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She Can't Stand Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a
Deric Hollings
Feb 19 min read
The Chemicals Between Us
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1999, English alternative rock band Bush released their third studio album The Science of Things . The anthology contained a track called “ The Chemicals Between Us ” about which one source reports lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale as having stated: Gavin Rossdale described the song as being “all about the differences and distances between people.” He also said the song was about misunderstanding and not being able to communicate. He s
Deric Hollings
Jan 2914 min read
If I Did It for You, It Came From the Heart
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a
Deric Hollings
Jan 279 min read
A Clean Break: Somebody That I Used to Know
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a
Deric Hollings
Jan 1610 min read
Young Blood
[ DISCLAIMER ] If you visited a local shopping mall, trendy nightclub, or hipster dive bar toward the end of 2010, I imagine that you heard “ Young Blood ” by New Zealand indie electronic band The Naked and Famous from their album Passive Me, Aggressive You (2010). “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”! If you’re a fan of electronic dance music (EDM) and the song “Young Blood”, then I suspect you’ll also enjoy “ Young Blood (Tiësto & Hardwell Remix) ”. How could one go wrong with th
Deric Hollings
Oct 20, 20255 min read
Bring It Back
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Practical Magic (1998) spoilers contained herein. Recently, someone expressed that I recommendatorily should watch...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20258 min read
Walking on Broken Glass
[ DISCLAIMER ] For whatever reason, “ Walking on Broken Glass ” by Annie Lennox , from her 1992 debut studio album Diva , popped into...
Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20257 min read
10 Years
[ DISCLAIMER ] When in graduate school for counseling (2009-2011), I met a fellow student and we began an intimate partner...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 202510 min read
Life Happens
[DISCLAIMER] In 2015, after an unpleasant breakup, I came across a trove of electronic dance music (EDM) tracks which provided me...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20233 min read
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