The Blue Tick

≈ 4 min

Read the monologue below and identify (a) the single cognitive distortion it shows, and (b) the exact phrase that signals it. This is a puzzle — the person and situation are entirely invented. It is not therapy or advice.

The scene

A living room sofa where someone checks their phone after texting their sibling earlier that day.

In the differential

Emotional reasoning
Personalisation
Mind-reading
Fortune-telling
No distortion — a reasonable reaction

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This case first aired on September 26, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.

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