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Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20247 min read
Tables Will Turn
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The expression “turn the tables” refers to reversing a situation and gaining the upper hand. As an...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20246 min read
Trap
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use On the morning of my eighteenth birthday, I awoke in a dope house. The term for such a location is...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 11, 20248 min read
Let's Have a Discussion
[DISCLAIMER] I’ve observed a developing trend over the past decade that I think is worth discussing. So, if you don’t mind, I will take...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 11, 20245 min read
Goin' Thru a Thang
[DISCLAIMER] A month after I graduated high school and had no idea what I’d do with my life, rap group The Dayton Family released an...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20244 min read
Dumpin' from ya Drawls
[DISCLAIMER] In high school, I had a friend who I’ll refer to herein as “1/2 Ton.” I nicknamed him this, because he later allegedly had a...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20248 min read
Perverse Incentives
[DISCLAIMER] Definition and examples A “perverse incentive” may be defined as a negative unintended consequence of a performance goal,...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 9, 202410 min read
Feminine Standards of Beauty
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Dear reader, I invite you to take a look at the image above. What do you think of the artificial...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 9, 20247 min read
Diminished Faculties and Faulty Memory
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I’m no proponent of the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ). Increasingly, the...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 8, 20244 min read
Building Sandcastles
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In elementary school, I looked through the pages of an encyclopedia collection and came upon an image...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
This Ride Inevitably Ends
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Despite their many shortcomings, I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who didn’t lie to me...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Appeal to Pity
[DISCLAIMER] As matters escalate at Texas’ southern border, I’ve heard many examples of appeals to pity. Regarding this fallacy, one...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Complex Question Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which I understand has been “criticized for being too harsh and...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
The Rider, the Elephant, and the Path
[DISCLAIMER] Years ago, I was introduced to a Jonathan Haidt concept regarding how the mind, emotions, and behavior function. Later...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Rational Expression
[DISCLAIMER] A client recently told me that when I began working with him years ago, he didn’t fully comprehend the Rational Emotive...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20243 min read
Massaging to Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] I’m not a massage therapist, I’m a psychotherapist. Therefore, I use an ignorance-informed perspective when discussing...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20244 min read
Practical Problems
[DISCLAIMER] When clients see me for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to identify practical problems worthy of...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20243 min read
An Intuitive Accountant
[DISCLAIMER] It isn’t uncommon for people to approach psychotherapy with me in regards to what they present as an identified issue. For...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20244 min read
The Client's New Clothes
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, I enjoyed Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Summarizing the...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 20248 min read
Acceptance is Losing?
[DISCLAIMER] A close friend of mine, “Blanca,” recently sent me an Instagram reel in which an individual stated the following: The person...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 20246 min read
Self-Disturbed Dream
[DISCLAIMER] I once worked with an adherent of psychoanalytic theory who professed the ability to interpret people’s dreams. Perhaps I’m...
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