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An Abortive Approach to Self-Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20258 min read
You Are Not Your Image
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20258 min read
All You Do Is Party
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Karry G which featured the track “ All You Do Is...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20255 min read
I'm Tired of Everybody Playin' Wit' Me, Bruh
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Per one source , “ Raja [“Da Clone”] Jackson , the son of Quinton (Rampage) Jackson , a former...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20259 min read
Power to Alter Your Circumstances
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20256 min read
Today's Gift Is the Present
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken many years ago at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. With our backs to my then-wife, I...
Deric Hollings
Aug 24, 20257 min read
Stoking Tensions
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my service in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, fulfilling a role in the maritime land force service branch...
Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 202512 min read
A Lifetime of Sobriety
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken during my military police (MP) training in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps (1997). For...
Deric Hollings
Aug 22, 202513 min read
Ego and Self-Deception
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 22, 202510 min read
Connected
[ DISCLAIMER ] From time to time, I re-watch movies. This is usually done for one of two reasons. First, I have traumatic brain injury ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20258 min read
One Day It'll All Make Sense
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20257 min read
Do You Want My Mouth or Just My Ear?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Helpfully, I use Reddit as a source of daily practice for honing my skills regarding...
Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 20258 min read
A Fresh Start
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken in December 1996, after completion of Marine Corps Recruit Training (“boot camp”), as the...
Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 20255 min read
Doing Right or Wrong, as They See It
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Despite social media platforms and legacy media outlets attempting to suppress information...
Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 202512 min read
Slavery Resides Under Marble and Gold
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 18, 20255 min read
Pasilda
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken during one of my last trips to Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. After having been...
Deric Hollings
Aug 18, 20254 min read
It's Not Right, but It's Okay
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Stephanie Loayza , I heard a track by Dutch EDM...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17, 20256 min read
To the Winds
[ DISCLAIMER ] Attending United States (U.S.) Marine Corps Recruit Training (“boot camp”) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17, 20256 min read
An Indifferent Spectator
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use As a child, I saw depictions of angelic and demonic beings on the shoulders of people, serving...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17, 20256 min read
People Have the Right to Self-Determination
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, a client asked about my daily practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). “What do you do?” this...
Deric Hollings
Aug 15, 202511 min read
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