Fourteen-year-old Myles is certain he will be a professional baseball player. When his mother makes him stay home from practice because he has strep throat, Myles says, " You are ruining my life! You have no idea how hard it is to miss out on something you love to do!" Myles is experiencing a cognitive distortion known as .

the personal fable                

Explanation:

Personal fable: In psychology, the term "personal fable" is described as the beliefs that are being held by various adolescents that are telling them that they possess very unique and special character so that none of the problems or difficulties in their lives would affect them irrespective of their behaviors.

The personal fable was being described by Ginsberg, Alberts, and Elkind as the corollary related to the imaginary audience.

In the question above, Myles is experiencing a cognitive distortion known as the personal fable.