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From This Side of the Screen
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after graduating with a master’s degree in counseling in 2011, I gained employment in a behavioral health...
Deric Hollings
May 8, 20254 min read
Rejected and Dejected
[ DISCLAIMER ] I often hear people discuss a misperceived Action-Consequence (A-C) connection , rather than a Belief-Consequence (B-C)...
Deric Hollings
Apr 15, 20259 min read
To the Future
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo from Eternia’s MySpace page circa 2009 (edited), fair use By the time I was active on MySpace in 2009, I’d already...
Deric Hollings
Mar 28, 202512 min read
To Try Is My Goal
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I wanted to become a rock climber, though I didn’t apply myself regarding this aim....
Deric Hollings
Feb 28, 20256 min read
New Day
[ DISCLAIMER ] Yesterday (1/20/2025), I awoke and Joe Biden was President of the United States (U.S.). Today, I awoke and Donald Trump...
Deric Hollings
Jan 21, 20256 min read
Nobody Owes You
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan between 1997 and 1999, military police (MP) personnel were...
Deric Hollings
Jan 17, 20258 min read
Who Is the One to Blame?
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , an original meme “based on a frame/image from the classic 1960s Spider-Man cartoon episode...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20258 min read
All We Do Is Drill
[DISCLAIMER] Over the past couple years I’ve heard a lot of rationalizing discussion about violence conducted my members of urban...
Deric Hollings
Mar 18, 20249 min read
Diagnoses Feel Empowering
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout the years, when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I’ve encountered people who’ve expressed the...
Deric Hollings
Mar 15, 20247 min read
Emotional Responsibility
[DISCLAIMER] One of the major concepts that led me to choose Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) over other psychotherapeutic...
Deric Hollings
Mar 6, 20243 min read
Coaching From the Sidelines
[DISCLAIMER] What I learned from playing football In 1991, I simultaneously began life coaching while starting to play football for...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20245 min read
Rational Expression
[DISCLAIMER] A client recently told me that when I began working with him years ago, he didn’t fully comprehend the Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Touching Grass in Round Top
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, my friend, “Jammies,” invited me to the largest antiques show in the United States, which took place in Round Top,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 20234 min read
Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] Level of functioning and quality of life Regarding my role as a psychotherapist and as it relates to the practice of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 12, 20237 min read
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