Whitey Bulger: The Double Life of a Psychopath FBI Informant
Whitey Bulger: psychic splitting, MKUltra, and the double life of a mobster-FBI informant analyzed through functional psychopathy.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Why He Becomes Distant After Sleeping Together
Is he distant after physical intimacy? Discover the psychological reasons (avoidant attachment, fear of commitment, hormonal regulation) and how to react.
Read the article →Why He Pulls Away After Sleeping Together: 5 Reasons
Why does he go distant after intimacy? The psychology behind pulling away, avoidant attachment, and fear of commitment, and how to respond calmly.
Read the article →Assess Your Existential Anxiety: 5 Key Questions for Self-Evaluation
Assess your existential anxiety with a validated psychological test. Understand its causes and rediscover meaning in your life.
Read the article →Assess Your Existential Anxiety: 5 Key Questions & Test
Assess your existential anxiety with a validated psychological test. Understand its causes and find renewed meaning in your life.
Read the article →Existential Anxiety: 5 Questions to Assess It
Assess your existential anxiety with a validated psychological test. Understand its causes and find meaning in your life again.
Read the article →Existential Anxiety: Assess Your Concerns with 5 Key Questions
Assess your existential anxiety with a validated psychological test. Understand its causes and find renewed meaning in your life.
Read the article →Mixed Couple: 5 CBT Keys for Successful Cultural Challenges
Mixed couple: overcome cultural challenges with 5 proven CBT strategies. Strengthen your bond and build a harmonious, lasting relationship.
Read the article →Mixed Couples: 5 CBT Keys for Successful Cultural Challenges
Mixed couple: overcome cultural challenges with 5 proven CBT strategies. Strengthen your bond and build a harmonious and lasting relationship.
Read the article →Recognize Infantilization in Your Relationship: 7 Key Signs
Recognize infantilization in your relationship. Understand its mechanisms to regain autonomy and lasting relational balance. Act for your well-being.
Read the article →Adult Attachment Test: Discover Your Relational Style
Identify your adult attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized). Understand your relational patterns for calmer bonds.
Read the article →Adult Attachment Test: Discover Your Relational Style
Identify your adult attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized). Understand your relational patterns for calmer bonds.
Read the article →Bulimia: 5 CBT Keys to Overcome Food Addiction
Manage bulimia and food addiction with 5 proven CBT strategies. Regain control and build a lasting peaceful relationship with food.
Read the article →Bulimia & Food Addiction: 5 CBT Strategies for Lasting Recovery
Manage bulimia and food addiction with 5 proven CBT strategies. Regain control and a lasting peaceful relationship with food.
Read the article →Emotional Giftedness: 7 Key Signs and How to Manage It
Explore emotional giftedness, its psychological specificities and concrete strategies to transform this hypersensitivity into a daily strength.
Read the article →GAD-7 Anxiety Test: Take It and Understand Your Results
The GAD-7 test assesses your generalized anxiety. Understand your score precisely to better manage your daily worries and regain serenity.
Read the article →GAD-7 Anxiety Test: Take It and Understand Your Score
The GAD-7 test measures generalized anxiety. Understand exactly what your score means to better manage daily worry and find calm again.
Read the article →Intercultural Couples: 7 Keys to a Thriving & Fulfilling Relationship
Intercultural couples face unique challenges. Overcome cultural differences with CBT strategies to build a strong, lasting relationship enriched by your unique backgrounds.
Read the article →Overcome Bulimia & Food Addiction: 5 CBT Strategies for Lasting Recovery
Manage bulimia and food addiction with 5 proven CBT strategies. Regain control, foster a peaceful relationship with food, and achieve lasting recovery.
Read the article →Rosenberg Scale: Test Your Self-Esteem in 2 Minutes
Measure your self-esteem with the Rosenberg test, a tool validated in CBT. Assess your core beliefs to strengthen your personal assertiveness.
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