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Switching Targets
[DISCLAIMER] After having received firearms training from the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy, I once achieved a proficient...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20244 min read
Wacky Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] I enjoyed visiting arcades when I was a child. Although I wasn’t particularly skillful when playing electronic games (e.g.,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 23, 20244 min read
Accepting the Tendency to Self-Disturb
[DISCLAIMER] Although they may exist without my knowledge, I’m unaware of humans who don’t ever urinate or defecate. Even if there are...
Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20245 min read
Meta-Emotional Problems
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), clients occasionally present with meta-emotional problems. Page 64...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20244 min read
Seeing is Believing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The proverb “seeing is believing” relates to the notion that one needs to visually observe something...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20247 min read
Building Sandcastles
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In elementary school, I looked through the pages of an encyclopedia collection and came upon an image...
Deric Hollings
Feb 8, 20244 min read
Massaging to Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] I’m not a massage therapist, I’m a psychotherapist. Therefore, I use an ignorance-informed perspective when discussing...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20243 min read
The Client's New Clothes
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, I enjoyed Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Summarizing the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20244 min read
Acceptance is Losing?
[DISCLAIMER] A close friend of mine, “Blanca,” recently sent me an Instagram reel in which an individual stated the following: The person...
Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 20248 min read
Self-Disturbed Dream
[DISCLAIMER] I once worked with an adherent of psychoanalytic theory who professed the ability to interpret people’s dreams. Perhaps I’m...
Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 20246 min read
Think for Yourself
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The term “dimwit” may be defined as a stupid person. The adjective “dim” infers that one isn’t bright...
Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20244 min read
Selflessly Disturbed
[DISCLAIMER] On occasion, I encounter people who disregard Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) due to the erroneous perception of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 23, 20247 min read
Cheating Yourself
[DISCLAIMER] To cheat implies acting dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. In my practice of Rational Emotive Behavior...
Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20244 min read
Understanding, Belief, and Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Context Recently, I was asked how many clients with whom I’ve worked have actually practiced Rational Emotive Behavior...
Deric Hollings
Jan 16, 202410 min read
Anxiety About Freezing Weather
[DISCLAIMER] Winter storms I was born and predominately raised in Amarillo, Texas (featured above) where snowstorms and even blizzards...
Deric Hollings
Jan 15, 20248 min read
REBT Elevator Pitch
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use An elevator pitch is a brief description of a concept in a way such that the listener grasps the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20245 min read
The Tools We Use
[DISCLAIMER] In 2004, I relocated from my final duty station in San Diego, California back to my place of birth in Amarillo, Texas. On...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20245 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
Psychoeducation
[DISCLAIMER] The first page of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion addresses the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20243 min read
The REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion
[DISCLAIMER] When undergoing official training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 2021, I purchased a book entitled The REBT...
Deric Hollings
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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