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Daily Casefile · Distortion
One monologue. One thinking trap.
Someone talks through a small, everyday moment — and one CBT-style cognitive distortion is quietly steering it. Name the distortion, and the exact phrase that gives it away. It’s a puzzle about a thought pattern, not a diagnosis: the person and situation are invented.
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Distortion #001 · The Returned Report
A note at work about a quarterly report
Read the account below and spot the thinking pattern at work. Pick the cognitive distortion the speaker is showing, and the exact phrase where it surfaces. This is a puzzle about a thought pattern, not a diagnosis or advice — the person and the situation are invented.
Read the accountTakes a few minutes
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