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Deric Hollings
Sep 47 min read
Riding a Train Sitting Backwards
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In her book When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times , Pema Chödrön describes...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 36 min read
Waiting to Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] I couldn’t say with any degree of certainty, though I’d be willing to hazard a guess that you and I were raised under...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 37 min read
Vehicle Warning Indicators
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m fascinated by how so few people with whom I’ve spoken throughout the years apparently don’t...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 27 min read
Neuroplasticity
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2015, I sat across from my supervisor for clinical licensure as she discussed neuroplasticity—the ability of the...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 15 min read
Wellness Connections
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use Suppose that at a recent physician visit your doctor advised...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 3110 min read
You're an Ass!
[ DISCLAIMER ] “You’re an ass!” she yelled while exiting my office and slamming the door. That was what my direct supervisor’s boss...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 308 min read
Transform Rigid Yearning
[ DISCLAIMER ] Do you think of your ability to try something as that which relates to a helpful tool? If not, how about the ability to...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 299 min read
Duality
[ DISCLAIMER ] If memory serves me well, my sisters and I referred to ourselves as the “Three Bads” when we were children. I recall the...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 276 min read
No Hazing in Therapy
[ DISCLAIMER ] When serving the billet of military police (MP) in the United States Marine Corps, I learned the difference between...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 278 min read
Guilt and Shame Are Choices
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , photographer: Prince Williams, property of WireImage, fair use Recently, Houston rapper BeatKing (also...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2621 min read
It Ends With Us
[ DISCLAIMER ] * It Ends With Us spoilers contained herein Photo credit , property of Sony Pictures Releasing, fair use Unique...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 256 min read
Agreeing With Irrationality
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how people disturb themselves using...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 256 min read
ABCDE Reimagined
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of the main components of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is the ABC...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 249 min read
Elements of the Past
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I’m uncertain, I think the above photo of my sisters and I was taken in or around 1979. Unless I’m mistaken, I...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 247 min read
Trust Me, Bro
[ DISCLAIMER ] Professional practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) involves persuasiveness. This is especially important...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 236 min read
A Rational Case Against Self-Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, when discussing psychotherapy with an individual I concluded that a blogpost could be derived from the...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2211 min read
A Damn Owl, Homie
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his YouTube channel , comedian Theo Von recently interviewed former president Donald Trump . During one segment of...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2212 min read
Ashes
[ DISCLAIMER ] I attended a 1996 River Road High School graduation ceremony in support of my girlfriend at the time who was...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 217 min read
In-Group and Out-Group Distinction
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above photo, as an adult, I was wearing an Amarillo High School (AHS) t-shirt to signify my school pride....
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2012 min read
We All Make Our Choices
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Better Call Saul spoilers contained herein Photo credit , fair use In season five, episode nine of Better Call Saul...
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