ArchiveJuly 20, 2026
Case File · Distortion · No. 004
Daily Casefile · Distortion
≈ 6 min
Read the monologue below. Identify (a) the single cognitive distortion it shows — or that there is no distortion — and (b) the exact phrase that signals it. This is a puzzle, not a diagnosis or advice; the speaker is an invented character.
In the differential
- Mental filtering
- Overgeneralisation
- Magnification / minimisation
- Emotional reasoning
- No distortion — a reasonable reaction
Play today’s Distortion.
This case first aired on July 20, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.