A Typical Scam Victim Journey Through Recovery Challenges – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-04T21:50:12-05:00March 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Journey, Recovery Phases, Scam Victim, Victim Recovery| Read More 6
Helping Scam Victims To See Through Authority Bias To Expose The Scammers And Fraudsters For What They Are – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-02T21:53:13-05:00March 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 4
Faith And Why It Matters In Scam Victim Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-01T21:35:41-05:00March 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Faith, Recovery Psychology, Resilience, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 5
The Scam Victims Need To Feel Special And How Scammers Exploit This Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-29T17:00:08-05:00February 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers, Vulnerability| Read More 4
Alfred Adler Approach To Psychology To Scam Victims And How They Were Affected – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-28T15:56:16-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Adlerian Psychology, Adlerian Therapy, Alfred Adler, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims In The RAIN – A Mindfulness Approach For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-28T15:55:47-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mindfulness, RAIN Method, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims Guide To Do-It-Yourself EFT Tapping – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-27T07:02:04-05:00February 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: EFT Tapping, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Self-Help, Victim Education, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Scam Victims Guide To Do-It-Yourself Exposure Therapy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-26T09:30:18-05:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Acclimation, Exposure Therapy, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Self-Help, Victim Education, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Scam Victims Compliance With Scammer Authority Figures – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-26T08:13:31-05:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Authority Figures, Compliance, Psychological Dynamics, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers, Vulnerability| Read More 2
Helping Scam Victims Understand Cognitive Dissonance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-20T19:08:50-05:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Coping with Scam Victim Trauma: Exploring Positive and Negative Coping Mechanisms – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-20T05:15:18-05:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidancce, Coping Mechanisms, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
Rebuilding Trust: The Scam Victim’s Journey from Victimhood to Empowerment – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-19T09:41:24-05:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boundaries, Rebuilding Trust, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trust Relationships, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Why It Is Important To Understand The Default Mode (DMN) And The Subconscious In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-16T06:51:23-05:00February 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Default Mode, DMN, Grief, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Subconscious, Trauma| Read More 2
‘Love Language’ Does Not Apply To Relationship Scams & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-14T18:49:54-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Love Language, Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims Editing Their Stories To Promote Recovery From Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-12T00:56:12-05:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Radical Honesty, Scam Victim's Stories, Scam Victims, Story Editing, Victim Recovery, Victims Stories| Read More 2
Scam Victims Will Never Be The Same – A Harsh Truth – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-04T23:26:43-05:00February 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: A Harsh Truth, Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, The truth about scams, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
A Scam Victim in Extreme Distress – Stopping the Pain – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-04T06:56:17-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Extreme Distress, Getting Help, Scam Victim, SCARS Essay| Read More 8
Motivation & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-01T20:01:07-05:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivation, Needs & Desires, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerabilities| Read More 3
Actionable Steps For Scam Victims To Create Resilience & Recover After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-27T00:28:12-05:00January 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Actionable Steps, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Understanding Grief & Complex Grief for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-21T02:14:01-05:00January 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Complex Grief, Grief, Processing Grief, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 6
Overconfidence And Scam Victims’ Susceptibility To Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T01:04:51-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Decision Making, Overconfidence, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility| Read More 4
Scam Victims Suppressing Trauma Or Avoiding Recovery And Healing 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:42:55-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoiding Healing, Avoiding Recovery, Avoiding Trauma, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Suppressing Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Love Bombing & Amygdala Hijacked Scam Victims – Love Is Chemical After All – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-24T13:17:54-04:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Brain Functions, Love Bomb, Love Bombing, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Scam Victim Psychological Alienation After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-22T18:05:07-05:00January 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Alienantion, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Scam Victim Catastrophizing Making Recovery Difficult 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:58:03-05:00January 20th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Catastrophizing, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Scam Victims’ Vulnerability And Device Screen Time 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:59:54-05:00January 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Device Use, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Vulnerability, Scam Victims, Screen Time, Vulnerabilities| Read More 2
Trust: Romance Scams Betrayal And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T22:15:37-05:00January 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Trust| Read More 6
Dear Scam Victim Family & Friends – You Are Also Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-09T03:35:29-05:00January 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Families, Friends, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Trauma, Secondary Victims, Vicarious Trauma| Read More 2
Stockholm Syndrome – Getting Scam Victims To Break The Law – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-08T14:04:45-05:00January 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Breaking the Law, Control, Manipulation, Romance Scam Syndrome, Romance Scams, Scam Victim, Stockholm Syndrome| Read More 5
Vulnerability and Breakdown in Scam Victims – The Camel’s Back Syndrome Metaphor – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T07:12:35-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Breaking Point, Camel's Back Syndrome, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma, Vulnerability| Read More 1
Scam Victim Stress – The Psychological, Cerebral, and Physiological Effects – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T07:43:39-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cerebral Stress, Emotional Stress, Physical Stress, Physiological Stress, Psychological Stress, Scam Victim| Read More 5
Relationship Scam Victims – Impact On Employment And Jobs – Saving Employment After A Scam SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-05T02:24:21-05:00January 4th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych), WORLDWIDE|Tags: ADA, Americans with Disability Act, Employment, Jobs, Relationship Scam, Romance Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victims: Applying Boundaries When Compassion Is Required Instead – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-31T14:56:24-05:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Boundaries, Compassion, Friends & Family, Other Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Savior Syndrome And The Negative Consequences To Them And Other Scam Victims – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-23T23:11:32-04:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Messiah Complex, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Savior Complex, Savior Syndrome, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Reclaiming Your Worth: A Scam Survivor’s Guide to Navigating Your Worthiness After a Scam – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-27T04:01:11-05:00December 27th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivor, Scam Victim, Your Worth - Self Worth| Read More 3
Magic & Relationship Scams – Both Involve Similar Manipulation & Control – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-24T00:51:46-05:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Control, Magic, Manipulation, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Trauma & Nutritional Health – Take Your Vitamins – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T14:34:51-04:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: B Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Physiological Health, Trauma| Read More 4
Scam Victims And The Crossing Of The River Styx – An Interpretation Of The Recovery Process – 2023 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-03T07:42:26-05:00December 22nd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2023, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 5
Romance Scam Victims & The Holidays – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-21T12:18:51-05:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Grief & Trauma, Holiday Season, Holidays, Romance Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Motivational Denial – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T16:18:07-04:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivational Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
