Escapism, Reality Shifting, and Denial – Escaping the Pain – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-26T15:02:31-04:00September 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
The Doorway Effect – Trauma Makes You Forget So Much – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-22T14:48:43-04:00September 22nd, 2025|Categories: • NEUROLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Neurology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Let Your Emotions Flow – Name It – Don’t Shame It or Blame It – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-20T09:34:16-04:00September 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
After the Scam – Psychological Factors for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-19T16:01:06-04:00September 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Episodism in Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-15T04:14:48-04:00September 15th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Episodism, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Recovery: The Journey of a Scam Victim/Survivor – a Poem & Essay – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-14T05:45:16-04:00September 14th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Journey, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Tōrō Nagashi (灯籠流し) – A Monthly Lantern Ritual For Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-11T04:52:53-04:00September 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Rituals, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Reticence and Losing Your Voice After a Relationship Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-10T06:45:55-04:00September 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 1
The Dark Side of Scam Victimization & Trauma – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-01T15:19:27-04:00September 1st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • NEUROLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victimization, Trauma| Read More 0
How Long Does it Take to Recover – The Complexities of Breaking Relationship Bonds, Even Fake Ones – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-25T21:54:45-04:00August 25th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Relationship Bonds, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
The Prisoner’s Dilemma – Something Every Scam Survivor Needs to Understand – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-22T11:32:10-04:00August 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Why Trauma Denial After a Scam Hurts You and How to Face It Safely – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-21T06:36:40-04:00August 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • LIVING IN REALITY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Hurt, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma Denial| Read More 1
Superiority – Why Certain People Do Not Want You to Recover After Trauma – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-03T19:14:47-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Recovery, Superiority| Read More 0
Samurai Wisdom and Rituals for Clearing the Mind After Scam Trauma – 2025 – [VIDEOS] SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-27T02:15:13-04:00June 27th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Ancient Japanese Rituals, Clearing the Mind, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Samurai Wisdom, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 1
Forgiving Yourself After Surviving a Romance or Investment Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-26T08:46:58-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiving Yourself, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Forgiveness| Read More 1
Metacognition and Scam Recovery – How Thinking About Thinking Helps or Hinders Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-25T09:25:17-04:00June 25th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Metacognition, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Thinking| Read More 0
You Hate Being Told What To Do? How Your Rebellious Mentality Can Sabotage Your Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-23T17:31:16-04:00June 23rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Rebellious Mentality, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Sabotage, Told What To Do| Read More 3
Melancholy – An Emotional State that can Affect Anyone but Especially Trauma Sufferers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-23T00:41:50-04:00June 23rd, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Depression, Emotion, Melancholy, Recovery Psychology, Sadness, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Trauma, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
Fake Empowerment and Why It Keeps You Stuck and What Real Strength Looks Like – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-22T19:14:54-04:00June 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Empowerment, False Hope, False Optimism, Manifest, Negativity, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Surface Positivity, Toxic Motivation| Read More 0
Post-Trauma Human: How Scam Victimization Mutates the Self – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-22T11:13:52-04:00June 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Mutates, Post-Trauma Human, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victimization, Scam Victims, Transformation, Trauma| Read More 0
Thought-Terminating Cliches – How What You and Others Say Stops Critical Thinking and Recovery for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-21T11:17:50-04:00June 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Critical Thinking, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Thought-Terminating Clichés| Read More 1
Problems and Opportunities – Thoughts on Psychological Reframing – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-21T09:18:25-04:00June 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Opportunities, Problems, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Reframing, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Opening Pandora’s Box: How a Romance Scam Unleashes What You Never Expected – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-20T06:43:42-04:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Hope, Mythology, Pain and Suffering, Pandora's Box, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Ho’oponopono is an Ancient Hawaiian Practice of Reconciliation and Forgiveness – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-19T06:22:21-04:00June 19th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Ancient Hawaiian Practice, Forgiveness, Ho’oponopono, Philosophy, Reconciliation, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Inner Negotiator – How Procrastination and Mental Bargaining Sabotage Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-17T06:35:24-04:00June 16th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Inner Negotiator, Mental Bargaining, Procrastination, Scam Victim Recovery, Self-Sabotage| Read More 0
Mono no Aware 物の哀れ – The Sadness of Letting Go – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-16T11:32:11-04:00June 16th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Mono no Aware, Pathos of Things, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Sadness of Letting Go, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Differences Between Men Scam Victims & Women Scam Victims – Updated 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-16T10:10:47-04:00June 16th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Female Scam Victims, Male Scam Victims, Men Scam Victims, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Women Scam Victims| Read More 0
Fear of Collapse After Rebuilding for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-13T06:52:56-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fear, Rebuilding, Recovery Psychology, Reframing, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Chasing Happiness: A Scam Victim’s Lesson in Contentment – A SCARS Institute Book – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-12T08:41:58-04:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, BOOK, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Book, Chasing Happiness, Contentment, Gratitude, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Socialization in Cultural Identity and Scam Victimization – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-11T15:02:09-04:00June 11th, 2025|Categories: • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cultural Differences, Cultural Identity, Cultures, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victimization, Scam Victims, Socialization| Read More 0
When Scam Victims Fall Back into the Scam and Under the Scammers’ Control – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-11T02:59:49-04:00June 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Reconnecting with a Scammer, Recovery Psychology, Relapse, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Susceptibility, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Maitri – Loving Kindness in Buddhist Philosophy Applied to Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-09T13:23:00-04:00June 9th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Being Kind to Yourself, Buddhist Philosophy, Loving Kindness, Maitri, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Toxic Guilt and Scam Victims Accepting False Responsibility For Scams – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-09T00:17:31-04:00June 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Guilt, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Toxic Guilt| Read More 0
Scam Victim Remorse – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-08T05:59:55-04:00June 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Blame, Emptions, Guilt, Recovery Psychology, Remorse, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Shame| Read More 2
Joseph Campbell’s ‘The Cave’ – What You Fear Holds Your Treasure – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-07T11:49:26-04:00June 7th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fear, Joseph Campbell, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Fool – A Different Look at Scam Victims Using an Ancient Concept of Tarot – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-07T04:25:38-04:00June 7th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Journey, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Tarot, The Fool| Read More 0
The Lotus-Eaters and the Quicksand of Comfort for Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-01T21:37:17-04:00June 1st, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Apathy, Greek Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Why Socializing is Necessary but Hard for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-30T19:10:46-04:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Being Alone, Loneliness, Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Social Isolation, Socializing| Read More 0
Post-Scam Depression – When Help Does Not Help – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-30T02:19:50-04:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: After Scam Depression, Depression, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Hatred| Read More 0
Trauma Bonding – Chaining the Scam Victims to the Criminals – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-30T01:51:26-04:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Criminals, Psychological Impact, Recovery Psychology, Resilience, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Scammers, Trauma Bonding| Read More 0