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Sanctum: A Focus on Irrationality
[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Aneya Rose , my face melted off as I heard her spin the track “ Sanctum ” (2024) by Belgian DJ and record producer Charlotte de Witte , featuring vocals by Marion di Napoli . No worries, my face molded back into shape. The song reminds me of nights when raving in South America. For me, it drips with nostalgia and allows me to experience sanctum (a place where one is free from intrusion) within the
Deric Hollings
Dec 31, 202510 min read
Logical Consequence: Does It Consequentially Follow?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to illustrate how the scripts which we tell ourselves are constructed (made or formed by combining or arranging parts or elements; set in logical order). Specifically, with my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite people to consider philosophies of life which are rationa
Deric Hollings
Nov 8, 20257 min read
Rational Versus Irrational Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my relatively brief stint as a DJ of electronic dance music (EDM), I mixed a track by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 13, 202511 min read
Eff the Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Logic and Reason When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
May 16, 202510 min read
Logical Leap
[ DISCLAIMER ] Imagine that you’re visiting a wooded area and as you’re walking along a trail you hear the sound of pounding hoofbeats....
Deric Hollings
Feb 20, 20254 min read
Logically Inconsistent
[ DISCLAIMER ] *After having received an image takedown notice regarding the picture previously used on this blog entry, this blogpost has been modified to demonstrate good faith compliance with same on October 16, 2025. When using psychoeducation in regard to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider propositions which are rational—in accordance with both logic and reason . When demonstrating this lesson, I often use syllogisms . For example,
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20255 min read
Delusion
[DISCLAIMER] In 2009, when beginning graduate studies for counseling, I learned of the differentiation between the colloquial use of the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20246 min read
Rational vs. Irrational
[DISCLAIMER] Pages two and three of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion address flexibility versus (vs.) passion and rational vs....
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20244 min read
Irrational Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I assist people with identifying unhelpful, unhealthy,...
Deric Hollings
May 18, 20233 min read
Cultural Appropriation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which uses the ABC Model, I remain mindful of the fact that a...
Deric Hollings
May 13, 202311 min read
Game Recognize Game
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use On game It was in my youth that I first heard the phrase “ game recognize game ,” alluding to the...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202310 min read
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
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