Breaking Free From Emotional Dependency: A CBT Path to Autonomy
Feeling incomplete without the other person is not love — it is a psychological pattern. Understand emotional dependency and the CBT steps that lead back to autonomy.
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Fear of Abandonment: Where It Comes From and How to Ease It
Fear of abandonment is a deep and often disabling anxiety. Understand its roots in attachment and early schemas, and learn CBT tools to ease it lastingly.
Read the article →Understanding Depression to Take Action: A Practical CBT Guide
Depression is not weakness or a lack of willpower. It is a complex psychological condition affecting your thoughts, emotions, body and behaviour — and one CBT can transform.
Read the article →Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Its Comorbidities
As a CBT psychotherapist, I often meet people who come to my practice not for a personality disorder diagnosis, but seeking relief from real suffering.
Read the article →Narcissistic Empathy Deficit: Inability or Deactivation?
As a CBT psychotherapist in Nantes, I regularly meet people facing complex relationships marked by what is known as narcissistic empathy deficit.
Read the article →Healthy or Pathological Narcissism: Where Is the Line?
The word narcissism is often used loosely, almost as an insult, to describe someone self-centered or vain. In psychology it is far more nuanced.
Read the article →CBT and Narcissistic Disorder: What Therapy Can Really Change
Narcissistic personality disorder is often seen as one of the toughest challenges in psychotherapy, yet CBT offers real avenues for change.
Read the article →Narcissistic Injury and Rage: Understanding the Mechanisms
As a CBT psychotherapist in Nantes and founder of Psychologie et Sérénité, I often see emotional reactions that seem disproportionate.
Read the article →Where Does Narcissistic Personality Disorder Come From? Developmental Origins and Early Schemas
As a CBT psychopractitioner in Nantes, I regularly meet people confronted, directly or indirectly, with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
Read the article →Where Narcissistic Disorder Comes From: Developmental Origins
As a CBT psychotherapist in Nantes, I regularly meet people affected, directly or indirectly, by narcissistic personality disorder.
Read the article →Grandiose or Vulnerable Narcissism: Two Faces of the Same Disorder
As a CBT psychotherapist, I often observe the complexity of human dynamics and the suffering they can cause. Narcissism has two main forms: grandiose and vulnerable.
Read the article →10 Couple Cases Decoded: What a Report Reveals in Your Messages
Ten of the most common couple situations — the distant partner, the ex who comes back, coercive control, ghosting, the healthy relationship — and what a message analysis really reveals in each.
Read the article →10 Decoded Couple Cases: What a Report Reveals in Your Messages
Ten of the most common relationship situations — the distant man, the ex coming back, control, ghosting, the healthy relationship — and what a message analysis really reveals in each.
Read the article →Narcissistic Personality Disorder: DSM-5 Criteria and CBT Insight
The nine DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder, explained by a CBT psychotherapist, with clinical examples and therapeutic paths.
Read the article →Making Peace With Your Inner Child: A CBT Path to Serenity
We all carry within us a version of the child we once were. This part of us, often called 'the inner child', is the sum of our experiences.
Read the article →Better Communication as a Couple: The Power of Listening
In the intimacy of a relationship, words are bridges, but listening is the mortar that holds them together. Too often we focus on what we want to say.
Read the article →ScanMyLove: The Tool That Analyzes Your Couple Conversations
Silent treatment, gaslighting, anxious attachment, DARVO: discover how ScanMyLove detects these patterns in your WhatsApp conversations using 14 clinical psychology models.
Read the article →High Sensitivity: Strength or Burden?
In our modern world, fast-paced and often noisy, the term 'high sensitivity' is increasingly discussed. But what does it really mean? Is it a weakness to fight, or an inner richness to cultivate?
Read the article →Navigating Grief: Understanding the Stages Without Judging Yourself
Grief is a universal human experience, an intimate and often overwhelming journey through loss. Whether it is the death of a loved one, the end o
Read the article →Navigating Grief: Understanding Its Stages Without Self-Judgment
Grief is a universal human experience, an intimate and often overwhelming journey through loss. Whether it's the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or the loss of a dream.
Read the article →Over 2100 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 2100 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychotherapist. Each article is based on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to provide concrete keys to understanding.
Couple communication — Gottman's 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional dependency — The 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, control, narcissistic pervert, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, reconstruction
Anxiety & stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retrospective, 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 family
Young's 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