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Deric Hollings
5 days ago7 min read
I'm Blue
[ DISCLAIMER ] When assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment Rio de Janeiro, Brasil between 1999 and 2000, I often heard...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 74 min read
Smoke Machine
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I can’t accurately recall, I think I first heard DJ Fanatic’s electronic dance music (EDM) track “ Smoke...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 245 min read
You Got to Learn
[ DISCLAIMER ] In literature pertaining to rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), there’s a key distinction to be made in regard to...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 236 min read
Goodbyes
[ DISCLAIMER ] For many years, I experienced discomfort with goodbyes—concluding remarks or gestures at parting. Perhaps due to use of...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 226 min read
Push the Feeling On
[ DISCLAIMER ] Have you ever heard mental, emotional, and behavioral health practitioners encouraging people to sit with feelings or...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 215 min read
Free Your Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I was listening to a DJ set from Kris May and heard the track “ Free Your Mind ” by Miles From Mars . In...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 197 min read
Glowsticking in a Bunker
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although the jarheads of Marine Security Guard (MSG) detachment (det) Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and I didn’t always get...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 146 min read
It Will Be OK
[ DISCLAIMER ] I live in in Travis County, in which Austin, Texas is located. Although I’m not a member of the Democratic Party or...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 127 min read
Scream and Shout
[ DISCLAIMER ] It isn’t particularly difficult to maintain an attitude of snobbery in relation to psychotherapeutic modality...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 115 min read
I Sacrificed Myself to Save You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, I heard a quote attributed to author Penny Reid , “Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.”...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 107 min read
A Great Wall
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of China Film Group, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures, fair use I think I’ve seen the...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 107 min read
Catharsis
[ DISCLAIMER ] Electronic dance music (EDM) artist Amir Hussain ’s 2013 track “ Catharsis ” is a proverbial assault on one’s auditory...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 94 min read
Outta Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] It’s been a bit since I posted a blog entry specifically about death. Likewise, it’s been a moment since I posted an...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 78 min read
I Got Two
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blog entry entitled TBI I stated, “Two of my family members weren’t as well-off in their experiences, as both...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 45 min read
As the Rush Comes
[ DISCLAIMER ] 2004 was a transitional year for me. After entering voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense (DoD) in...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 37 min read
Enjoyable Consequences
[ DISCLAIMER ] When discussing the ABC model of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), I don’t typically highlight positive...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 276 min read
It's in Your Eyes
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When recently listening to a DJ set from Chris Luno , I heard a Diode Eins remix of the track...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 215 min read
Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to what I consider to be a fantastic set by DJ Yamatomaya in which she opened with the Tomas...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 156 min read
Arm and Disappointed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) in my spare time, I enjoy...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 146 min read
Medicine
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I listened to Danny Servidio ’s “House Is A Healer” (HIAH) set on Rumble and heard the track “ Medicine ”...
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