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Five Major Characteristics of Four Major Irrational Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), there are four major irrational beliefs which are associated with the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Mar 56 min read
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Under the Bridge
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, I enjoyed the Norwegian fairytale “ Three Billy Goats Gruff .” It was about three goat brothers who...
Deric Hollings
Feb 275 min read
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Knockin' Doorz Down
[ DISCLAIMER ] My primary military occupational specialty (MOS) in the United States Marine Corps was military police (MP). My...
Deric Hollings
Feb 188 min read
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Wacky Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] I enjoyed visiting arcades when I was a child. Although I wasn’t particularly skillful when playing electronic games (e.g.,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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Dancing Through the Bullshit
[DISCLAIMER] To say that my time as a Marine Security Guard in Lima, Peru from August 2000 to March 2001 was challenging would be an...
Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20245 min read
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Seeing is Believing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The proverb “seeing is believing” relates to the notion that one needs to visually observe something...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20247 min read
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Disturbing Over Gremlins
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, I thoroughly enjoyed the film Gremlins (1984). In particular, I was amused by the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 16, 20247 min read
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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...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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Meta Consequential
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how when an Activating event happens and we...
Deric Hollings
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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Delusion
[DISCLAIMER] In 2009, when beginning graduate studies for counseling, I learned of the differentiation between the colloquial use of the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20246 min read
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When Others Don't Share Your Worldview
[DISCLAIMER] **Hollings Therapy, LLC disavows violence associated with the matters discussed herein. The is-ought problem Niccolò...
Deric Hollings
Oct 10, 20238 min read
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You're Gonna Die Someday
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled You Gon’ Die: The Existential Window, I stated: “In 2010, when attending a graduate-level counseling...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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No B.S.
[DISCLAIMER] N.B.S. On his 2007 album The Dream Merchant Vol. 2, hip hop producer 9th Wonder released a song entitled “You Wanna” which...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20236 min read
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The Four Horsemen
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, my dad practiced the religious faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sharing information in...
Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20236 min read
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300
[DISCLAIMER] Even though Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s story isn’t historically accurate, I enjoy Zack Snyder’s depiction of the tale by...
Deric Hollings
Sep 16, 20236 min read
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Where's Your Head At?
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2001 album Rooty, electronic dance music (EDM) duo Basement Jaxx released a song entitled “Where’s your head at”?...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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Touching Grass in the Sky
[DISCLAIMER] Written on June 7, 2023 Posted on June 12, 2023 I recall my first flight ever. I was in fifth grade, flying alone from...
Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20238 min read
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Born Slippy
[DISCLAIMER] Born Slippy Released in 1996, I can’t recall when I first heard “Born Slippy” by electronic dance music (EDM) group...
Deric Hollings
Jun 3, 20235 min read
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Irrational Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I assist people with identifying unhelpful, unhealthy,...
Deric Hollings
May 18, 20233 min read
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Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
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