The Feeling of Defectiveness in Scam Victims – A Barrier to Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-10T02:34:58-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, U.S. Federal Trade Commission|Tags: Defectiveness, Psychological Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Shame, Unworthy, Worthiness| Read More 1
Knowledge Paralysis – Learning the Name of a Disorder or Condition Can Cause Scam Victim Recovery to Stop – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-05T21:30:05-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Analysis Paralysis, Knowledge Paralysis, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Mind Bugs and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T12:43:47-05:00November 30th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Beliefs, Cognitive Biases, Logical Fallacies, Mind Bugs, Psychological Schemas, Psychology, Scam Victims, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerable| Read More 3
Hell Yes! Cursing Like a Pirate Can Help Scam Victims Recovery from the Trauma of Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-27T11:05:12-05:00November 27th, 2024|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cursing Like a Pirate, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Thanksgiving and its Meaning for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-28T08:33:15-05:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Gratitude, Holidays, Scam Victims, Thanksgiving| Read More 1
Never Forget the Past – But Lose the Emotional Attachment to It! Avoid Toxic Positivity – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-22T18:14:33-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Past, Recovery, Scam Victims, Toxic Positivity, Trauma| Read More 0
Scam Victims and the In-between Place of Liminality While Struggling for Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-19T03:38:12-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Limen, Liminality, Philosophy of Recovery, Purgatory, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Twilight Zone| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 2 – Stop That! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:32:08-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 1 – Why Would Scam Victims Do That? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:33:42-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Limit Situations and their Effect on Scam Victims-Survivors – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-14T05:18:05-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Limit Situations, Philosophy of Recovery, Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Quick Guide to Scam Victims’ Grief – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-08T16:08:56-05:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Grief, Psychology, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Secondary-Gaslighting and the Effect it has on Scam Victims’ Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T20:06:31-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Family and Friends, Gaslighting, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Support, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scammer Control Mechanisms – Dominance and Manipulation of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T11:23:51-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Control Mechanisms, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 3
The ‘4 SEEN’ Questions to Reduce Emotional Triggers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-22T19:46:43-04:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Support, Emotional Triggers, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Support| Read More 1
Conscientiousness for Scam Victim Recovery Helps Guarantee Success – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-14T04:11:29-04:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Conscientious, Conscientiousness, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Disinformation, Spam, and Scams are Making People More Susceptible to Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T19:07:52-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Overwhelm, Disinformation, Scams, Spam, Susceptible to Scams| Read More 0
Arthur Schopenhauer ‘The Pain of Life’ – Understanding a Philosophical View of Suffering – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-07T05:01:55-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victims, Suffering| Read More 1
Scam Victims Pain and Suffering – Sailing the 8 Worldly Winds – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-06T02:01:16-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Buddhism, Pain, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Suffering| Read More 0
Fantasizing and the Dopamine Trap – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-01T20:46:44-04:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Dopamine, Fantasizing, Neurology, Neurotranmitters, Revenge Fantasies, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The SCARS Insitute Tyrosine Diet: Nutrition and Stress Management for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-01T17:13:04-04:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: B Vitamins, Diet, Neurotransmitter, Nurtition, Scam Victim Health, Stress Management, Trauma, Tyrosine| Read More 0
Why Bad Feelings Feel So Overwhelming for Scam Victims: A Look at the Brain’s Role – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-01T12:37:13-04:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotions, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Impulsivity and the Fallacy Of Waiting a Few Seconds to Avoid Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-29T09:56:04-04:00September 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Impulsiveness, Impulsivity, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 1
Heartbreak – What Is It? How Does It Affect Romance Scam Victims? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-28T17:12:02-04:00September 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Broken Heart, Grief, Heartbreak, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 1
Helping Scam Victims Get Unstuck: Small Steps to Start Recovery and Move Forward – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-28T02:32:01-04:00September 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Move Forward, Recovery, Scam Victims, Small Steps, Unstuck| Read More 2
Trauma Responses or Just Personality Traits in Scam Victims? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-24T14:57:31-04:00September 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Personality Traits, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trauma Responses, Vulnerabilities| Read More 1
Understanding Boundaries & Accountability to Improve Scam Victims’ Recovery When They Communicate – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-24T11:12:40-04:00September 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Communicate, Communication, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Coherence and its Effects on Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-17T02:02:05-04:00September 17th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Scam Victims’ Do It Yourself Recovery: Dangers of Equivocation, Minimization, and Reductive Language – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-16T15:56:36-04:00September 16th, 2024|Categories: • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Do It Yourself Recovery, Equivocation, Minimization, Reductive Language, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Co-Dependency: Another Perspective of Scam Victimization and Control – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-15T00:09:04-04:00September 15th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Co-Dependency, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Empathy or Sensitivity: a Primary Vulnerability in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-14T23:47:01-04:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empath, Empathy, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Sensitive Person, Vulnerability| Read More 2
Motivated Reasoning – A Cognitive Bias That Deeply Affects Scam Victims Especially During Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-14T12:51:26-04:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Biases, Motivated Reasoning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
A Philosophical Comparison Between Gambling and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-12T12:56:13-04:00September 12th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Gamblers, Gambling, Philosophical, Philosophy, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-10T21:27:54-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Emotional Support Animal, ESA, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Constant Complaining in Scam Victims Stops Recovery and Distorts Their Real Thinking – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T11:32:58-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Complaining, Coping Mechanisms, Defense Mechanisms, Negative Behavior, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Awakening a Fearless Heart in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T10:52:50-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Fearless Heart, Release Worry, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Four Basic Regrets and How They Apply to Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T06:45:40-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Regrets, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Morality, Ethics, and the Victimhood Mentality – A Philosophical Review – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T18:34:07-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: 'Ethics, Desperation, Morality, Scam Victim, Victimhood| Read More 0
Psychological Resistance to Recovery in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T04:06:37-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychological Resistance, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Philosophy of Scam Victim Recovery: Understanding Why Recovery is Important – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-07T13:40:50-04:00September 7th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Understanding the Right Priorities – Another View of New Scam Victims’ Challenges – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-07T12:11:58-04:00September 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Impairment, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Priorities, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma| Read More 1