"I Made a Mistake" Is Not "I Am a Mistake"

Psychology Today | 07.09.2026 19:50
Marcus took the wrong exit on the way to dinner. "Of course I did," he muttered. "I can't even follow a map." He kept replaying that in his head for the entire drive, 10 minutes late and furious at himself, while his wife sat quietly beside him, wondering what she had done wrong to make him so angry.