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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
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
Disturbing Over Gremlins
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, I thoroughly enjoyed the film Gremlins (1984). In particular, I was amused by the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 16, 20247 min read
Insufferable vs. Undesirable
[DISCLAIMER] Having attended Valleyview Junior High School in my youth, I witnessed a homecoming football custom for which students...
Deric Hollings
Feb 14, 20246 min read
Focus on the Target Problem
[DISCLAIMER] Unlike some people within the field of mental, emotional, and behavioral health or wellness, I’ve chosen not to ditch the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20245 min read
(I Know I Got) Skillz
[DISCLAIMER] In 1993, I had a set of aftermarket 5”x7” Pioneer speakers with a Pioneer head unit that played cassette tapes in my Ford...
Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Dumpin' from ya Drawls
[DISCLAIMER] In high school, I had a friend who I’ll refer to herein as “1/2 Ton.” I nicknamed him this, because he later allegedly had a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20244 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
An Intuitive Accountant
[DISCLAIMER] It isn’t uncommon for people to approach psychotherapy with me in regards to what they present as an identified issue. For...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20243 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
What a Treet!
[DISCLAIMER] Although I was familiar with the genre of music broadly called “techno” when in high school, I didn’t fully appreciate what...
Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20244 min read
Subjectivity of Consequences
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how irrational beliefs lead to unpleasant...
Deric Hollings
Jan 25, 20244 min read
Meta Consequential
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how when an Activating event happens and we...
Deric Hollings
Jan 25, 20244 min read
And Here We Go
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, DC Studios, Warner Bros., fair use **The Dark Knight spoiler contained herein My favorite DC Comics-inspired...
Deric Hollings
Jan 13, 20247 min read
It's In the Past
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, The Walt Disney Company, fair use One of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) films I most treasure is The Lion...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20244 min read
Desire Much, but Need Very Little
[ DISCLAIMER ] Page 21 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites practitioners of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20243 min read
Self-Inflicted Insult to Injury
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine using your smartphone to engage in a flame war—a lengthy exchange of angry or abusive messages between users of an...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20244 min read
Sensitivity
[DISCLAIMER] Yesterday, I went to the grocery store and discovered that my preferred entry point was blocked off by employees....
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Right Here, Right Now
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, electronic dance music (EDM) artist Fatboy Slim released a song called...
Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20234 min read
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