Silent Distance: What a Man Communicates When He Withdraws
When a man withdraws, messages turn monosyllabic and calls grow rare. Learn to read the pattern in written conversations and spot silence used as a weapon.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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- Anxiety & StressLife Transitions: Your CBT Guide to Navigating Change
- CBT & TherapyCBT for Mental Health: Your Practical Guide to Well-being
- FamilyParenting Psychology: Guide to Childhood Challenges & Growth
- Trauma & HealingTrauma Healing: Your CBT Guide to Overcome Past Wounds
- ManipulationWork & Mental Health: Your CBT Guide to Thrive
- Anxiety & StressAnxiety: Your CBT Guide to Regain Control & Calm Today
- Psychology7 Steps to Break Free from Emotional Dependence Today
- PsychologyAbsent Fathers: 7 Ways They Harm Adult Relationships & Healing
- BreakupSurvive a Breakup: 7 Steps to Heal & Thrive After Loss
- CoupleJealousy & Infidelity: Rebuilding Trust in 7 Steps
- PsychologySelf-Esteem: Rebuild Your Inner Worth with 5 CBT Pillars
- CoupleStop Fighting: 7 Ways to Break Argument Cycles in Relationships
- CoupleRelationship Tests: Understand Your Bond With 5 Key Assessments
- CoupleWhy You Love: Understanding Your Deep Relationship Patterns
- DatingWhy You're Still Single: Modern Dating Psychology Explained
- CoupleChange Relationship Patterns: 5 Steps to Break Free Today
Inverted narcissism: spotting the narcissist behind a humble front
Narcissism doesn't always look the way we imagine. Inverted narcissism hides behind humility and victimhood, and it shows most clearly in written messages.
Read article →The 5 Love Languages: How You and Your Partner Express Love
When 'I love you too much to let you go out' is control, not love: how the 5 love languages get twisted into manipulation, and how to spot it.
Read article →When He Pulls Away: 5 Psychological Strategies to Respond Healthily
His messages are getting shorter and replies slower. Here are 5 CBT-based psychological strategies to spot the pattern and respond healthily.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychology and Serenity blog offers over 190 articles by Gildas Garrec, CBT practitioner in Nantes. Each article draws on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to offer practical insights.
Couple Communication — Gottman’s 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional Dependency — 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & Dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, rebuilding
Anxiety & Stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retroactive, social media
Breakup & Grief — The 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & Cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended families
Young Schemas — 18 early schemas, cognitive distortions
Dating Apps — Mental health impact, paradox of choice, dating fatigue
Mental Health — When to consult, online therapy, CBT vs EMDR
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