Tuning Out The Noise – Your Brain Filters What You Perceive – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-16T14:14:05-04:00August 16th, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: Brain, Brain Systems, Filter, Neurology, Perception| Read More 0
Scam Victim Resentment Towards Money Mules – Letting It Go! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-12T11:14:08-04:00August 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Money Mules, Recovery Psychology, Resentment, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Self-Blame Is Insidious – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-08T12:31:11-04:00August 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
How Avoidance of Consequences Deepens Anxiety for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-05T07:37:27-04:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, Avoidance, Avoiding, Consequences, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Ignoring Past Trauma and Abandoning Authenticity: Lessons from Gabor Maté – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-01T09:48:10-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Authenticity, Gabor Maté, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 4 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:44:21-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 3 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:28:26-04:00July 31st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victims And The Law Of Parsimony – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-31T05:54:50-04:00July 31st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: False Information, Law of Parsimony, Occam's Razor, Scam Victim Beliefs, Urban Legends| Read More 1
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 2 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:07:07-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 1 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:07:47-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Reenabling Scam Victim Curiosity After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T03:33:20-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Impairment, Curiosity, Learning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Curious Case Of Artificial Blue Light And Its Effects On Scam Victims During The Scam And Afterward – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T02:56:35-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Artificial Blue Light, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Sleep Disruption, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Summer Heat And Struggling Trauma Sufferers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-27T03:22:20-04:00July 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Heat, Psychological Trauma, Scam Victims, Summer, Trauma Sufferers| Read More 0
High Justice Sensitivity And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T22:44:59-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: High Justice Sensitivity, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Avoidance, Savior Syndrome, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victim’s Shadow Side And What It Means For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T12:45:20-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Shadow Self, Shadow Side, Trauma, Vulnerabilities| Read More 0
Cognitive Ease – Another Way All Of Us Are Manipulated – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-24T02:03:47-04:00July 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Ease, Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Strain, Mental States, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology of Scams| Read More 0
Staring – A Stoic Tool To Aid Scam Victim Trauma And Emotional Regulation – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-23T04:20:59-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Regulation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Staring, Stoic, Stoicism, Trauma| Read More 0
What Is Justice For A Scam Victim? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-18T21:03:51-04:00July 18th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Justice, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Feeling Overwhelmed and Overloaded in the Initial Months After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T09:10:04-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Bandwidth, Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Overwhelming, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
An Insight Into Coping with Emotional Trauma After Becoming A Scam Victim – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T07:45:26-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidancce, Avoiding, Coping, Scam Victim, Trauma| Read More 2
Self-Location Uncertainty And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-07T00:39:13-04:00July 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Map, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Location Uncertainty, Space and Time| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – The Idea Of Happiness – Finding It Again – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-06T08:20:26-04:00July 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Getting Information Overload Online? – You Are Not Alone! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-02T06:56:22-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Information Overload, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Scam Vulnerability| Read More 0
Hypergamy Delusion and Romance Scams – A Fundamental Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-22T19:14:06-04:00June 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Delusion, Hypergamy, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Talk Therapy For Scam Victims – An Introduction – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-20T03:20:04-04:00June 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Talk Therapy, Trauma Therapy| Read More 0
Boredom: A Potential Principal Cause In Online Scams & Scam Victims Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-18T14:28:32-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boredome, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Existential Specialness And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-12T18:46:00-04:00June 12th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Existential Crisis, Existential Specialness, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Thought Patterns That Sustain Depression – An Overview for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T22:35:43-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Depression, Mental Health, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Thought Patterns| Read More 0
Neurodivergent/Neuroatypical/Autistic Scam Victims And Manipulation In Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T12:20:20-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Autistic, Neuroatypical, Neurodivergent, Neurodiverse, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Common Cognitive Distortions Of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-08T15:07:33-04:00June 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Distortions, Distorted Thinking, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Philosophy of Scams: Harry Frankfurt’s Hierarchical Compatibilism – A Different Perspective on Scam Victimization – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-07T12:48:20-04:00June 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Different Perspective, Harry Frankfurt, Hierarchical Compatibilism, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victimization| Read More 0
Perception Expectation And Perspective In Scam Victims’ Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-09T20:55:56-04:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Expectation, Perception, Perspective, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Paradox Of Relationship Scams – Another Perspective – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T16:14:49-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Another Perspective, Paradox, Paradoxical Nature of Fraud, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Predurance of Scammers And Their Scam Victim – A Waiting Game – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T02:51:47-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Predurance, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim, Scammer Techniques, Scammers| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – Healing And Moving On When There Are Still Residual Feelings – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T16:07:04-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotions, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Residual Feelings, Romance Scam, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Limerence/Obsessive Love Disorder – When Your Hormones & Neurotransmitters Rule – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T16:48:31-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Limerence, Obsessive Love Disorder, OLD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Desperation – One of Many Normal Scam Victims’ Responses To Fear – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T17:38:03-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Desperation, Distress, Impulsiveness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 3
People Often Cannot Recognize That They Have Depression – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T18:15:07-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Depression, major depressive disorder, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Psychological Pain And Scam Victims Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T14:06:28-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Psychological Pain, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T04:14:33-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Pain, Pleasure, Psychological Pain, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
