The Difference Between Panic Attacks and Anxiety Attacks for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-28T14:57:21-04:00May 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Panic Attacks, Scam Victim Recpvery, Scam Victims, Stress Response, Trauma| Read More 0
Introverts Differ from Extroverts in Recovery Programs – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-27T01:55:42-04:00May 27th, 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: Extroverts, Introverts, Personality Types, Recovery Programs, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Jamais Vu and the Collapse of Reality: When You Realize It Was All a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-24T16:28:46-04:00May 24th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Jamais Vu, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Zebra Theory and Online Predation – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-23T21:23:06-04:00May 23rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Online Abuse, Online Predation, Online Predators, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers, Standing Out, Tall Poppy Syndrome, Victimization, Victimology, Zebra Theory| Read More 0
Post-Traumatic Growth – Transforming Pain – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-22T17:44:02-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Trauma, Post-Traumatic Growth, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Transforming Pain| Read More 0
Make a Plan, Any Plan, Even a Bad Plan Is Better Than No Plan – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-22T05:00:19-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Jordan B. Peterson, Planning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Plan, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Reckless Behavior and Thrill-Seeking Tendencies – Personality Types and Susceptibility to Scams – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-21T16:43:24-04:00May 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Personality Types, Reckless Behavior, Risk-Taking, Scam Victimization, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility, Thrill-Seeking Tendencies| Read More 1
Scam Victim Interlude – A Calm Pause in the Scam Victim’s Journey – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-18T09:53:58-04:00May 18th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Interlude, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Interlude, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Mental Unwellness is Born Out of an Accumulation of Unfelt Feelings – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-18T07:14:01-04:00May 18th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mental Unwellness, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victims’ Responsibilities – 2021 [Updated 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-14T16:07:14-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Responsibilities, Scam Victim Duty, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Infrasound – Possible New Tool for Scammers to Improve Grooming, Manipulation, and Control of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-13T03:06:21-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Infrasound, Neurological Effects, Physical Effects, Psychological Effects, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 1
Terminal Uniqueness: A Toxic Mindset for Anyone in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-12T16:42:19-04:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Being Special, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Terminal Uniqueness| Read More 2
The Collapse of Basic Trust Following a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-12T05:27:45-04:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Collapse of Basic Trust, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trust| Read More 0
Dopamine Culture and Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-11T00:44:31-04:00May 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Crypto Investment Scams, Dopamine, Dopamine Culture, Hormones, Neurotransmitters, Pig Butchering Scams, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Trust-Based Scams| Read More 0
Aldous Huxley’s Law of Reverse Effort and Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-10T06:08:32-04:00May 10th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Aldous Huxley, Law of Reverse Effort, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Darkest Before the Dawn – What This Means to Psychological Trauma Sufferers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-10T03:03:57-04:00May 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychological Traula, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trauma Sufferers| Read More 2
High-Functioning Anxiety in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-08T16:56:34-04:00May 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, High-Functioning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Vulnerability to Scams Caused by Past Relationships is Like a River Running through Your Life Cutting Channels – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-06T11:09:37-04:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Past Relationships, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Scams, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability| Read More 1
Hate for Scammers and Criminals Feels So Good But is So Bad for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-06T03:42:58-04:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anger, Criminals, Fraudsters, Hate, Rage, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 2
Acknowledging The Harm Done – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-05T06:50:39-04:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fundamental Knowledge, Harm Done, Illegal Actions, Scam Injuries, Scam Victim Actions, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 1
Nirvana and the Path to Letting Go of Suffering – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T00:19:06-04:00May 4th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Buddha, Letting Go, Nirvana, Suffering, Wisdom| Read More 1
Metanoia – The Transformation for Traumatized Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T19:11:38-04:00May 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Metanoia, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Transformation, Trauma, Victim Psychology| Read More 1
What Does Luck Mean to a Scam Victim – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T22:31:43-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Luck, Meaning, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Support, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Scam Victims In The RAIN – A Mindfulness Approach For Recovery – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T17:24:11-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mindfulness, RAIN Method, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Scam Victim Fire Ritual – Exorcizing the Ghosts of the Past – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T01:25:30-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fire Ritual, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Faust and the Scam Victims’ Bargain – Mephistopheles as the Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T17:11:28-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Faust, Mephistopheles, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
The Stain that Never Goes Away After a Romance Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T13:48:11-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Holidays, Memories, Movies, Music, Recovery Psychology, Romance Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Stain, Trauma recovery| Read More 4
Love Potion Romance – Amygdala Hijack Manipulation and Magic – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T04:23:27-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Love Bomb, Love Potion, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Following Your Interests – For Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T00:34:21-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Following Your Interests, Jordan B. Peterson, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Are You Crazy? How Would You Know? [Spoiler Alert: …] – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T19:17:24-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Crazy, Denial, Mental Disorder, Mental Dysfunction, Mental Illness, Reality, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 4
Routine Activities Theory – A Gateway to Vulnerability for Everyone – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T13:25:47-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Digital guardianship, Online Safety, Psychology of Scams, Routine Activities Theory, Scam Victims, Vulnerability, Vulnerable| Read More 0
Family and Friends of Scam Victims – False Sense of Awareness About Scams – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T12:48:30-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Awareness, Confirmation Bias, False Sense of Awareness, Family and Friends, Overconfidence, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 1
Residual Fear In Scam Victims – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T21:31:15-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2024, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, Chronic Fear, Persistent Fear, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Fear, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
For Every New Scam Victim Lost in a Fog After the Scam Ends – Surviving this Moment – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T04:48:22-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Lost in a Fog, New Scam Victim, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Recognizing Fears After a Scam // Reconocer los Miedos Después de una Estafa – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T03:17:13-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recognizing Fears, Reconocer los Miedos, Víctimas de estafas| Read More 1
Changing the Past and the Future – Scam Victims And the Bootstrap Paradox – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T16:51:25-04:00April 26th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Bootstrap Paradox, Past and Future, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Time Travel| Read More 3
Scammers Use Image Anchoring to Control Scam Victim’s Thinking – A Manipulative Technique – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-26T00:12:10-04:00April 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anchoring Bias, Cognitive Biases, Control, Image Anchoring, Manipulation, Manipulative Techniques, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scam, Scam Victims, Scammer Techniques| Read More 0
Body Snatchers – The Monster Behind the Stolen Human Faces – An Essay About Trust – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-21T22:14:20-04:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Body Snatchers, Monster/Monsters, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trust| Read More 0
The Despair of Disconnection in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-20T21:40:40-04:00April 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Disconnection, Kierkegaard, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Little Mermaid – A Tale of Self-Deception – A Cautionary Story for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-19T04:21:00-04:00April 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Truth, Fable, Fairy Tale, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, The Little Mermaid| Read More 1