Why 'Nice Guys' Finish Last (and How to Stop)
\"I'm always there for her. I listen to her for hours. I do her favors whenever she asks.
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Micro-Cheating Online: Where Does Digital Infidelity Begin?
Your partner systematically likes photos from the same person. A private message that's a little too enthusiastic.
Read article →Relational PTSD: When a Relationship Leaves a Trauma
When we mention the word 'trauma,' the images that come to mind are those of war, physical assault, serious accidents.
Read article →Icks vs red flags: distinguishing preferences from warning signs
He eats noisily. She never signals when turning. He wears socks with sandals. She lied to you about her past.
Read article →Financial Exploitation in Couples: When Love Has a Price
When we talk about domestic violence, we think of physical abuse, insults, sometimes psychological manipulation. Rarely about money.
Read article →Icks in Relationships: Why a Small Detail Can Kill Attraction
He runs funny. He eats with his mouth open. She makes a strange noise when drinking. He said 'fancy grabbing some food?' with an intonation that made your blood run cold.
Read article →Man victim of manipulation: reversed domestic violence
In 2024, the Ministry of Interior recorded approximately 271,000 victims of domestic violence in France.
Read article →The Silent Fade: When a Relationship Dies Without Being Declared Over
No official breakup, but silence that sets in. Slow fade, plan B, relational ambiguity: understand this phenomenon and find your way out.
Read article →Ghosting: Complete Guide to Understanding and Recovering
One morning, you wake up, grab your phone and check — for the tenth time. Still nothing.
Read article →Female Narcissistic Perversion: Recognizing Manipulation
Narcissistic perversion has no gender. Yet when it manifests in women, it takes specific paths that men struggle to...
Read article →Ghosting and Breadcrumbing: Understanding and Protecting Yourself | CBT
You were in the middle of a conversation, everything seemed to be going well, and then one day… nothing. Radio silence.
Read article →The Karpman Triangle: Escaping Relational Games
Have you ever felt like you're reliving the same scenarios in your relationships over and over again?
Read article →Psychological Abuse in Relationships: The Invisible Forms
It leaves no bruises. No visible marks. No photographic evidence. Yet psychological abuse destroys just as surely — and sometimes more lastingly — than physical blows.
Read article →10 CBT Exercises to Strengthen Self-Esteem
You've read dozens of articles on self-confidence. You know that your negative thoughts aren't reality.
Read article →Romantic Burnout: The 5 Phases of Relationship Wear and Tear
It's not a crisis. There was no betrayal. No explosive argument. No triggering event. And yet, something has died.
Read article →Love Bombing: 10 Signs to Recognize It and How to React
He writes you ten times a day. She says 'I love you' by the second week.
Read article →Love and Artificial Intelligence: AI and Couples
\"My boyfriend talks more to ChatGPT than to me.\" This sentence, spoken by a 29-year-old patient in my practice in Nantes, sums up a phenomenon that...
Read article →Gaslighting: 7 Manipulation Techniques and How to Break Free
You're starting to doubt your own memory. You apologize for things you didn't do.
Read article →Do I Need a Therapist? 10 Telltale Signs
\"Should I see someone?\" If you're asking yourself this question, that's already a first sign of emotional intelligence.
Read article →Rebuilding After a Toxic Relationship: The Complete Guide
You've left the relationship. Or it left you. Either way, the toxic bond is broken.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychology and Serenity blog offers over 190 articles by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychopractitioner 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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