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It Ends With Us

[ DISCLAIMER ] * It Ends With Us spoilers contained herein Photo credit , property of Sony Pictures Releasing, fair use Unique...

Deric Hollings

Aug 26, 202421 min read

Agreeing With Irrationality

[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how people disturb themselves using...

REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion

Deric Hollings

Aug 25, 20246 min read

ABCDE Reimagined

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of the main components of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is the ABC...

Deric Hollings

Aug 25, 20246 min read

Elements of the Past

[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I’m uncertain, I think the above photo of my sisters and I was taken in or around 1979. Unless I’m mistaken, I...

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

Aug 24, 20249 min read

Trust Me, Bro

[ DISCLAIMER ] Professional practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) involves persuasiveness. This is especially important...

REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion

Deric Hollings

Aug 24, 20247 min read

A Rational Case Against Self-Disturbance

[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, when discussing psychotherapy with an individual I concluded that a blogpost could be derived from the...

Deric Hollings

Aug 23, 20246 min read

A Damn Owl, Homie

[ DISCLAIMER ] On his YouTube channel , comedian Theo Von recently interviewed former president Donald Trump . During one segment of...

Deric Hollings

Aug 22, 202411 min read

Ashes

[ DISCLAIMER ] I attended a 1996 River Road High School graduation ceremony in support of my girlfriend at the time who was...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Aug 22, 202412 min read

In-Group and Out-Group Distinction

[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above photo, as an adult, I was wearing an Amarillo High School (AHS) t-shirt to signify my school pride....

Deric Hollings

Aug 21, 20247 min read

We All Make Our Choices

[ DISCLAIMER ] * Better Call Saul spoilers contained herein Photo credit , fair use In season five, episode nine of Better Call Saul...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Aug 20, 202412 min read

A Smart Aleck Practitioner

[ DISCLAIMER ] A smart aleck is defined as an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or...

REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion

Deric Hollings

Aug 20, 20244 min read

The Monster at the End of This Book

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Little Golden Books , fair use One of my favorite books from childhood was The Monster at the...

Deric Hollings

Aug 20, 20249 min read

Things Fall Apart

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Roots For whatever reason, I was late to appreciate the classic album Things Fall Apart...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Aug 19, 202415 min read

The Soft Toxicity of Low Expectations

[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations , I stated: According to one source , “The practice of...

Deric Hollings

Aug 18, 202412 min read

Destroying a Relationship

[ DISCLAIMER ] I once suggested to a client that a significant amount of content I’ve observed on Reddit appears to be that related to...

Deric Hollings

Aug 13, 202411 min read

Raygun

[ DISCLAIMER ] Unable to afford linoleum, my mom provided my sisters and me with flattened cardboard boxes to place upon the grass in...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Aug 12, 20245 min read

Constructive Dilemma Information

[ DISCLAIMER ] On July 23, 2024, I posted a blog entry entitled Political Pawns in which I stated: With each United States (U.S.)...

Deric Hollings

Aug 11, 202411 min read

Healthy Concern

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In a blogpost entitled Circle of Concern , I highlighted a modified form of Stephen Covey ’s...

REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion

Deric Hollings

Aug 9, 20244 min read

Managing and Treating Symptoms

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use This morning, I read an article about a celebrity who purportedly experiences symptoms related...

Deric Hollings

Aug 8, 20245 min read

Awfulizing

[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, property of Atheneum Books, fair use The children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very...

Deric Hollings

Aug 7, 20248 min read