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Outlive the War
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, still existed...
Deric Hollings
Mar 48 min read
Justification
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, fair use There’s a scene in the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender...
Deric Hollings
Mar 47 min read
In My Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2000 album The Understanding , rapper Memphis Bleek released the track “In My Life” which featured a sample of...
Deric Hollings
Mar 47 min read
What You Talkin' 'Bout?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of NBC, ABC, Tandem Productions, and Embassy Television, fair use Earlier, I listened to an...
Deric Hollings
Mar 36 min read
Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Although I’ve paid attention to United States (U.S.) political matters only within the past...
Deric Hollings
Mar 38 min read
Carrot and Stick
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use As a child, I learned a metaphorical...
Deric Hollings
Mar 36 min read
Love Something
[ DISCLAIMER ] Today, after having written and posted five unique blogposts regarding intimate partner relationships, I wanted to clear...
Deric Hollings
Mar 24 min read
A Demanded Thing Is a Necessary One
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine being in an intimate partner relationship with a person who demands frequent piggyback...
Deric Hollings
Mar 25 min read
Questioning, Challenging, and Contradicting Irrational Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] At around the time that I graduated with a master’s degree in counseling (2011), I befriended a woman who I’ll refer to...
Deric Hollings
Mar 26 min read
Power of Positive Thinking
[ DISCLAIMER ] Many years ago, when I still used Instagram and treated the social media platform as a blogging forum, I posted the...
Deric Hollings
Mar 27 min read
But I've Always Done This
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Sunk-Cost Fallacy , I addressed illogical and unreasonable beliefs regarding investment into a...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23 min read
Disturbed About Symptoms
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and...
Deric Hollings
Mar 25 min read
The Gambler
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up in Texas and having eclectic musical tastes, I appreciated country anthems to which people would join in and...
Deric Hollings
Mar 110 min read
Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , scene from “Conjunction Junction” of Schoolhouse Rock! , fair use When I was a child, I enjoyed...
Deric Hollings
Feb 285 min read
About a Light Switch
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons about Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I...
Deric Hollings
Feb 283 min read
To Try Is My Goal
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I wanted to become a rock climber, though I didn’t apply myself regarding this aim....
Deric Hollings
Feb 286 min read
Under the Bridge
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, I enjoyed the Norwegian fairytale “ Three Billy Goats Gruff .” It was about three goat brothers who...
Deric Hollings
Feb 275 min read
Life Must Be Safe
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the four major irrational beliefs identified in literature for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is...
Deric Hollings
Feb 274 min read
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
[ DISCLAIMER ] Back when I celebrated birthdays and holidays, someone purchased a cake for me from my favorite bakery in Bomb City ....
Deric Hollings
Feb 274 min read
A Taste of My Own Medicine
[ DISCLAIMER ] There was a phase through which I went in the ‘90s when I found it humorous to misappropriate various items while...
Deric Hollings
Feb 266 min read
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