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
Psychological Induction and the Role It Plays Before, During, and After the Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-06-25T13:48:37-04:00June 24th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| 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
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
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
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
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
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
Scam Victim Recovery Plateauing – There is Still More to Climb – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-30T01:18:01-04:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Plateauing, Recovery Plateau, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Jamais Vu and the Collapse of Reality: When You Realize It Was All a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-24T16:28:46-04:00May 24th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Jamais Vu, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Post-Traumatic Growth – Transforming Pain – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-22T17:44:02-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Trauma, Post-Traumatic Growth, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Transforming Pain| Read More 0
Make a Plan, Any Plan, Even a Bad Plan Is Better Than No Plan – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-22T05:00:19-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Jordan B. Peterson, Planning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Plan, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Scam Victim Interlude – A Calm Pause in the Scam Victim’s Journey – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-18T09:53:58-04:00May 18th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Interlude, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Interlude, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Mental Unwellness is Born Out of an Accumulation of Unfelt Feelings – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-18T07:14:01-04:00May 18th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mental Unwellness, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victims’ Responsibilities – 2021 [Updated 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-14T16:07:14-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Responsibilities, Scam Victim Duty, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Terminal Uniqueness: A Toxic Mindset for Anyone in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-12T16:42:19-04:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Being Special, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Terminal Uniqueness| Read More 2
The Collapse of Basic Trust Following a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-12T05:27:45-04:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Collapse of Basic Trust, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trust| Read More 0
Aldous Huxley’s Law of Reverse Effort and Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-10T06:08:32-04:00May 10th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Aldous Huxley, Law of Reverse Effort, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Darkest Before the Dawn – What This Means to Psychological Trauma Sufferers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-10T03:03:57-04:00May 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychological Traula, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trauma Sufferers| Read More 2
High-Functioning Anxiety in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-08T16:56:34-04:00May 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, High-Functioning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Vulnerability to Scams Caused by Past Relationships is Like a River Running through Your Life Cutting Channels – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-06T11:09:37-04:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Past Relationships, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Scams, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability| Read More 1
Metanoia – The Transformation for Traumatized Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T19:11:38-04:00May 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Metanoia, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Transformation, Trauma, Victim Psychology| Read More 1
Scam Victim Fire Ritual – Exorcizing the Ghosts of the Past – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T01:25:30-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fire Ritual, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Faust and the Scam Victims’ Bargain – Mephistopheles as the Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T17:11:28-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Faust, Mephistopheles, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
The Stain that Never Goes Away After a Romance Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T13:48:11-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Holidays, Memories, Movies, Music, Recovery Psychology, Romance Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Stain, Trauma recovery| Read More 4
Love Potion Romance – Amygdala Hijack Manipulation and Magic – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T04:23:27-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Love Bomb, Love Potion, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Following Your Interests – For Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T00:34:21-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Following Your Interests, Jordan B. Peterson, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Are You Crazy? How Would You Know? [Spoiler Alert: …] – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T19:17:24-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Crazy, Denial, Mental Disorder, Mental Dysfunction, Mental Illness, Reality, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 4
Body Snatchers – The Monster Behind the Stolen Human Faces – An Essay About Trust – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-21T22:14:20-04:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Body Snatchers, Monster/Monsters, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trust| Read More 0
The Despair of Disconnection in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-20T21:40:40-04:00April 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Disconnection, Kierkegaard, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Little Mermaid – A Tale of Self-Deception – A Cautionary Story for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-19T04:21:00-04:00April 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Truth, Fable, Fairy Tale, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, The Little Mermaid| Read More 1
An Overview of the Psychology of Trauma-Induced Self-Dissolution – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-18T19:35:30-04:00April 18th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Dissolution, Suicide, Trauma| Read More 0