When He Texts Love Bombs Then Goes Silent
Discover the 7 most frequent signs of manipulation in couple messages and texts. Gaslighting, love bombing, silent treatment: learn to identify them.
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When Your Partner Becomes a Tool: How to Escape
How to recognize a relationship where your partner is no longer a partner, but a tool. Reification, utilitarian profiles, manipulation, and strategies to escape.
Read the article →Why You're Addicted to Likes (And What It Costs)
Why do we need so much validation online, and how does it affect our real relationships? Dopamine, jealousy 2.0, showcase couples, and strategies to break free.
Read the article →Why You Can't Say No (And How to Finally Start)
Saying no is an emotional skill that many never learned. Fear of rejection, guilt, submission patterns: understand why and learn to set your boundaries.
Read the article →Why Your Ex Might Come Back (What Psychology Says)
How to get your ex back? Analysis of strategies that actually work according to psychology: attachment, Gottman, Young's schemas. Complete and honest guide.
Read the article →What Your Texts Reveal About Your Relationship
ScanMyLove analyzes your WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS conversations using 14 validated psychological models. Discover how the platform works in detail.
Read the article →Why Dating Apps Are Rewiring Your Brain (And Not How You'd Think)
Abundance, FOMO, FOBO, validation, endless conversations, caution... How dating apps are durably transforming female psychology. Complete psychological analysis.
Read the article →Why Men Ghost: The Dark Side of Dating Apps Revealed
Match deserts, romantic disengagement, ghosting, romance scams... The statistics and psychology behind men's experience on dating apps. Complete analysis with data.
Read the article →68 Psychology Tests That Actually Tell You About Yourself
Discover 68 online psychological tests covering personality, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, phobias and relationships. Tests, detailed PDF reports for €1.99.
Read the article →Why He's Pulling Away (And How to Fix It)
He's responding less, seems elsewhere? Understand why a man is pulling away, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to restore balance without losing your footing.
Read the article →She's Pulling Away? Stop Making It Worse
When a woman starts to pull away, most men do exactly what they shouldn't — beg, bombard with messages, show neediness. Result: she loses even more respect and disappears for good.
Read the article →The Texts That Reveal You're Too Dependent
Do your messages betray emotional dependency? Discover the revealing patterns: frequency, follow-ups, need for validation. Objective analysis.
Read the article →Are You Addicted to Relationships? Take the Test
Are you emotionally dependent? This 30-question test evaluates your relationship patterns, fear of abandonment, and relational dynamics.
Read the article →Spot the Lies: Gaslighting Red Flags in Texts
How to spot gaslighting in your WhatsApp conversations? Typical phrases, manipulation patterns, and what analysis reveals.
Read the article →What Your Texts Say About Him Being a Narcissist
Am I with a narcissistic abuser? Discover the manipulation patterns detectable in your messages: love bombing, devaluation, gaslighting.
Read the article →Should You Leave? What Your Words Reveal
Stay or go? Instead of going in circles, discover what objective analysis of your messages reveals about your relationship. Prognosis based on 14 models.
Read the article →What Your Texts Say About Your Relationship
Learn how to objectively analyze your couple's messages to detect signs of a toxic relationship. Gottman, Karpman, and Walker models.
Read the article →Why They Forget Plans: ADHD or Playing Games?
Forgotten plans, delayed responses, broken promises: is it ADHD or manipulation? The analysis of your messages provides an objective answer.
Read the article →They're Ghosting You (Just Slowly)
Curving is the art of discreet rejection: evasive replies, cancelled plans, interest that fades without ever completely disappearing. How to recognize it and protect yourself.
Read the article →Why Your Ex Won't Leave You Alone (Even in Ghost Mode)
Haunting (or orbiting) is a form of passive presence after a breakup: likes, story views, silent interactions. Why your ex does this and how to respond.
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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