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Deric Hollings
Dec 4, 202414 min read
Headlights
[ DISCLAIMER ] Because I’m not frontin’ like so many of my professional colleagues in the field of mental, emotional, and behavioral...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 3, 20249 min read
Pardon You for Disrupting
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently enjoyed much-needed respite from my typical day-to-day activities when spending time with my high school...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20247 min read
Irrational or Radical?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , Djamilla Rosa Cochran , WireImage/Getty Images, fair use I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan when...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20245 min read
You Got to Learn
[ DISCLAIMER ] In literature pertaining to rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), there’s a key distinction to be made in regard to...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 202410 min read
Automatic Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] When using psychoeducational lessons while practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) with clients, I find it...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Values
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my freshman year of high school, I participated in a Church of Christ-sponsored event in Las Vegas, New Mexico...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 23, 20248 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 23, 20246 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 23, 20247 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 22, 20246 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 22, 20248 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 22, 20249 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 21, 20245 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 21, 20249 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 21, 20246 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 20, 202410 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 20, 20244 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 20, 20248 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 19, 20247 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 19, 202411 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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