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Deric Hollings
Nov 238 min read
Use of Self
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo depicts me punching a wide-eyed rabbit in what one would imagine is a scene from a frightening dream....
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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 237 min read
Concern vs. Worry
[ DISCLAIMER ] On many occasions, the clients with whom I practice rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) express a fundamental...
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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 228 min read
Wolves
[ DISCLAIMER ] The first blog entry posted to my professional website was Time, Distance, Shielding and related to using healthy...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 229 min read
Down Bad
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although it seems like a lifetime ago, I recall from childhood the experience of being down bad—at one of the lowest...
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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 219 min read
To Marry or Not
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I offered you a jar containing 10 pieces of candy. It could be any variety of...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 216 min read
The "D" Doesn't Stand for Delightful
[ DISCLAIMER ] While practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), I realize that when introducing clients to the ABC model ...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 2010 min read
Love Through Societal Focus
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Is It Infatuation or Love? I discussed the concepts of infatuation, love, and true love in...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 204 min read
Adages
[ DISCLAIMER ] When practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) with clients, I often encourage people to come up with...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 208 min read
Regarding Tables
[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to a recent episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, in which the President of Argentina Javier Milei was...
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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 1911 min read
That's Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2003, I was introduced to the music of rapper Bone Crusher via the song “ Never Scared ” that featured lyricist...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 199 min read
It Was a Good Day
[ DISCLAIMER ] There are a number of classic hip hop songs which come to mind when reflecting on the better days I experienced in my...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 188 min read
Sabotage
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall not liking music of the Beastie Boys when they dropped their album Licensed to Ill in 1986. Being that I...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 185 min read
Opinions
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m reminded of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) each time I observe someone under the...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 189 min read
Is It Infatuation or Love?
[ DISCLAIMER ] The often misunderstood term inflation can be defined as a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 158 min read
1,000
[ DISCLAIMER ] At some point between 1997 and 1999, I stood on a balcony at the top floor of a military police (MP) barracks aboard...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 157 min read
Assumptions
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I often heard people state about assumptions, “When you ‘assume,’ you make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me.’.”...
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