Recovery and Life Balance for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T11:56:20-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Life Balance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Challenge of Staying Present: A Human Struggle for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T05:56:08-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Minfulness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Staying Present| Read More 0
Understanding Scam Victim Mindsets – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-14T22:53:17-04:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Mindsets, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Significance of Passover for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-14T09:09:04-04:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Hebrew, History, Jewish, Meanings, Passover, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Call of the Void – L’appel du Vide – A Strange Mental State – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T19:21:37-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Call of the Void, Default Mode, L'appel du Vide, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Systemic Support & Advocacy Failures Deepen the Trauma of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T16:07:44-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2025, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Advocacy, Fraud Victims, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Services, Scam Victims, Support Services| Read More 0
Out of the Cave: Using Platonic Philosophy of Eidos to Rebuild After a Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T09:19:44-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Greek Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Plato, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Performative Apology – Empty Apologies and Hidden Blame: What Scam Victims Should Know About Social Sympathy – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T11:00:58-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empty Apologies, Hidden Blame, Performative Apology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Social Sympathy| Read More 1
From Exile to Empowerment: Genghis Khan’s Journey as a Roadmap for Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T08:41:10-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Genghis Khan, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Temujin, Trauma| Read More 0
Wisdom of Malachi – An Old Testament Perspective on the Scam Victims’ Experience – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T07:53:53-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Malachi, Old Testament, Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery, Wisdom| Read More 0
Durkheim and the Dynamics of Healing: How Scam Victims’ Support Groups Build Strength Through Shared Experience – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T06:53:21-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Émile Durkheim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Sociology of Recovery, Support Groups| Read More 1
The Myth of the “One-Time Lesson”: Why Scam Victims Recovery Requires Ongoing Effort and Emotional Vigilance – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T06:09:07-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Glimmers of Light – the Positive Side of Experience for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T16:59:45-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Glimmers, Polyvagal Theory, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Common Sense and How Ignoring It Leads to Bad Outcomes – For Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T15:40:37-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Common Sense, Logical Fallacies, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Schemas| Read More 1
A Different Perspective of the Recovery Journey for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T02:27:23-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Hermann Hesse, Recovery Journey, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Wisdom| Read More 0
Everything is Finite and What That Means to Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-10T17:44:22-04:00April 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Finite, Finitude, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Power of Storytelling for Scam Victims Working through Their Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T18:47:43-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Arabian Nights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scheherazade, Stories, Storytelling| Read More 2
The Hidden Majority: Why Most Scam Victims Don’t Achieve Recovery—and How You Can Be the Exception – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T14:32:53-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Healing, Recovery, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 4
Awareness of the Unseen Mind and Body After The Trauma of a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T12:57:50-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mind and Body, Phenomenology, Recovery Philosophy, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Unseen Mind| Read More 1
Socially Shared Hallucinations (Reality) and Collusive Madness from Scam Victims Struggling to Recover – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-07T07:39:45-04:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Guilt, Reality, Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Self-Blame, Shame, Truth| Read More 0
The Sword of Damocles Hanging Over Every Scam Victims Head – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-06T19:16:48-04:00April 6th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fear, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Threats| Read More 0
Introduction to the Stoic Journey: Stoicism for Scam Victims Seeking Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-06T18:39:11-04:00April 6th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Stoic Journey, Stoicism| Read More 0
The Metamorphosis and Scam Victims Fear of Disappointment – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-06T08:52:18-04:00April 6th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Disappointment, Fear, Metamorphosis, Philosophy, Shame| Read More 0
The Survivor Mindset Theory: A Philosophical and Psychological Necessity for Scam Survivors – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-08T20:24:16-04:00April 5th, 2025|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, • PHILOSOPHY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Survivor Mindset, Theory| Read More 0
META Changes to Community NOTES – Could be Very Useful in Combatting Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-05T00:41:26-04:00April 5th, 2025|Categories: • ONLINE SAFETY, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Community Notes, Facebook, Instagram, META, Scams, Social Media| Read More 0
The Lasting Chronic Wound of Trauma – Care and Healing for Scam Victim-Survivors – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-08T20:26:58-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Healing, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma, Wound| Read More 2
A Scam Survivors’ Journey Across the Rubicon – a Different Perspective of Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-02T06:04:13-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Philosophy, Rubicon, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Complacency and Dependence on Luxury Fuels Vulnerability in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-01T10:54:07-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Complacency, Dependence, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Harmonic Oscillation and the Emotions of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-31T06:44:39-04:00March 31st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotions, Harmonic Oscillation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Construct of Consciousness – Exploring the Inner I for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-30T22:10:45-04:00March 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Attachment, Consciousness, Meditation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
How Scammers Use Psychological Abstractions to Control Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-30T07:11:34-04:00March 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Manipulation, Psychological Abstractions, Psychology of Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
The Story of Sisyphus: Are You Really Broken? The Scam That Shattered Your Illusions, Not You – For Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-29T15:02:08-04:00March 29th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams, Sisyphus| Read More 5
INTERPOL Operation Red Card Arrests Hundreds in Africa – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-27T06:58:02-04:00March 27th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2025, AFRICA, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Crime, Criminals, Cybercrime, INTERPOL, Scammers Arrested, West Africa, West AfricanScammers| Read More 0
Why Do Scam Victims Need to Look at Scammer Photos // ¿Por qué las Víctimas de Estafas Deben Mirar las Fotos de los Estafadores? – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-26T23:15:17-04:00March 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Profiles, Fotos de los Estafadores, Psicología de la recuperación, Recovery Psychology, Recuperación de víctimas de estafas, Scam Victim Recovery, Scammer Photos, Stolen Photos, Víctimas de estafas| Read More 2
Finding Meaning and Purpose After a Major Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-29T14:57:44-04:00March 25th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Meaning, Philosophy of Recovery, Purpose, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Viktor Frankl| Read More 4
In Lying Lies Psychological Conflict for Those Who Have Been the Victim of Betrayal – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-24T17:55:20-04:00March 24th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Defense Mechanism, Guilt, Lying and Lies, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Behavior, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Self-Blame, Shame, Truth| Read More 1
The Joy That Refuses to Die: How Scam Victims Can Find Joy in Life’s Small Moments – Part 2 – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-24T14:04:10-04:00March 24th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Recovery, Joy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Rediscovering Light: How Scam Victims Can Find Joy in Life’s Small Moments – Part 1 – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-24T13:55:25-04:00March 24th, 2025|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Janina Morcinek, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Recovery, Joy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Don’t Forget to Read this – I almost Forgot to Write it – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-23T03:13:17-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Forget, Forgot, Memory, Recovery Psychology, Remember, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Taking a Leap of Faith – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-23T00:55:30-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Leap of Faith, Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Søren Kierkegaard| Read More 2
