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Deric Hollings
May 19, 20247 min read
Rationale for Homework
[DISCLAIMER] During an initial consultation with prospective Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) clients, I discuss use of homework...
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Deric Hollings
May 19, 202412 min read
Sufferance in the Face of Sloganeering
[DISCLAIMER] Growing up, I encountered many slogans—words or phrases used to express a characteristic position, stand, or a goal to be...
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Deric Hollings
May 18, 20247 min read
Cognitive Distortions
[DISCLAIMER] When using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to define terms for people so that our shared...
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Deric Hollings
May 18, 20248 min read
Mark of the Beast
[DISCLAIMER] Religion and the beast As my dad was a believer in Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) doctrine and he chose to indoctrinate me with...
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Deric Hollings
May 17, 20245 min read
Feeling Better vs. Getting Better
[DISCLAIMER] I’m well-aware of what some people say regarding the objective of care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health...
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Deric Hollings
May 17, 20245 min read
Open, Honest, and Vulnerable Communication
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my youth, I encountered an oft-repeated stereotype about males (boys and men) regarding communication—a process...
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Deric Hollings
May 16, 20245 min read
Relevant Skills
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In childhood, I was told about how skilled my uncle was at shooting pool. He was once said to have...
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Deric Hollings
May 16, 20246 min read
King of My Castle
[DISCLAIMER] I find interesting the number of people who fantasize about belonging to a monarchal system of governance, referring to...
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Deric Hollings
May 15, 20244 min read
Behavioral Experiments
[DISCLAIMER] What comes to mind when you hear the term “mad scientist”? I’m reminded of stories from my youth such as that involving...
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Deric Hollings
May 15, 20246 min read
Rational Living
[DISCLAIMER] For a number of years, I’ve practiced Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life. This...
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Deric Hollings
May 15, 202412 min read
Magic Dirt
[DISCLAIMER] Although I’m aware that some people morally prescribe what sociopolitical issues shouldn’t, mustn’t, or oughtn’t to be...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20244 min read
Growing Pains
[DISCLAIMER] On their 2012 album Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them, lyricist Blu and producer Exile released a song...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20245 min read
This, Too, Shall Pass
[DISCLAIMER] For many reasons, my late stepmother, “DT,” remains as the most influential figure in my life. She’s perhaps one of the...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20246 min read
Tactically Strategic
[DISCLAIMER] I was on voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense from 2003 to 2007. Wanting to continue use of skills...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20245 min read
Check Yo' Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1992 album The Predator, rapper Ice Cube released a song entitled “Check Yo Self” which featured hip hop duo Das EFX....
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Deric Hollings
May 13, 202410 min read
My Perspective on Group Therapy
[DISCLAIMER] One thing for which I wasn’t prepared when attending graduate school for counseling was a Group Counseling with Adults and...
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Deric Hollings
May 13, 20243 min read
Relativist Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] Man: On average, human males are stronger than human females. Woman: That may be true for most females, though not for me....
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Deric Hollings
May 12, 202424 min read
Addressing Critiques of REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Bad faith assessment Having grown up under the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Church of Christ doctrine, and having...
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Deric Hollings
May 11, 20249 min read
Fallible Human Being
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Human Fallibility, I posed the following provocative questions: Who among us is perfect? While...
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Deric Hollings
May 11, 20245 min read
Of Sticks, Stones, Rubber, and Glue
[DISCLAIMER] Raised in the cohort of Generation X, I often heard axioms such as, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will...
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