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Psychotherapeutica
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending graduate school for counseling between 2009 and 2011, I was instructed to “demystify the process” of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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Maybe Get Some Sleep
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was a child I was taught to value advice contained in Ephesians 26-27, “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let...
Deric Hollings
Oct 23, 20246 min read
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Marital Problems
[ DISCLAIMER ] In chapter five of Creative Marriage , the authors provide a number of helpful considerations in regard to addressing...
Deric Hollings
Oct 22, 202411 min read
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Stress-Testing Intimate Partner Relationships
[ DISCLAIMER ] “I wanted to see how bad things could get,” is the explanation I was given by a former intimate partner in regard to why...
Deric Hollings
Oct 17, 202416 min read
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A Healthy Approach to Marriage
[ DISCLAIMER ] From childhood, I recall wanting to one day find a woman to marry. Part of my motivation in this regard had to do with...
Deric Hollings
Oct 15, 202412 min read
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Irrational Expectation
[ DISCLAIMER ] Before entering elementary school, I learned to color in-between the lines of pictures. The answer given to me for this...
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20247 min read
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Unrealistic Philosophies
[ DISCLAIMER ] In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) literature, concerning the ABC model , core irrational beliefs are...
Deric Hollings
Sep 25, 202413 min read
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Hermit Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall after on particularly unpleasant breakup in early adulthood, after which I abstained from sexual intercourse...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 202410 min read
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A Different Type of Tiger
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Why is this Tiger Here? I discussed my perspective on the ABC model of Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20245 min read
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Neurotic Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a Green Day concert during which the band played the hit song “ Basket Case...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20246 min read
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Tru Wuv
[ DISCLAIMER ] While in elementary school, my big brother ( Big Brothers Big Sisters of America ) took me to the movie theater so that...
Deric Hollings
Sep 21, 20248 min read
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Woe Is Thee and Woe Is Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] The authors of Creative Marriage , a book that addresses challenges to marital accord through the lens of Rational...
Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20245 min read
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The E-C Connection
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the main tools used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by the late psychologist Albert...
Deric Hollings
Sep 17, 20247 min read
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Creative Marriage
[ DISCLAIMER ] As I continue honing my skills as a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioner, I find it a worthwhile...
Deric Hollings
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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