The Skipped Meeting

≈ 6 min

Read the monologue below. Decide whether the speaker shows a cognitive distortion — a systematic error in reasoning — or whether their reaction is a reasonable response to the situation. Then identify the phrase that best signals your answer. This is a puzzle, not a diagnosis or advice; the speaker is a fictional, invented character.

The scene

A living room on the evening after a book club met without reading the chosen book

In the differential

Overgeneralisation
Should-statements
Personalisation
Fortune-telling
No distortion — a reasonable reaction

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This case first aired on August 25, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.

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