[ DISCLAIMER ]   I recently attended a session with client X, who apparently contemplated that I’d validate  this individual’s beliefs regarding a matter of disagreement with another individual, as I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) at the time.   Before going further, it may be useful to define terms. When referring to thoughts or beliefs which are “ rational ,” I’m referencing those cognitive elements which remain in acco

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 1996, I boarded a plane when heading for United States (U.S.) Marine Corps Recruit Training  at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego , California. Back then, friends, family members, and others could escort airline passengers to the gates from which planes departed.   As I’m featured wearing a red shirt in the photo above, the typical thoughts about dying in the event of a plane crash swirled through my mind when I prepared to board the plane. Obviously, a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “Things are done differently down here”   When assigned to Marine Security Guard  (MSG) detachment (det) Lima, Peru (2000-2001), I was ignorant  about my role in support of the Central Intelligence Agency  (CIA) and other United States (U.S.) federal law enforcement  entities (“ spooks ”) in the country. Eventually, I learned.   During one MSG det function (social gathering hosted by Marines for U.S. embassy personnel) I was approached by a female (“person X”

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The word “untenable” refers to that which is not able to be defended. The term “position” regards the laying down of a proposition (something offered for consideration or acceptance: proposal) or thesis (a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof: hypothesis).   When these terms are combined, an “untenable position” regards a proposal that cannot be maintained or defended, especially in a debate, argument, or assertion. Specifically, I consider

[ 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

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Prior to attending my final session of the day on September 10, 2025, I watched a YouTube livestream in which breaking...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   It would be horrible if he had flashback phenomenon of hallucinogens   Although I vaguely...