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Play It Through
[DISCLAIMER] Although not a technique specific to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), my late stepmom taught me a helpful tool...
Deric Hollings
Mar 30, 20247 min read
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Hear, Hold, Help
[DISCLAIMER] When in graduate school for social work, I took a class entitled Couples Counseling during the 2013 fall semester. At the...
Deric Hollings
Mar 21, 20247 min read
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Suffering, Struggling, and Battling vs. Experiencing
[DISCLAIMER] I invite you to read aloud the following sentences: · I suffer with mental illness. · I suffer from depression. · I...
Deric Hollings
Feb 27, 20244 min read
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No
[DISCLAIMER] In 2001, a film called The Wash was released and I decided not to watch it, because I didn’t want it to spoil my memory of...
Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20245 min read
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Flexible Structure and Routine
[DISCLAIMER] Because I use a holistic approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I’ve...
Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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Grounding
[DISCLAIMER] If you’re anything like me, and I hope for your sake that you aren’t, you may sometimes experience difficulty with being...
Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20246 min read
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Suspicion vs. Belief
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use There’s a popular meme of character “Fry” from Futurama that depicts the look of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20243 min read
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S.E.T.
[DISCLAIMER] When undergoing certification to become a personality disorder treatment provider, I was taught of the S.E.T. technique that...
Deric Hollings
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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Boundary Setting
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2021 mixtape Hate is Dead, rapper Trippie Redd featured a song entitled “R3D LiN3” (red line) in which he warned,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20237 min read
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Self-talk
[DISCLAIMER] Though I’m aware of the claim that “some people talk to themselves a lot, some never, and some occasionally,” it’s hard for...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20237 min read
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What Shame?
[DISCLAIMER] In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), shame attacking exercises are used to inoculate a client from embarrassment...
Deric Hollings
Jun 21, 20235 min read
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Cognitive Reframing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Gary Larson, fair use Do you ever have days in which you experience some undesirable event and...
Deric Hollings
May 15, 20238 min read
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Use of Humor
[DISCLAIMER] Axl The above-featured photo was taken when I lived in a children’s home during my either grade year. The boy displayed with...
Deric Hollings
May 12, 20238 min read
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Parroting and Similar Techniques
[DISCLAIMER] Polly wants a cracker When I was young, I remember an ongoing joke in which a parrot states, “Polly wants a cracker.” The...
Deric Hollings
May 4, 20239 min read
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Unconditional Life-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] Horseshoes In my youth, I enjoyed playing the game of horseshoes. This lawn contest was usually played by two people, or...
Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20238 min read
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Unconditional Self-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Other-Acceptance (UOA), I stated, “My narrative of devalued worth...
Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20238 min read
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Unconditional Other-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began I don’t recall the circumstances surrounding this photo of me at around age four or five. Given my body...
Deric Hollings
Feb 25, 20237 min read
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More or Less
[DISCLAIMER] Having conducted psychotherapy for a number of years and life coaching for more of my life than not, I’ve narrowed down a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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Mental Defense Attorney
[DISCLAIMER] The courtroom Though not a technique associated with my practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20234 min read
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