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Negative, but Healthy Disappointment: Seasons Change, and Friends Do Too
[DISCLAIMER] When dabbling in amateur photography while residing in Bomb City during 2009, I met person X. She was an alternative model, associated with the scene subculture, and someone I once considered a relatively close friend (one attached to another by affection or esteem). To provide an adequate example of our tight bond, when person X told me that she received a death threat of imminent potential, not wanting to involve the police – as was the case with many of my

Deric Hollings
Oct 1313 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


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


Maybe We Should Wanna Run Far Away
[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
Apr 277 min read


Shelter Representation: Micro Pleasures
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Shelter (2026) and The Rip (2026) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Black Bear Pictures, fair use “What do you do?” I’m sometimes asked by clients when referring to daily practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). One arena in which I train is the occasionally challenging realm of cinematic features. For instance, I enjoy films featuring Jason Statham . Understanding what Statham movies often entail, I have no unhelpf

Deric Hollings
Feb 711 min read


Delightfully Disappointed
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Stranger Things spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Netflix, fair use When season one of the science fiction television series Stranger Things first aired in 2016, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Mainly, the show was chock-full of ‘80s nostalgic iconography and expressions, and I liked seeing a ragtag group of friends fortified through their love of a game. Although in childhood I was forbidden from interacting with the fantasy tabletop ro

Deric Hollings
Jan 111 min read


One of Life's Little Inconveniences
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I solely use...

Deric Hollings
Sep 15, 202510 min read


We Missed Out on Apple Pie
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use A “sweet tooth” is defined as a craving or fondness for sweet food. Humorously, I tell people...

Deric Hollings
Jul 19, 20256 min read


Tolerable FAD
[ DISCLAIMER ] Depicted in the above photo are three fashion elements in which I no longer participate, as they relate to a passing...

Deric Hollings
Apr 18, 20255 min read
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