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
The Dangers Of Teen Sextortion Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T00:33:29-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Blackmail, Sextortion, Sexual Exploitation, Teen 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
Are You A Serial Scam Victim? Do You Know One? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-28T06:54:55-04:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cycle of Abuse, Scam Psychology, Scam Victim, Serial Victim, Victim Psychology, Victimology| Read More 4
Hedonic Adaptation And Scam Victims Finding Happiness – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T11:03:46-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Hedonic Adaptation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology| Read More 5
The Similarity/Attraction Theory And Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T04:20:12-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Similarity/Attraction Theory| Read More 3
Do The Fake Names Scammers Use Play A Role In Luring In Victims? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T03:18:43-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Names, Impersonation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scammer's Names| Read More 0
Scam Victim Psychological Trauma And Weight Gain – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-22T14:45:18-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Insulin Production, Physical Effects, Psychological Trauma, Somatic Effects, Weight Gain| Read More 0
Why Are We More Likely To Trust Total Strangers Now? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-19T21:18:44-04:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Stranger Danger, Trust, Trusting Strangers| Read More 4
Relearning Critical Thinking And To Think Skeptically – For Scam Victims After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-13T02:42:16-04:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Critical Thinking, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Scam Victims, Think Skeptically| Read More 2
Hollywood Effect – Romance Entitlement Vulnerability – Believing You Are Entitled To A Perfect Romantic Partner – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-12T02:00:30-04:00May 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Disney Syndrome, Halo Effect, Hollywood Effect, Overoptimism, Romance Entitlement, Vulnerability| Read More 3
Scam Victims: The Need To Tell Their Stories – The Need For Acceptance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T13:50:05-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Acceptance, Human Needs, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Stories, Storytelling, Trauma, Urban Legends| Read More 4
Language Scam Victim Danager: Never Date Someone When You Don’t Speak The Language Fluently – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T04:18:40-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognition, Cognitive Biases, Language, Scam Danger, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Labyrinth Walking and Spiral Walking Meditation for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T17:48:23-04:00May 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Labyrinth Walking, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pattern Walking, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Spiral Walking| Read More 2
Learning And The Challenges That A Scam Victim Faces From Trauma And Related Cognitive Effects – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-09T16:16:12-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala, Brain, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Emotional Dysregulation, Learning, Memory, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Being A Victim – Labeling Theory & What It Means For Victims Of Scams Or Anyone! – 2023 [UPDATED 2024] SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-06T08:21:54-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2023, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Crimonology, Labeling Theory, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim, Victimology| Read More 3
Psychological Trauma Or PTSD And Chronic Headaches And Migraines – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-29T10:02:54-04:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Chronic Headaches, Migraines, Physiological Effects, Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Scam Victim Health| Read More 1
Residual Fear In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-27T10:31:22-04:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, 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
Scam Victim Resistance In Support Groups Therapy Or Counseling Can Destroy Opportunities For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-27T03:04:29-04:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychological Resistance, Recovery Psychology, Resistance, Scam Victims, Support Groups, Therapy, Trauma| Read More 3
Anxiety And Mindfulness – A Tool For Scam Victims – 2024 – [VIDEOS] SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-10T16:44:46-04:00April 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anxiety, Fear, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Breathing, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Cruel Or Indifferent To Suffering – What Scammers Do And Why It Is So Important For Scam Victims To Understand – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-24T03:36:12-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cruelty, Indifference To Suffering, Indifferent, Scam Victims, Understanding Scams| Read More 2
Emmanuel Kant And The Morality Of Scams – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-23T03:07:35-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emmanuel Kant, Kantian, Moral Duty, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Multitasking Creates Scam Victim Vulnerabilities – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-22T11:49:48-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Overload, ichigyo-zammai, Multitasking, Scam Vulnerability, Victim Vulnerability| Read More 3
The Relationship Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) And Psychological Trauma – A Review – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-22T02:39:32-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis, Trauma| Read More 0
Sleep Deprivation As A Scammer’s Control Technique And Its Effect On Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-21T09:42:47-04:00April 21st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Control Technique, Manipulation, Scam Victims, Scammer Technique, Sleep Deprivation| Read More 6
Indoctrination Of Scam Victims By Their Scammers? Yes! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-19T01:03:29-04:00April 19th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Brainwashing, Indoctrinate, Indoctrination, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 3
The Zeigarnik Effect On Mind And Perception – Have You Ever Noticed? A Cognitive Bias – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-16T06:52:04-04:00April 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Victim Psychology, Zeigarnik Effect| Read More 1
Entitlement Mentality And How Scam Victims Often Lose Their Path To Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-14T04:06:15-04:00April 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Entitlement, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Victim Mentality| Read More 2
Understanding Psychological Trauma: Insights For Scam Victims From Carl Jung – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-14T02:31:26-04:00April 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Archetypal Dynamics, Carl Jung, Psychological Trauma, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Mindfulness Breathing For Scam Victims Recovery 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-07T19:49:10-04:00April 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Mindfulness Breathing, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 2
‘I Just Want To Forget It’ – Denial & Avoidance Are Natural But Will Not Help Scam Victims On Their Path To Recovery From Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-05T01:47:39-04:00April 5th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Avoidance, Denial, I Just Want To Forget, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Susceptibility To Deception/Scams/Fraud With Victims Who Also Suffer From Mental Disorders – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-04T11:58:48-04:00April 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Deception, Fraud, Mental Disorders, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility| Read More 2
Scam Victims Avoid Or Escape The Aftermath Of Scams – How Denial And Distraction Avoid Confronting Reality – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-31T05:06:56-04:00March 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Avoidance, Denial, Distraction, Escape, Scam Victims, Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
Comparisons – The Dangers Of Scam Victims Comparing Their Suffering To Others – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-29T23:04:30-04:00March 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Camparing, Comparisons, Negative Coping Mechanisms, Recovery Psychology, Resentment, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 5