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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.