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Deric Hollings
May 27, 20246 min read
The Process is the Punishment
[DISCLAIMER] Within my blog, I don’t hide the fact that I’m interested in law. My job in the Marine Corps was military police, my...
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Deric Hollings
May 27, 20246 min read
NIMBY
[DISCLAIMER] The photo for this post was taken in 2012, just after I moved from my home of Amarillo, Texas to Austin, Texas for my second...
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Deric Hollings
May 26, 20247 min read
Stick to the Plan
[DISCLAIMER] I have a lifelong unhealthy relationship with artificially sweetened foods. Cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, ice cream… you...
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Deric Hollings
May 26, 20243 min read
Placed on a Pedestal
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use A pedestal is defined as the base of an upright structure, as well as the support or foot of a late...
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Deric Hollings
May 26, 20244 min read
No Need for Approval
[DISCLAIMER] Admittedly, not all people will appreciate my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively...
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Deric Hollings
May 26, 20246 min read
Self-Determination and Autonomy
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my blog, I discuss in-group versus out-group membership, the individual versus the collective, emic and etic...
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Deric Hollings
May 26, 20246 min read
Principles
[DISCLAIMER] A principle may be defined as a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption which serves as a rule or code of...
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Deric Hollings
May 25, 202411 min read
People Who Live in Glass Houses
[DISCLAIMER] Not all shoulds are the same The phrase “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” is used to suggest that...
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Deric Hollings
May 24, 20245 min read
Imagery
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a psychotherapeutic modality that utilizes two main techniques to reduce...
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Deric Hollings
May 24, 202412 min read
A Scientific Approach to Mental Health
[DISCLAIMER] Professionally speaking, I’m a provider of care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”)....
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Deric Hollings
May 23, 202410 min read
A Humanistic Approach to Mental Health
[ DISCLAIMER ] Professionally speaking, I’m a provider of care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental...
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Deric Hollings
May 23, 20248 min read
Applying Pressure
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use If you’ve mistaken the photo for this blogpost as potentially associated with misandry regarding the...
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Deric Hollings
May 22, 20247 min read
Reasoning With the Unreasonable
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled What Would it Take to Change Your Mind? I discussed willingness to change my mind when considering...
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Deric Hollings
May 22, 20247 min read
A Philosophical Approach to Mental Health
[DISCLAIMER] Professionally speaking, I’m a provider of care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”)....
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Deric Hollings
May 21, 202421 min read
Love Is Blind
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use *All persons mentioned or alluded to herein are presumed innocent unless otherwise proven guilty....
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Deric Hollings
May 20, 20247 min read
Welfare Checks
[DISCLAIMER] I’d like to address my apprehension regarding advocacy for welfare checks. No, not government entitlements paid to people...
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Deric Hollings
May 20, 20244 min read
Red Light, Green Light
[DISCLAIMER] There was a game I enjoyed playing in childhood called “Red Light, Green Light.” Describing gameplay, one source states: · ...
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Deric Hollings
May 20, 20246 min read
A Nice and Easy Life
[DISCLAIMER] From an existentialist perspective, I remain curious of statements made by parents in regard to wanting a nice and easy life...
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Deric Hollings
May 20, 20245 min read
Enjoy the Silence
[DISCLAIMER] When residing in a children’s home in 1991, I recall frequently hearing electronic dance music (EDM) group Depeche Mode’s...
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Deric Hollings
May 19, 202412 min read
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
[DISCLAIMER] What is CBT? The American Psychological Association defines cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) as: [A] form of psychotherapy...
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