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Sonically-infused Emotions
[ DISCLAIMER ] As I delved deeper into my short-lived infatuation with DJing in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, I came across the work of...
Deric Hollings
Dec 29, 20246 min read
Unhealthy Assistance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after completing graduate (“grad”) studies in counseling (2009-2011), during which I focused on Rational...
Deric Hollings
Dec 28, 20248 min read
It's Like That, and That's the Way It Is
[ DISCLAIMER ] In elementary school, one of the hip hop acts which was most popular among both children and adults with whom I...
Deric Hollings
Dec 28, 20248 min read
Sweat Equity
[ DISCLAIMER ] It isn’t often that I come across a DJ with whom I’m unfamiliar and who demonstrates the intensity of the late ‘90s and...
Deric Hollings
Dec 28, 20245 min read
I'll Probably Lose Everything That I Got One Day
[ DISCLAIMER ] Call it what you will, “oldies,” “soul music,” “doo-wop,” or “R&B,” I was raised on tunes which were popular during the...
Deric Hollings
Dec 27, 20245 min read
LimeWire
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1999, I sat at a computer in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil while corresponding with an online friend in Sydney, Australia...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20246 min read
Sick of Living Suffering
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the four major irrational beliefs targeted for challenge in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is low...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20245 min read
Sadfishing
[ DISCLAIMER ] As discussed elsewhere within my blog, I’ve lived alone for almost a decade. Although I’m unaccompanied by the presence...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20247 min read
The Order
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Order (2024) spoilers contained herein The above image was featured on lyricist Apathy ’s...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202411 min read
Longtime
[ DISCLAIMER ] Dropped in 2019, the album Control the Streets, Volume 2 , released under the record label Quality Control Music ,...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 20245 min read
Death Rattle of DEIA
[ DISCLAIMER ] Have you ever been present when another person died? If so, perhaps you’re familiar with the death rattle. According to...
Deric Hollings
Dec 24, 20247 min read
This May Be Why You Aren't Getting Better
[ DISCLAIMER ] One main objective of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is to help people actually get better rather than to...
Deric Hollings
Dec 24, 20246 min read
The Now Is Through
[ DISCLAIMER ] Take note of what time it is right now, at this very moment. (Doing so will come in handy later on.) In 2004, I sat...
Deric Hollings
Dec 23, 20249 min read
Here Is Something You Can't Understand
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Paramount Pictures, fair use In the quintessential ‘90s hip hop film Juice , Tupac Shakur ’s...
Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 202413 min read
I Ain't Mad at Cha
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1996, I was enrolled into the Delayed Entry Program with the United States Marine Corps, living with my friend “1/2...
Deric Hollings
Dec 20, 20247 min read
I'm Blue
[ DISCLAIMER ] When assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment Rio de Janeiro, Brasil between 1999 and 2000, I often heard...
Deric Hollings
Dec 18, 20247 min read
Mental Issues
[ DISCLAIMER ] I consider Jarren Benton a lyricist rather than a rapper, because of his unique style, vocal clarity, and given the...
Deric Hollings
Dec 17, 20249 min read
Never in My Life Done Seen Before
[ DISCLAIMER ] When living in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (1999-2000), I often heard of sightings in regard to unidentified flying objects...
Deric Hollings
Dec 16, 20249 min read
More Human than Human
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I didn’t particularly enjoy hard rock when in high school, there was something about heavy metal band White...
Deric Hollings
Dec 16, 20249 min read
Addressing Critiques of Mental Health Care for Children References
[ DISCLAIMER ] References: AEI. (n.d.). About Albert Ellis, Ph.D. Albert Ellis Institute . Retrieved from https://albertellis.org/abo...
Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 20249 min read
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