Scam Victims: Applying Boundaries When Compassion Is Required Instead – 2023
Applying Boundaries When Compassion Is Required Instead
Or Vice Versa!
Helping Scam Victims To Understand When One Is Called For And Not The Other
Author:
• Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
Knowing When To Use Compassion Or Boundaries Or Both
How Can You Know When It Is Appropriate To Apply Boundaries Or Compassion In Scam-Victim Relationships After The Scam Ends?
Scam victims usually turn to boundaries, not compassion, when they find themselves entangled in a web of emotions and complexities after the scam ordeal.
In the aftermath, there’s a tendency to blur the lines between setting personal boundaries and extending compassion, especially towards others who have shared portions of the traumatic experience within the scam, such as spouses, children, friends, and families.
