Deric Hollings
Touching Grass From the Past
[DISCLAIMER] In 1999, when initially assigned to a security detachment (det) at the United States (U.S.) Consulate General in Rio de...
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Deric Hollings
- May 24
- 4 min
Stop MUSTerbating
[DISCLAIMER] Not speaking from personal experience, masturbation—the sexual stimulation of one’s own genitals for sexual arousal or other...
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Deric Hollings
- May 22
- 17 min
Better Off Alone
[DISCLAIMER] Do you think you’re better off alone? In 2000, while stationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil as a Marine Security Guard, I...
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Deric Hollings
- May 15
- 8 min
Cognitive Reframing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Gary Larson, fair use Do you ever have days in which you experience some undesirable event and...
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Deric Hollings
- May 13
- 11 min
Cultural Appropriation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which uses the ABC Model, I remain mindful of the fact that a...
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Deric Hollings
- May 12
- 7 min
Stop Shoulding Everywhere
[DISCLAIMER] We gotta’ go now For my first year of being stationed in Okinawa, Japan, I had a Marine roommate, who I’ll call “Tyler,”...
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Deric Hollings
- May 12
- 8 min
Use of Humor
[DISCLAIMER] Axl The above-featured photo was taken when I lived in a children’s home during my either grade year. The boy displayed with...
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Deric Hollings
- May 7
- 8 min
Feeling Better vs. Getting Better
[DISCLAIMER] Here to help you get better, not feel better One distinguished principle of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), an...
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Deric Hollings
- May 6
- 8 min
Another Chance
[DISCLAIMER] The song It was in the summer of 2001 when I first heard Roger Sanchez’s song “Another Chance,” featuring the vocals of...
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Deric Hollings
- May 3
- 18 min
Want vs. Need
[DISCLAIMER] **Unique disclaimer: If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which may...
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Deric Hollings
- May 1
- 8 min
EDM and REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Born in the mid-‘70s, I was exposed to many genres of music during my youth. While each category has shaped my perspective...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 28
- 6 min
Precision
[DISCLAIMER] The critical A When I initially studied Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) between 2009 and 2011, while in graduate...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 27
- 9 min
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 26
- 8 min
Managing Expectations
[DISCLAIMER] That’s the point There are few hip hop duos who, if they never released another album, I could be satisfied with for the...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 21
- 8 min
It's Friday!
[DISCLAIMER] STFU! A couple years ago, I came across a YouTube video entitled “Shut the Fuck Up Friday!” by the Pot Brothers at Law....
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 8
- 12 min
2-Nice
[DISCLAIMER] (My high school friend, “1/2 Ton,” with me in the late ‘90s, as “2 Nice” was stenciled on my jacket) Shame attacking When...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 7
- 10 min
Where Was Heaven?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Where was heaven? Towards the end of my tour of duty while assigned to Okinawa, Japan in 1999, rap...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 6
- 6 min
Yippee!
[DISCLAIMER] For a period of time, I participated in training for competition at shooting matches. I put many rounds downrange in an...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Kermy-Kerm
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When I was young, I enjoyed watching The Muppet Show, as my favorite Muppet was Kermit the Frog. Now...
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