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To the Future
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo from Eternia’s MySpace page circa 2009 (edited), fair use By the time I was active on MySpace in 2009, I’d already...
Deric Hollings
Mar 2812 min read
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To Try Is My Goal
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I wanted to become a rock climber, though I didn’t apply myself regarding this aim....
Deric Hollings
Feb 286 min read
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New Day
[ DISCLAIMER ] Yesterday (1/20/2025), I awoke and Joe Biden was President of the United States (U.S.). Today, I awoke and Donald Trump...
Deric Hollings
Jan 216 min read
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Who Is the One to Blame?
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , an original meme “based on a frame/image from the classic 1960s Spider-Man cartoon episode...
Deric Hollings
Jan 108 min read
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All We Do Is Drill
[DISCLAIMER] Over the past couple years I’ve heard a lot of rationalizing discussion about violence conducted my members of urban...
Deric Hollings
Mar 18, 20249 min read
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Emotional Responsibility
[DISCLAIMER] One of the major concepts that led me to choose Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) over other psychotherapeutic...
Deric Hollings
Mar 6, 20243 min read
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Coaching From the Sidelines
[DISCLAIMER] What I learned from playing football In 1991, I simultaneously began life coaching while starting to play football for...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20245 min read
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Know the Limits
[DISCLAIMER] When going through Marine boot camp land navigation (nav) in 1996, I recall there being foggy conditions which made for more...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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Are We the Baddies?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use There’s a popular meme representing healthy introspection—the examination or observation of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20245 min read
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A Well of a Tale
[DISCLAIMER] In my youth, I attended a number of faith-based camps in the summertime and wintertime. My favorite of these...
Deric Hollings
Nov 4, 20236 min read
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Touching Grass in Round Top
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, my friend, “Jammies,” invited me to the largest antiques show in the United States, which took place in Round Top,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 20234 min read
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Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] Level of functioning and quality of life Regarding my role as a psychotherapist and as it relates to the practice of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 12, 20237 min read
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Boundary Setting
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2021 mixtape Hate is Dead, rapper Trippie Redd featured a song entitled “R3D LiN3” (red line) in which he warned,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20237 min read
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Nobody Believes That
[DISCLAIMER] Are you familiar with the phenomenon of a referential index shift—when the subject of the sentence shifts from one...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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Things Change
[DISCLAIMER] A lot has changed since I was born, and why wouldn’t this be the case? Everyone I’ve ever known, currently know, and will...
Deric Hollings
Jul 4, 20238 min read
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Want vs. Need
[ DISCLAIMER ] ** Unique disclaimer : If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202319 min read
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Control
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Circles of control, influence, and concern, and realm of no concern In blogposts entitled Circle of...
Deric Hollings
Apr 22, 202311 min read
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Story of Erica
[DISCLAIMER] Story of Erica Recently, I was asked to provide my perspective on “Story of Erica” by B-Mike. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar...
Deric Hollings
Dec 13, 202212 min read
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Personal Ownership
[DISCLAIMER] REBT When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use psychoeducation to teach clients about how their minds...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20227 min read
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