Jealousy and Infidelity: Understanding and Rebuilding the Couple
Pathological jealousy, micro-cheating, infidelity? Complete guide to understanding and surviving. CBT tools for rebuilding trust.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Trapped by Love? How to Spot Manipulation & Break Free
Gaslighting, love bombing, narcissistic abuse, emotional blackmail: understand everything about manipulation in relationships. Complete guide with 30 identified forms and CBT tools.
Read the article →How Absent Dads Damage Your Adult Relationships (And How to Heal)
Son, daughter, narcissistic father, emotionally absent father: all the consequences of paternal absence on adult relationships. 12 articles + CBT tools.
Read the article →Why You Love the Way You Do (It's Not Random)
Emotional imprint, mimetic desire, Young's schemas, closed enclosure effect, evolutionary psychology: the advanced concepts to understand why you love the way you love.
Read the article →How to Survive a Breakup and Actually Come Out Stronger
Ghosting, no contact, grief of love, contacting your ex: understand everything about breakups and rebuilding. 25 articles to get through this ordeal with lucidity.
Read the article →Why You're Still Single (Psychology of Modern Dating)
Dating apps, feminine psychology, final boss, paradox of choice: understand everything about modern seduction through psychology. 25 in-depth articles.
Read the article →Test Your Relationship: What's Really Going On Between You Two
Emotional dependency, attachment, jealousy, toxic relationship, Big Five: all the tests to understand your couple. Free and based on clinical psychology.
Read the article →Why Indifference Is Your Secret Weapon in Love
Indifference is one of the most powerful concepts in relational psychology. It is not coldness or manipulation — it is a precise internal state. A clinical deconstruction.
Read the article →When Someone's Playing Mind Games With You
Gaslighting, love bombing, triangulation, isolation, accusation reversal: discover the 7 techniques of relational manipulation, the manipulator's profile, and concrete strategies to protect yourself and rebuild.
Read the article →The Signs Your Partner Is Manipulating You (And You Don't Even Know It)
Discover the hidden signs of psychological manipulation in your relationship. A practical guide to identifying and understanding these mechanisms.
Read the article →Stop Being Their Emotional Punching Bag: A Survival Guide
Identify manipulation mechanisms, signs of a toxic relationship, trauma bonding, and CBT strategies to protect yourself and rebuild.
Read the article →The Absent Dad Effect: Why You're Struggling and How to Heal
The invisible wound of growing up without a father shapes every relationship you build. Discover how to heal the paternal wound with proven CBT strategies.
Read the article →Do You Avoid Everything? Take This Test to Find Out
Discover the signs of an avoidant personality and assess yourself using scientifically validated tools.
Read the article →The Teen Brain Explained: What Every Parent Must Know
Brain, crises, communication, mental health, screens, schooling: everything parents need to know about adolescent psychology. 3000+ word guide based on neuroscience and clinical practice.
Read the article →Why You Feel Replaced (And How to Heal)
Being left for someone else means living through two simultaneous pains: the loss of the relationship and the wound of being replaced. A CBT analysis of the double grief and the steps toward recovery.
Read the article →Why Breakup Coaches Are Lying to You About Your Ex
The dominant narrative around winning your ex back rests on a false assumption: if you were dumped, it's your problem. Critical analysis by a CBT psychotherapist.
Read the article →How to Survive a Breakup and Actually Heal
Stages of love grief, no contact, ghosting, neuroscience of breakups, toxic post-breakup behaviors, and reconstruction: the complete therapeutic guide of 3000+ words to survive a separation and rise again.
Read the article →Heartbreak Survival: How to Heal and Move On
Understand the stages of heartbreak, post-breakup behaviors, no-contact, ghosting, and CBT strategies to navigate a separation and rebuild.
Read the article →Dating in 2026: Stop Playing Games, Start Real Connection
Understand the psychology of modern seduction, dating app dynamics, red flags, and develop an authentic and healthy approach to dating.
Read the article →Dating at 50: Why You're More Desirable Now
Turning fifty is not the end of attraction -- it's a profound transformation of what it means and how it operates. A CBT psychotherapist decodes the psychological stakes, real obstacles, and concrete levers.
Read the article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 190 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychotherapist in Nantes. 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
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