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Objective Reasoning: Truth About the Reality of Suicide

[DISCLAIMER] Personal Ownership I recently listened to an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast in which he discussed Theo Von’s purported issues with mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), as I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Before elaborating, it’s worth noting that when practicing REBT I use personal responsibility and accountability (collectively “ownership”). For better understanding, re

Deric Hollings

7 days ago22 min read

I'm Finding It Hard to Believe We're in Heaven or Hell: Agnostic

[DISCLAIMER] In 2002, I was romantically involved with a woman who shared my appreciation for electronic dance music (EDM). During that year, Louie DeVito released his album Dance Factory which contained the DJ Sammy track “Heaven”, featuring Yanou and the vocals of Do. From his album Heaven (2002), DJ Sammy’s song “Heaven” served as a cover to Bryan Adams’ song “Heaven” from the romantic drama film A Night in Heaven (1983), later released on Adams’ album Reckless (1984).

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 168 min read

Courage: Tell It Like It Is - Or Risk the Character Flaw of Cowardice

[DISCLAIMER] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy, this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. Reportedly one of the four Stoic virtues, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines courage as “the ability to meet a difficult challenge despite the physical, psychological, or moral r

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

May 1615 min read

The Cartesian Crisis: What Do I Control? What Do I Influence?

[ DISCLAIMER ] Reality , as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), is “in philosophy, that which genuinely exists , usually in contrast to that which only seems to exist .” There are many Western, Eastern, and other philosophical perspectives which address this concept. This brings me to the notion of truth (the body of real things, events, and facts : a judgment , proposition , or idea that is true or accepted as true —being in accordance with the

Tools

Deric Hollings

Apr 1215 min read

Objective Reality

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , Designed by Freepik, fair use Use of an artificial intelligence (AI) image for this blogpost is done with intentional irony (incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result of), as AI content often impairs one’s ability to interface with the subject of this post. Specifically, this entry regards reality which the American Psychological Association (APA) defines as “in philosophy, that which

Deric Hollings

Apr 49 min read

Those Who Pioneered the Path Aren't My Masters

[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout my life, I’ve enjoyed visiting Palo Duro Canyon (PDC). Regarding this Texas state park, one source states: People have inhabited [PDC] for about 12,000 years. The Clovis and Folsom peoples first lived in the canyon and hunted large herds of mammoth and giant bison. Other cultures, such as the Apache, Comanche and Kiowa, used the canyon’s plentiful resources more recently. […] The state bought the land for the park from Fred S. Emory in 1933

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Apr 14 min read

Just the Facts

[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending military police (MP) school in 1997, a number of the instructors advised future MPs to consider “just the facts , like Joe Friday from Dragnet ” when conducting investigations. For context, one source states: The popularity and influence of Dragnet is attested to by the number of Dragnet -related items that have become firmly embedded in our pop culture idiom: the distinctive “dum-de-dum-dum” opening four notes of its theme music; the cha

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Mar 116 min read

No Lies Detected

[ DISCLAIMER ] On his album Hip Hop Is Dead (2006), lyricist Nas released the song “ Hip Hop Is Dead ” that also featured rapper, singer, and producer will.i.am . Noteworthy, the track contained samples of “ Apache ” by the Incredible Bongo Band and “ In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ” by Iron Butterfly . Nas’s controversial declaration was perceived by many within the hip hop subculture as a eulogy for the form of art, due to commercialization and an emergence of more rappers than

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Jan 2311 min read

Empirical Dispute

[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a psychotherapeutic modality that, in part, uses a scientific approach to mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “ mental health ”). Regarding the scientific method used in this way, one source thusly describes it: It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed , given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation. It involv

Tools

Deric Hollings

Dec 4, 202513 min read