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If I Did It for You, It Came From the Heart
[ 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

Deric Hollings
2 days ago9 min read


Jaded Shapeshifting: I'll Be Anything That You Like
[ 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

Deric Hollings
Jan 2012 min read


A Clean Break: Somebody That I Used to Know
[ 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

Deric Hollings
Jan 1610 min read


That Means We Are Not Lastin'
[ 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

Deric Hollings
Jan 1211 min read


Playing Games
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1998, while on leave from Okinawa, Japan when serving in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), I sat watching gameplay concerning boys of the family who accepted me into their household from the children’s home in which I previously lived. At the time, I was self-disturbed by irrational beliefs about a former intimate partner who broke up with me as I underwent USMC Recruit Training in 1996. Per my distorted view, she was playing games with my affect

Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20256 min read


Walking on Broken Glass
[ DISCLAIMER ] For whatever reason, “ Walking on Broken Glass ” by Annie Lennox , from her 1992 debut studio album Diva , popped into...

Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20257 min read


A Letting Go Kind of Love
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall the opening scene of the action thriller film Cliffhanger (1993) in which Sylvester Stallone ’s character...

Deric Hollings
Jan 16, 20259 min read


Accepting Exceptions
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use One core tenet of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is unconditional acceptance. This...

Deric Hollings
Mar 6, 20246 min read


Can't Go for That
[DISCLAIMER] ReksHit up My mom was a fan of Hall & Oates, so I heard the pop rock duo played throughout my home as a child. Personally, I...

Deric Hollings
Oct 18, 20238 min read
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