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The "D" Doesn't Stand for Delightful
[ DISCLAIMER ] While practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), I realize that when introducing clients to the ABC model ...
Deric Hollings
Nov 21, 20246 min read
Love Through Societal Focus
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Is It Infatuation or Love? I discussed the concepts of infatuation, love, and true love in...
Deric Hollings
Nov 20, 202410 min read
Regarding Tables
[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to a recent episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, in which the President of Argentina Javier Milei was...
Deric Hollings
Nov 20, 20248 min read
Glowsticking in a Bunker
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although the jarheads of Marine Security Guard (MSG) detachment (det) Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and I didn’t always get...
Deric Hollings
Nov 19, 20247 min read
That's Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2003, I was introduced to the music of rapper Bone Crusher via the song “ Never Scared ” that featured lyricist...
Deric Hollings
Nov 19, 202411 min read
It Was a Good Day
[ DISCLAIMER ] There are a number of classic hip hop songs which come to mind when reflecting on the better days I experienced in my...
Deric Hollings
Nov 19, 20249 min read
Sabotage
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall not liking music of the Beastie Boys when they dropped their album Licensed to Ill in 1986. Being that I...
Deric Hollings
Nov 18, 20248 min read
Opinions
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m reminded of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) each time I observe someone under the...
Deric Hollings
Nov 18, 20245 min read
Is It Infatuation or Love?
[ DISCLAIMER ] The often misunderstood term inflation can be defined as a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration...
Deric Hollings
Nov 18, 20249 min read
1,000
[ DISCLAIMER ] At some point between 1997 and 1999, I stood on a balcony at the top floor of a military police (MP) barracks aboard...
Deric Hollings
Nov 15, 20248 min read
Assumptions
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I often heard people state about assumptions, “When you ‘assume,’ you make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me.’.”...
Deric Hollings
Nov 15, 20247 min read
From G.L.A.D. to Mad
[ DISCLAIMER ] I practice rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), a form of cognitive behavior therapy that demonstrates how people...
Deric Hollings
Nov 15, 20248 min read
Way of the World
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, when practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) with a client, I was asked, “How do you practice...
Deric Hollings
Nov 14, 20249 min read
It Will Be OK
[ DISCLAIMER ] I live in in Travis County, in which Austin, Texas is located. Although I’m not a member of the Democratic Party or...
Deric Hollings
Nov 14, 20246 min read
Maybe It's Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] From the years spanning from my youth through early adulthood, I was a fan of hip hop group Brand Nubian . Noteworthy,...
Deric Hollings
Nov 14, 20245 min read
The Logic Doesn't Follow
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, fair use When practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), I...
Deric Hollings
Nov 14, 20246 min read
Say I Won't
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use “Don’t think I’m playin’,” my friend “1/2 Ton” told me on a chilly morning while...
Deric Hollings
Nov 13, 20246 min read
Tuner
[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed in Okinawa, Japan while in the Marine Corps (1997-1999), I enjoyed learning about an underground street...
Deric Hollings
Nov 13, 20246 min read
Tomorrow's Not On Your Calendar
[ DISCLAIMER ] I miss the era in hip hop when Ludacris focused on rap more so than film. This is because I enjoyed his unique rhyme...
Deric Hollings
Nov 12, 20245 min read
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