Transference And Emotional Danger After The Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-29T23:44:01-04:00March 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Transference, Video| Read More 2
Helping Scam Victims Understand The Social Isolation Risks After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-29T23:45:36-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Social Isolation| Read More 3
Substance Abuse Susceptibility And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T22:28:14-05:00March 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use, Scam Victims, Substance Abuse, Trauma| Read More 2
‘Mental Defeat’ – The Unique Condition Of Giving Up – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-24T07:51:33-04:00March 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Freeze Response, Mental Defeat, Psychological Shock, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scams, Resilience, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Uniqueness Of Scam Victims Or Fraud Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-21T20:01:06-04:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Differences, Fraud Victims, Other Crimes, Scam Victims, Uniqueness| Read More 8
Having An Identity Crisis Because Of The Scam And Loss – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-13T10:15:29-04:00March 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Existential Crisis, Identity Crisis, Loss, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Worth| Read More 5
The Butterfly Effect And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-17T04:20:23-04:00March 17th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Butterfly Effect, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
Nightmares, Night Terrors, And Scam Victim Trauma – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-16T07:06:15-04:00March 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Night Terrors, Nightmares, PTSD, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma| Read More 2
EMDR Therapy For Scam Victims’ Trauma – A Part Of The Recovery Process For Many – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-15T00:00:26-04:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, PTSD, Scam Victims, Therapy, Trauma, Traumatized Scam Vctims| Read More 2
CPT – Cognitive Processing Therapy For Scam Victims’ Trauma – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-14T14:23:02-04:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Processing Therapy, CPT, PTSD, Scam Victims, Therapy, Trauma, Traumatized Scam Vctims| Read More 1
The Unique Injury Of Betrayal Trauma On Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-09T15:35:43-05:00March 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Relationship Scams, Romance Scam, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma| Read More 4
Trauma And Grief In Scam Victims – What Is The Difference Between Them – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-06T21:35:56-05:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Grief, Victim Recovery, Victim Trauma| Read More 2
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
$3.1 Trillion – Recovering Transnational Organized Crime Profits – Reimagining the World – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-06T08:04:39-05:00February 6th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: $3.1 Trillion, Organized Crime, Transnational Organized Crime| Read More 0
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
Importance of Scam Victims’ Learning in Recovery from Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:28:23-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Education, Learning, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
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
SCARS Emotional Scam Victims’ Support & Recovery Program – Turning Them Into Scam Survivors 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-21T16:35:41-05:00January 21st, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, Support Groups, Victims' Support| Read More 0
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