therapy — Decision-Quality Loop

A CBT-informed decision framework for when you have all the facts, the analysis is clear, and you still can't act.

Not therapy. Structured QC for decisions blocked by bias, fear, and schema — not by missing information.

Why It Exists

Standard decision frameworks check: specs, price, capability, structural risk. They work when the blocker is data. They fail when the blocker is the decider.

This framework adds two layers on top of factual analysis:

• Bias Mitigation — 14 questions, 7 cognitive distortions
• Schema Challenge — 10 questions, 5 maladaptive belief patterns

Together with factual gates (hard + soft), they form a 4-layer loop that surfaces and challenges the hidden psychological forces that override rational verdicts.

The 4-Layer Protocol

Layer 1: Hard gates     → structural/spec/financial facts
Layer 2: Soft gates     → payment mode, emergency fund, family risk, utilization
Layer 3: Bias mitigation → 14 questions, 7 distortions
Layer 4: Schema challenge → 10 questions, 5 belief patterns

Verdict: STRONG_BUY / BUY / HOLD

Structure

Path	Purpose
LOOP.md	Cadence, kill gates, exit/entry criteria
STATE.md	Live gate table and verdict
RUN-LOG.md	Append-only audit trail
templates/BIAS-MITIGATION.md	Layer 3 — 14 bias questions
templates/SCHEMA-CHALLENGE.md	Layer 4 — 10 schema questions
references/theory.md	Psychological theory reference
scripts/therapy_triage_helper.py	Validates gate consistency, outputs verdict

Use

1. Run Layer 1/2 (hard + soft gates) with loop-engineering skill
2. If verdict is blocked by emotional/schema factors → activate this skill
3. Ask all 14 bias questions + all 10 schema questions
4. Score each RESOLVED or UNRESOLVED
5. Any UNRESOLVED → reopen loop, dig deeper
6. All RESOLVED → proceed with clarity

Integration with Loop Engineering

therapy runs AFTER loop-engineering L1 factual analysis.
Sequencing: L1 hard gates → L2 soft gates → L3 bias → L4 schema → verdict.

License

MIT