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Negative, but Healthy Disappointment: Seasons Change, and Friends Do Too

[DISCLAIMER] When dabbling in amateur photography while residing in Bomb City during 2009, I met person X. She was an alternative model, associated with the scene subculture, and someone I once considered a relatively close friend (one attached to another by affection or esteem). To provide an adequate example of our tight bond, when person X told me that she received a death threat of imminent potential, not wanting to involve the police – as was the case with many of my

Ask Albert Ellis

Deric Hollings

2 hours ago13 min read

Retroactive Revocation of Consent: Regret Isn’t Tantamount to Sexual Assault and Rape

[DISCLAIMER] Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None) – Sexual Assault and Rape When I was in high school, rapper Snoop Dogg released his debut album Doggystyle (1993), which turned out to be a subjectively phenomenal joint serving as a soundtrack to the later portion of my sophomore year. It was a quintessential West Coast hip hop and g-funk classic! Noteworthy, the anthology contained the track “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)” which featured the late

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

5 days ago20 min read

When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back

[ DISCLAIMER ] My Former Family When residing in a children’s home, I met a family at a Churches of Christ congregation that sponsored the nonprofit organization overseeing my residential placement. Between my freshman and sophomore year, I was invited to live with the family under legal guardianship . The eldest daughter of that family had four boys to whom I was close. At one point or another, I’d changed diapers, fed, played and took naps with, and tended to other r

Deric Hollings

Mar 2913 min read

I Should'a, but I Gotta

[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Mar 157 min read