[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 1996, the classic rap group from Queens, New York, Lost Boyz  (“LB”), released Legal Drug Money which one of my favorite old school albums from the golden age of hip hop . It was one of those anthologies which weren’t heavily polluted by useless filler (lower quality songs).   On the album was the track “ Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz ”, produced by Easy Mo Bee , which was released as a single in 1995, and on which Mr. Cheeks  stated:   Keep the shit liv

[ DISCLAIMER ]   If you visited a local shopping mall, trendy nightclub, or hipster dive bar toward the end of 2010, I imagine that you heard “ Young Blood ” by New Zealand indie electronic band The Naked and Famous from their album Passive Me, Aggressive You  (2010). “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”!   If you’re a fan of electronic dance music (EDM) and the song “Young Blood”, then I suspect you’ll also enjoy “ Young Blood (Tiësto & Hardwell Remix) ”. How could one go wrong with th

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I have particular fondness for electronic dance music (EDM) which has meaning , as is the case for much of the old house music  to which I once danced my nights away. Of course, this isn’t to suggest that I don’t enjoy trance music  and other subgenres. Still, I appreciate house much more.   To provide an example of what I mean, and why house is personally preferable, consider the track “ Finally ” by house music project Kings of Tomorrow  (also known as Sand

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When earlier listening an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  by K_Oxana , I heard the track “ Overtones ” (2020) by Frost . The sampled vocals of the song reportedly originate from an interview concerning British rapper of Nigerian descent Sneakbo , as he states:   I’ve done a lot in my life It’s been ups and downs You know that I’ve done big shows, I’ve done small shows I’ve traveled so much And I’ve learned a lot along the way And I realized there’s more

[ DISCLAIMER ]   *Spoilers for Tron  (1982), Tron: Legacy  (2010), and Tron: Ares  (2025) contained herein.   The Tron Franchise   I saw Tron  (1982) in childhood, though I couldn’t remember much about it aside from how the Light Cycles  turned at sharp angles. Similarly, I watched Tron: Legacy  (2010) upon its release, yet I couldn’t recall much about the film other than Serinda Swan ’s depiction as Siren #2.   Given how forgettable the Tron franchise  has been to me, I didn

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 1998, while on leave from Okinawa, Japan when serving in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), I sat watching gameplay concerning boys of the family who accepted me into their household from the children’s home in which I previously lived.   At the time, I was self-disturbed by irrational beliefs  about a former intimate partner who broke up with me as I underwent USMC Recruit Training in 1996. Per my distorted view, she was playing games with my affect

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health  (collectively “mental health”), I invite people to consider perspective shifts . Are you familiar with this helpful approach to rational living ? For context, the American Psychological Association defines  perspective as:    “[T]he ability to view objects, events, and ideas  in realistic proportions and relationships,” and, “the capacity of an individual to take into account and potentially u

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When recently listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  by Lysa Chain , I heard the track “ Reactivated ”...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of NBCUniversal, fair use   A number of friends and I used to send text messages to one another...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   On Sarah McLachlan ’s 2005 electronic dance music (EDM) release Bloom: Remix Album was a track entitled “Fallen”...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  from Dark Feel , I heard her play the 2024 track “ Downstream...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   * Practical Magic  (1998) spoilers contained herein.   Recently, someone expressed that I recommendatorily should  watch...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When recently listening to electronic dance music (EDM) from the 2025 Arc Music Festival , I enjoyed the collaborative...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As I understand, the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere for 2025 is Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M....

[ DISCLAIMER ]   On July 11, 2023, I posted a blog entry entitled Who Are You?  in which I stated of the question “ who are you ?”:   I...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit  (edited), fair use   When I was a child, my mom kept in close touch with a friend from her youth (“Kay”)....