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Expletives: I Just Do Shit Differently Than Motherfuckers Do
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I often use irreverent communication (a style of interaction that deliberately disregards normativity standards or expected politeness, incorporating humor, sarcasm, frankness, and atypical observations). This includes expletives (exclamatory words or phrases, especially those which are obscene or profane), also referred to as cusswords, profanity, swear words, and obscenities. For example, the term “m
Deric Hollings
7 days ago6 min read
Conclusions in Search of Rationale
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider thinking which is rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ). This is an especially worthwhile consideration when practicing one of the main tools of REBT. For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumpt
Deric Hollings
Feb 196 min read
Excuses: They All Stink
[ DISCLAIMER ] I don’t know to whom credit is due for originally stating, “Excuses are like assholes. Everyone has one, and they all stink.” Nevertheless, I appreciate the expression. This is the case, even if not “all” assholish excuses are invalid (e.g., missing an important date, because you died). In common parlance, an excuse is defined as an attempt to make apology for, to try to remove blame from, to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import, or to gra
Deric Hollings
Jan 110 min read
Explanation and Justification
[ DISCLAIMER ] To provide a psychoeducational lesson 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). First, it may be worthwhile to distinguish between thoughts and beliefs. A “thought” is an individual act or product of thinking . A “belief” is a state or habit of mind in which trust or
Deric Hollings
Dec 13, 202512 min read
Justification
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, fair use There’s a scene in the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20257 min read
They Best to be Ready to Move
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), property of CBS, fair use I recently watched an episode of 60 Minutes in which it was alleged...
Deric Hollings
Jan 14, 202511 min read
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