ArchiveJuly 21, 2026
Case File · Distortion · No. 005
Daily Casefile · Distortion
≈ 6 min
Read the monologue below and decide: which cognitive distortion does the speaker's reasoning show — or is this a reasonable reaction with no distortion? Then pick the single phrase that best signals your answer. This is a puzzle, not a diagnosis or advice; the person and situation are entirely invented.
In the differential
- Fortune-telling
- Overgeneralisation
- Mental filtering
- Personalisation
- Emotional reasoning
- No distortion — a reasonable reaction
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This case first aired on July 21, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.