The Three Circle Plan is a helpful tool for sex addicts to use in their recovery.

The ultimate goal is for the activities in the Outer Circle to replace the behaviors in the Inner Circle.  

The colors red, yellow, and green (like a traffic light) are sometimes used to represent each circle. Red (stop/no) for the Inner Circle behaviors, yellow (caution) for the Middle Circle, and green (go) for Outer Circle activities. 

Once the addict creates a circle plan and/or commits to the behaviors they will include in the Inner Circle, these Inner Circle behaviors define how they will measure their sobriety.