The Dark Side of Scam Victimization & Trauma – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-01T15:19:27-04:00September 1st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • NEUROLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victimization, Trauma| Read More 0
Abandonment Rejection and Disappointment – Past Present and Future – That Shape Our Lives – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-31T16:55:19-04:00August 31st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Abandonment, Disappointment, Rejection, Trauma| Read More 0
How Scam Victims Struggle with Their Traumatic Memories // Cómo las Víctimas de Estafas Lidian con Sus Recuerdos Traumáticos – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-30T23:48:47-04:00August 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Spanish/Español, Traumatic Memories| Read More 1
Humming to Control Your Emotions – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T19:48:25-04:00August 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • NEUROLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Grounding, Mindfulness| Read More 0
SCARS Institute: You Cannot Heal Unless You Understand // Instituto SCARS: No Puedes Sanar a Menos que Entiendas – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T19:49:29-04:00August 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
How Long Does it Take to Recover – The Complexities of Breaking Relationship Bonds, Even Fake Ones – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-25T21:54:45-04:00August 25th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Relationship Bonds, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
The Prisoner’s Dilemma – Something Every Scam Survivor Needs to Understand – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-22T11:32:10-04:00August 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Why Trauma Denial After a Scam Hurts You and How to Face It Safely – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-21T06:36:40-04:00August 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Hurt, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma Denial| Read More 1
The Psychological Concept of Multiplicity and How Trauma Affects It – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-19T13:29:36-04:00August 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Multiplicity, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
Scam Victim Trauma Denial and Why it is So Difficult to Overcome – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-14T05:51:41-04:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Trauma Denial| Read More 1
Understanding Grief through Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Camus – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-14T12:35:37-04:00August 9th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Camus, Greif, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Recovery Philosophy| Read More 0
Yearning or Longing for Something More – An Open Door for Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-05T23:07:27-04:00August 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Vulnerability, Yearning & Longing| Read More 0
Japanese Ma – An Essential Part of Your Recovery is Allowing Silence – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-02T22:02:57-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Japanese Ma, Pause, Silence, Space| Read More 0
WARNING – Scam Victims Exploited By The News Media – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-28T23:36:41-04:00July 28th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2024, 2025, Debby Montgomery Johnson, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Exploitation, Interviews, News Media, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Encounter with a Vampire – With a Relationship Scam – the Temptation of the Malevolent – 2025 [VIDEO] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-27T09:45:01-04:00July 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
How Classical Music Helps Heal the Traumatized Brain After a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-26T04:40:25-04:00July 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Classical Music| Read More 0
The Native American Navajo Concept of Hozho – A Path to Inner Balance – 2025 [PDF] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-24T10:40:53-04:00July 24th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Balance, Hozho, Native American, Navajo| Read More 0
Origami and Refolding Your Life for Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-21T10:06:21-04:00July 21st, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Origami, Recovery, Refolding Life| Read More 0
Why do Scam Victims Have to Learn So Damn Much About Scams, Scammers, and Psychology? – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-20T11:29:27-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Learn, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Compulsion of Risk – an Essay by Tim McGuinness Ph.D. – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-20T10:18:44-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Editorial, Essay, Risk| Read More 0
The Paradox of Pain – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-20T00:07:23-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Pain, Psychology| Read More 1
Waiting to See if Someone is Real – Take a Pause First – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-18T19:15:16-04:00July 18th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, • ONLINE SAFETY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Nomads, Pause, Real| Read More 2
The Myth of Purpose – Purpose Is Not Found It’s Built – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-18T15:53:15-04:00July 18th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Purpose| Read More 0
Japanese Tradition of Naikan – Looking Inward – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-16T18:46:03-04:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Naikan| Read More 0
Motte and Bailey – A Cognitive Pattern & Defense Mechanism that Inhibits Honest Acceptance – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-15T20:58:55-04:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motte and Bailey| Read More 1
Living in the Invisible Safety Bubble – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-15T05:34:07-04:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Living in Reality, Safety Bubble| Read More 3
The Fallacy of Fallacies & Living in the Real World – Error in Reasoning that Makes an Opinion Seem Valid – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-14T23:25:13-04:00July 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fallacy, Real World| Read More 1
Arts and Crafts Can Significantly Aid in Recovery for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-14T06:21:10-04:00July 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, DOCUMENT / PDF, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Arts and Crafts| Read More 2
Japanese Legend of Tears – When There Are No Words – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-13T09:05:01-04:00July 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Crying, Emotional Release, Tears| Read More 1
Revisiting Your Shadow – Integrating a Bit of the Monster Helps You Fight Them Off – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-13T07:10:45-04:00July 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Carl Jung, Darker Self, Jordan B. Peterson, Psychology, Shadow| Read More 0
Institutional Betrayal – How Scam Victims are Traumatized Again by the Institutions They Depend On – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-13T10:19:51-04:00July 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE| Read More 0
The SCARS Institute Scam Victim Recovery Timeline – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-14T23:28:34-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 1
Positivity Can Be a Form of Gaslighting – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-09T17:02:43-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: False Encouragement, Positive Gaslighting, Toxic Positivity| Read More 0
Nostalgia Helps Scam Victims Reconnect With Their Lives – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-08T23:14:23-04:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Nostalgia| Read More 0
Betrayal Blindness – A Reason Scam Victims Do Not See The Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-08T08:31:59-04:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal Blindness, Betrayal Trauma| Read More 0
Conformity and Peer Pressure in Scam Recovery Groups – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-06T09:42:06-04:00July 6th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Conformity, Peer Pressure, Scam Recovery Groups| Read More 0
Scam Victims Are Using ChatGPT/AI Chatbots for Psychological Support & Diagnosis with Disastrous Results – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-05T21:56:59-04:00July 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: AI Chatbots, ChatGPT, Psychological Support, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Assertiveness for Scam Victims – Regaining Your Voice, Setting Boundaries, and Stopping Manipulation – A SCARS Institute Book – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-03T23:04:05-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Assertiveness, Betrayal Trauma| Read More 0
Superiority – Why Certain People Do Not Want You to Recover After Trauma – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-03T19:14:47-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery, Superiority| Read More 0
Intuition – How It Breaks in Scam Victims and How to Restore It – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-02T06:25:36-04:00July 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Cognitive Biases, Inner Compass, Intuition| Read More 0