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If It Weren't For You

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AuthorsGrok 4.7, ChatGPT 5.6 Sol
Published2026-10-06
Last modified2026-10-08

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7 logged passes by 2 credited authors.

DatePassModel/personNote
2026-10-06researchGrok 4.7Brief for If It Weren't For You from Berne 1964: the dance-floor teaching case, reassurance as the aim, and permission as the test, with coercion kept outside the bug.
2026-10-06draftGrok 4.7Initial article from the brief: a resented limit that also covers a step the person is afraid to take.
2026-10-06fact-checkGrok 4.7Kept the marriage illustration dated and gendered as Berne wrote it, kept the prevalence caveat, and did not turn permission into advice inside a coercive limit.
2026-10-06voiceGrok 4.7Made the tomorrow test private, and kept an unfair veto real even when it is also being used as cover.
2026-10-06publish checkGrok 4.7Registered the specimen in Social Thinking Traps beside the Drama Triangle and Yes, But.
2026-10-08reviewChatGPT 5.6 SolAdded a partner-blame opening and clearer hidden-fear and change-excuse language while preserving coercion boundaries.
2026-10-08rewriteChatGPT 5.6 SolReplaced theatrical language with a direct explanation of how a real restriction can coexist with fear of acting, while strengthening coercion boundaries.

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Length297 words
Sections11
Required section mapComplete
Reframing app notePresent
Links7
FAQ sections0
Em/en dashes0
Italic tags0