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Deric Hollings
Mar 312 min read
A B-C Mess
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) posits that when an Action occurs and a person Believes something unhelpful about...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 284 min read
Distorted Inferences
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an Activating...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 255 min read
Disappointingly Satisfying
[DISCLAIMER] After graduating high school, I moved from Amarillo, Texas to Aurora, Colorado – having previously resided in the latter...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 245 min read
O Fortuna
[DISCLAIMER] I was on military leave, visiting friends and family members in Bomb City during the late ‘90s, when I first heard...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 234 min read
AC/BC
[DISCLAIMER] In my blog, although I usually illustrate examples of Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) using rap or electronic...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 55 min read
Challenging the B-C Paradigm
[DISCLAIMER] One of the fundamental techniques used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is practice of the ABC model—not merely...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 43 min read
Unfortunate Events
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) operates on two fundamental principles: The ABC model and unconditional acceptance....
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Deric Hollings
Mar 27 min read
Go with the Flow
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Although the above-featured image was generated using artificial intelligence, the scene reminds me...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 243 min read
Listening for the ABCs
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I listen closely for the Actions, Beliefs, and Consequences of the...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 84 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
Jun 12, 20235 min read
Touching Grass in the Texas Panhandle
[DISCLAIMER] Written on June 11, 2023 Posted on June 12, 2023 When my close friend, “Jammies,” invited me to Bomb City (Amarillo, Texas)...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20238 min read
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...
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Deric Hollings
May 15, 20238 min read
Cognitive Reframing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Gary Larson, fair use Do you ever have days in which you experience some undesirable event and...
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Deric Hollings
May 3, 202318 min read
Want vs. Need
[DISCLAIMER] **Unique disclaimer: If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which may...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20236 min read
Precision
[DISCLAIMER] The critical A When I initially studied Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) between 2009 and 2011, while in graduate...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202213 min read
The B-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use the ABC Model to demonstrate how the...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 9, 20223 min read
The ABC Model
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I teach clients about how their minds impact...
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