Physiological Effects of Repressing Healthy Anger and Tolerating Unhealthy Anger in Traumatized Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-15T19:19:24-04:00September 15th, 2025|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anger, Somatic Effects| 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
U.S. Government Going After Southeast Asian Scam Centers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-15T04:16:56-04:00September 14th, 2025|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2025, CAMBODIA, CHINA (PRC), LAOS, MYANMAR, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SOUTHEAST ASIA, THAILAND|Tags: Government Sanctions, Southeast Asia Scam Centers| 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
Ship of Theseus – A Reflection on Change – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-11T04:46:39-04:00September 10th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| 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
Distress Tolerance – How to Develop It – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-10T00:44:28-04:00September 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Distress Tolerance, Resiliency| Read More 0
Releasing Your Demons – Compartmentalized Traumatic Memories Will Haunt You – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-09T00:48:41-04:00September 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Compartmentalization, Traumatic Memories| Read More 0
Framing and Reframing – Your Mental House Building – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-08T23:41:11-04:00September 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Framing, Re-Framing, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
When Children Become Victims of Scams Too – A Guide for Parents – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-08T02:34:46-04:00September 8th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Children, Parent's Guide, Parents, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Profound Sadness That Comes with Physiological Trauma – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-07T03:51:21-04:00September 7th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychological Trauma, Sadness| Read More 1
Really Listening to Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-06T03:37:49-04:00September 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victims Support| Read More 0
Psychache – An Unbearable Mental Pain – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-03T01:01:25-04:00September 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Dysphoria – Wanting Reality to be Different Than It Is – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-01T21:28:03-04:00September 1st, 2025|Categories: • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Dysphoria| Read More 0
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
Abandonment Rejection and Disappointment – Past Present and Future – That Shape Our Lives – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-31T16:55:19-04:00August 31st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Abandonment, Disappointment, Rejection, Trauma| Read More 1
Imperfect Advocacy – Good Advocates are Not Perfect – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-31T14:07:49-04:00August 31st, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, 2025, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson|Tags: Victims Advocacy| Read More 1
How Scam Victims Struggle with Their Traumatic Memories // Cómo las Víctimas de Estafas Lidian con Sus Recuerdos Traumáticos – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-30T23:48:47-04:00August 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Spanish/Español, Traumatic Memories| Read More 1
Why Do Some Scam Victims ‘Double Down’ Instead of Accepting the Truth that They have Been Scammed – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T23:52:30-04:00August 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Humming to Control Your Emotions – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T19:48:25-04:00August 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • NEUROLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Grounding, Mindfulness| Read More 0
SCARS Institute: You Cannot Heal Unless You Understand // Instituto SCARS: No Puedes Sanar a Menos que Entiendas – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T19:49:29-04:00August 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| 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
INTERPOL-Coordinated Operation Leads to 1,209 Arrests in Africa – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-24T19:08:08-04:00August 24th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2025, AFRICA, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: INTERPOL, Operation Serengeti 2.0| Read More 1
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
The Psychological Concept of Multiplicity and How Trauma Affects It – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-19T13:29:36-04:00August 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Multiplicity, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
Scam Victim Trauma Denial and Why it is So Difficult to Overcome – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-14T05:51:41-04:00August 14th, 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: Trauma Denial| Read More 1
$100 Million Dollar Romance Scammers from Ghana Extradited to the United States – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-28T13:04:35-04:00August 9th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, GHANA, NEWS, USA|Tags: Ghana Scammers| Read More 0
Understanding Grief through Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Camus – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-14T12:35:37-04:00August 9th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Camus, Greif, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Recovery Philosophy| Read More 0
Yearning or Longing for Something More – An Open Door for Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-05T23:07:27-04:00August 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victim Vulnerability, Yearning & Longing| Read More 0
Japanese Ma – An Essential Part of Your Recovery is Allowing Silence – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-02T22:02:57-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Japanese Ma, Pause, Silence, Space| Read More 0
Are Scammers Using Central Intelligence Agency RICE Method to Lure and Capture Scam Victims? – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-08-01T19:49:46-04:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025| Read More 0
WARNING – Scam Victims Exploited By The News Media – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-28T23:36:41-04:00July 28th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2024, 2025, Debby Montgomery Johnson, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Exploitation, Interviews, News Media, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Encounter with a Vampire – With a Relationship Scam – the Temptation of the Malevolent – 2025 [VIDEO] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-27T09:45:01-04:00July 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
How Classical Music Helps Heal the Traumatized Brain After a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-26T04:40:25-04:00July 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Classical Music| Read More 0
The Native American Navajo Concept of Hozho – A Path to Inner Balance – 2025 [PDF] SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-24T10:40:53-04:00July 24th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Balance, Hozho, Native American, Navajo| Read More 0
Origami and Refolding Your Life for Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-21T10:06:21-04:00July 21st, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Origami, Recovery, Refolding Life| Read More 0
Why do Scam Victims Have to Learn So Damn Much About Scams, Scammers, and Psychology? – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-20T11:29:27-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Learn, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Compulsion of Risk – an Essay by Tim McGuinness Ph.D. – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-07-20T10:18:44-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, • SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Editorial, Essay, Risk| Read More 0