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Stoically Existential

Deric Hollings

May 28, 20225 min read

Stoically Existential

[DISCLAIMER] It’s relatively easy for me to highlight mental and behavioral health examples in rap. Rigid and extreme attitudes are...

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Desire and Disturbance

Deric Hollings

May 28, 202211 min read

Desire and Disturbance

[DISCLAIMER] Recently, I was asked about the difference between desire and disturbance. Specifically, what are the elements which...

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Feel Some Type of Way

Deric Hollings

May 25, 202214 min read

Feel Some Type of Way

[DISCLAIMER] “I know you feel some type of way.” In 2013, rapper Rich Homie Quan released a song entitled “Type of Way” which reached...

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Mind Tricks

Deric Hollings

May 19, 20226 min read

Mind Tricks

[DISCLAIMER] One of my favorite lines from lyricist Buckshot, of rap group Black Moon, relates to the 1993 song “How Many MC’s…,” which...

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Circle of Concern

Deric Hollings

May 17, 20228 min read

Circle of Concern

[DISCLAIMER] When considering what impact I have on my life, on the lives of others, and the world as a whole, I find it useful to...

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Rap Made Me Do It

Deric Hollings

Apr 9, 202216 min read

Rap Made Me Do It

[DISCLAIMER] I recall that in the 90’s, hip hop—particularly “gangsta rap”—was accused of promoting violence within U.S. society. Blaming...

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The Bad Hand

Deric Hollings

Mar 28, 202213 min read

The Bad Hand

[DISCLAIMER] I recently posted a blog entry describing my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Subsequently, I drafted a...

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Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Mar 25, 20228 min read

Hip Hop and REBT

[DISCLAIMER] For a number of people with whom I grew up, rap music was a phase through which they went and revisit only on occasion. That...

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Deric Hollings

Mar 24, 202217 min read

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

[DISCLAIMER] *Originally posted on March 24, 2022, and updated on February 22, 2024 The main psychotherapeutic modality used by Hollings...

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