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Tyrant or King?
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jul 2, 20257 min read
Toxic Fuel
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above image is one of the few photos I have in which I experienced anger in the moment. It was taken by my (then)...
Deric Hollings
Jul 1, 20258 min read
Fence-Sitting
[ DISCLAIMER ] Within my blog, I tend to discuss controversial topics. When doing so, I offer my opinions on various matters such as...
Deric Hollings
Jun 27, 20255 min read
Is This Actually Making Me Feel Better?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Among other fatal flaws specific to the ideology of feminism (e.g., no meaningful advocacy to abolish military...
Deric Hollings
Jun 24, 20257 min read
You May Be the Very Source of the Disaster You So Fear
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jun 21, 20256 min read
Turbulence of the Flood
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall being a Marine while living in Okinawa, Japan from 1997 to 1999, during which time I experienced a number of...
Deric Hollings
Jun 19, 20256 min read
Think Before You Act
[ DISCLAIMER ] When working in the field of nuclear security, a buddy and I spent a lot of time at the shooting range. He was former...
Deric Hollings
Jun 17, 20255 min read
Reacting Emotionally Will Only Make the Situation Worse
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2009, I sustained superficial chemical burns about which one of my medical notes expressed “partial thickness burns...
Deric Hollings
Jun 16, 20255 min read
We Demand Your Peace of Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In childhood, I missed out on being able to learn about ancient Greek, Roman, and other deities....
Deric Hollings
Jun 15, 20256 min read
Pulled Like a Puppet by Every Impulse
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jun 14, 20255 min read
It Isn't Manly to Be Enraged
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken shortly after my divorce in 2006, when I was employed in the field of nuclear security and my...
Deric Hollings
Jun 13, 20257 min read
Our Mind Gets Cloudy
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jun 9, 20255 min read
Be Content to Appear Clueless or Stupid in Extraneous Matters
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jun 4, 20256 min read
Do Your Job
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jun 3, 20256 min read
Making the Crooked Straight
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
May 25, 20254 min read
Epictetus's Proposed Three Areas
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending graduate school for counseling (2009-2011), my studies focused on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy...
Deric Hollings
May 23, 20258 min read
What Adage Will You Use?
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, a longtime client and I laughed about apparent synchronicities (coincidental occurrences of events, especially...
Deric Hollings
May 22, 20256 min read
Having Some Self-Respect For Your Own Mind and Prizing It
[DISCLAIMER] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy, this blog entry is part of an ongoing series...
Deric Hollings
May 21, 20256 min read
Learning to Understand, Attentively and Deeply
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
May 18, 20255 min read
External Things Can't Fix Internal Issues
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, my mom was quite poor. Raising three children with unstable employment of an unskilled worker, my mom moved...
Deric Hollings
May 15, 20257 min read
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