practical insights on identifying triggers and the significance of timing and location. He emphasizes making small, actionable changes to reduce risks, like removing apps and using blockers. The discussion also highlights using negative reminders as motivation. For deeper issues, Vern explains when therapy becomes necessary after addressing immediate behaviors. Tune in for actionable steps toward recovery!
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Use The Five W's To Map Relapse
The five W's (who, what, when, where, why) plus how give a clear framework to examine relapse events.
Vern argues this structured reporting reveals patterns and clarifies actionable change.
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Prioritize Practical Solutions First
Focus on practical, future-focused solutions before diving into deep causes.
Change small behaviors and environments to break the lather-rinse-repeat relapse cycle.
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Pinpoint Specific Triggers And Patterns
Drill down into specifics: name people, apps, devices, times, and locations of acting out.
Use those specifics to detect repeating patterns that you can change immediately.
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In a recent television episode of The Paper the new boss teaches his employers what it takes to be a local report. Toward that end he talks about the classic rules for reporting called the 5 W's. In this episode Vern talks about this in helping us learn to be better reporters of our relapse events.
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