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Applying the Method
[DISCLAIMER] My military occupational specialty in the Marine Corps was military police (MP). Although some people have told me how...
Deric Hollings
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Death's Gotta Be Easy
[DISCLAIMER] In 1999, when I heard the song “How to Rob” by 50 Cent, I laughed for longer than I care to admit at how the rapper went at...
Deric Hollings
Apr 17, 20245 min read
Sad Science
[DISCLAIMER] I was nine-years-old when I first legitimately contemplated suicide. I had a plan, thanks to my late mother who outright...
Deric Hollings
Apr 17, 20248 min read
Wishes, Dreams, and Goals
[DISCLAIMER] When I was in elementary school, I found it odd that people would cast coins into a large fountain in a local park while...
Deric Hollings
Apr 17, 20244 min read
I Go to Work
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, there were certain hip hop artists who were approved of by the adults in...
Deric Hollings
Apr 17, 20245 min read
Radioactive Rationality
[DISCLAIMER] REBT Not every Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioner adheres to theory, tradition, or principles of this...
Deric Hollings
Apr 16, 202417 min read
Completing the Puzzle
[DISCLAIMER] My approach to mental, emotional, and behavioral health care is analogous to putting together a puzzle. Clients present to...
Deric Hollings
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Intellectual Honesty and Integrity
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Swimming in Controversial Belief, I stated the following: Per one source, “When Plato gave...
Deric Hollings
Apr 15, 20246 min read
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
[DISCLAIMER] When I was in graduate school for social work, a startling statistic dripped from the lips of many female students with whom...
Deric Hollings
Apr 14, 202411 min read
Feeling Bad Rather Than Being Disturbed
[DISCLAIMER] From a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) standpoint, there’s a difference between feeling good, neutral, or bad when...
Deric Hollings
Apr 14, 20245 min read
E.T.
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, property of Universal Studios, fair use When I was a child, I enjoyed the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial....
Deric Hollings
Apr 14, 20244 min read
Motivated Reasoning
[DISCLAIMER] Save All the Puppies Act In a blogpost entitled Nationwide Mental Health Crisis? I stated: Policy such as a hypothetical...
Deric Hollings
Apr 13, 20248 min read
Goals
[DISCLAIMER] Concisely stated, a goal is the end toward which effort is directed. For instance, my aim for this blogpost is to clarify my...
Deric Hollings
Apr 13, 20246 min read
Semper Gumby
[DISCLAIMER] When serving in the Marine Corps between 1996 and 2007, I frequently heard the axiom “Semper Gumby.” As the motto of the...
Deric Hollings
Apr 13, 20245 min read
Boredom
[DISCLAIMER] Featured on his 1998 album Ghetto Fabulous, rapper Mystikal released a song entitled “I Smell Smoke.” Personally, I prefer...
Deric Hollings
Apr 12, 20247 min read
P.O.S.
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Denial of truth and reality This may come as a surprise to you, though you aren’t a machine which is...
Deric Hollings
Apr 12, 20247 min read
Body Count
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Adios According to one source, the pop cultural phrase “body count” refers to “1) How many people...
Deric Hollings
Apr 11, 202415 min read
Welcome to Complex Systems
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I’m a fan of biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying’s DarkHorse podcast in which Weinsten often...
Deric Hollings
Apr 10, 20246 min read
Quick Wizardry
[DISCLAIMER] Although I never read any of the literature produced by J. R. R. Tolkien, I’ve enjoyed film adaptations of his work. To this...
Deric Hollings
Apr 10, 20243 min read
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