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Rage, Rage Disorder, and Road Rage: Negative, but Unhealthy Anger and Aggression
[DISCLAIMER] A Real-Life Scenario “Whoa, it’s your stop sign,” I said aloud when having taken my turn to proceed through an all-way stop intersection after having completed my weekly grocery store run this morning. A vehicle to which I signaled with my hand slowed down, rather than stopping, at a stop sign. Fortunately, the driver of the vehicle then stopped midway through the intersection, allowing me to proceed with my right-of-way direction of travel. As I stopped at

Deric Hollings
Aug 2221 min read


The Speed of Thoughts and Beliefs: Flipping the Bird
[DISCLAIMER] I invite you to contemplate Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) through use of a psychoeducational lesson spawned by two lyricists that aren’t to be confused with rappers. For context, a rapper merely performs the function of rapping (rhythmic wordplay to a beat). Some rappers are arguably better than others. A lyricist raps while concentrating on the art of storytelling, devotes attention to written lyrics, experiments with wordplay, emphasizes poetic d

Deric Hollings
May 1513 min read


Stay In Yo' Lane
[ 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
Feb 2310 min read


Making Decisions With Jumbled Judgment
[ DISCLAIMER ] The most advanced firearms training I’ve ever had occurred when I was subcontracted to the Department of Energy while working in the field of nuclear security. Regrettably, photos of that training environment weren’t allowed. Thus, I have no evidence to offer in the form of a photo. Similarly, the second best firearms training I received was when I was under contract with the Department of Defense while affiliated with the Department of State in the field o

Deric Hollings
Nov 28, 202512 min read


The More You Know
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of NBCUniversal, fair use A number of friends and I used to send text messages to one another...

Deric Hollings
Oct 5, 20258 min read


Distress vs. Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Per one source , Florida is ranked the number one state with the worst drivers in the nation, and Texas follows close...

Deric Hollings
Mar 12, 20258 min read


Normalization
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use People sometimes ask why I frequently use road rage examples when describing the ABC model of...

Deric Hollings
Mar 25, 202412 min read


Road Rage
[DISCLAIMER] Road rage Road rage is defined as “a motorist’s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist’s irritating...

Deric Hollings
Mar 9, 20237 min read
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