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You’re Either Out, or You’re In
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
2 hours ago8 min read


I Can’t Stand That Place
[DISCLAIMER] On the collaborative studio album Mona Lisa (2018), by the formidable lyricist Joell Ortiz and the talented music producer Apollo Brown, is the song “That Place”. As though he’s speaking to someone via telephone, Ortiz states on the introduction of the track: Here we go again, huh? I[’ll] meet you over there I can’t stand that place, man Never know what’s gon’ happen in there, man Good news, bad news, shit! The song addresses Ortiz’s displeasure with hospit

Deric Hollings
4 days ago8 min read


You Better Find Something to Say
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
5 days ago7 min read


Abulia: Lack of Drive – It Mustn’t Be This Hard!
[DISCLAIMER] On Driver or Driven (2023), by lyricist Es and music producer Das Da Beat Junkie, is the song “Driver or Driven”, on which Es states, “Got drive (or given)? Rock live (or given)? Pop five to industry high-fives (this isn’t). Driven, ‘cause my inward remains focused on my mission.” For context, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines drive as “a generalized state of readiness precipitating or motivating an activity or course of action. Drive is hy

Deric Hollings
6 days ago10 min read


Monsters What You Make of Us
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 228 min read


I Gotta Face It, ‘Cause I Know I’m Living Through It
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 218 min read


Darling, Don’t You Leave Me All by Myself
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 197 min read


If You’re Negative, Then You Gotta Go
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 1710 min read


You Gotta Go Get It, You Gotta Stay With It
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 167 min read


If You Can Stand It, Why Won’t You Move, Damn It?
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 169 min read


I Wish I Could Take the Pain Away
[DISCLAIMER] Lyricist 2Pac released his third studio album, Me Against the World (1995), during my senior year of high school. Per my recollection, my peers who weren’t as focused on rap as I expressed adoration for the album. On it was the track “Dear Mama”, about which one source states: Dedicated to his mother, Afeni Shakur, Shakur [2Pac] details his childhood poverty and his mother’s addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother

Deric Hollings
Oct 1510 min read


Arousal: Negative, but Unhealthy Aversion – Fuck It!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In the black comedy crime action-horror film From Dusk till Dawn (1996), directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino from a concept and story by Robert Kurtzman, Cheech Marin plays a character named Chet Pussy, working as a doorman at the Titty Twister. At this upstanding establishment /s, also known as La Tetilla del Diablo, outlaws, bikers, and truckers are lured to the bar for unsuspecting nights of debauchery. Here

Deric Hollings
Oct 129 min read


I Could No Longer Take It, Had to Make Some Changes
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 117 min read


Everything Has Got to Get Better
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 116 min read


You Better Talk to Him
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 108 min read


You Really Shouldn’t Wear One
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 77 min read


Never Gonna Stop
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Lysa Chain, I heard her spin the track “Never Gonna Stop” (2026) by Marie Vaunt. Unless my understanding of EDM genres is askew, the song represents both acid techno and hardcore styles. At any rate, I dig it! When listening to the fast-paced track, as the lyrics repeatedly state “never gonna stop,” I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). It’s my go-to met

Deric Hollings
Oct 57 min read


I Need to Find Some Kind of Peace of Mind
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 59 min read


Be True to the Game
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Oct 29 min read


Better Watch Your Fucking Mouth When You Talk to Gangstas
[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

Deric Hollings
Sep 307 min read
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