Why Your Dad's Absence Still Haunts Your Love Life
Absent father psychology: how paternal absence shapes self-esteem, attachment, and adult relationships. A therapist's guide to healing.
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When Your Worth Becomes Your Paycheck
"I realized that when I was earning well, everything was fine. When I lost my job, I also lost the affection, the respect, and..."
Read the article →Why Dating Apps Kill Your Confidence (And How to Fix It)
The market for dating applications has never been more booming. In 2024, global revenues from dating platforms reached $6.18...
Read the article →Why Dating Apps Keep Rejecting You (The Real Reason)
Every swipe to the left feels like a verdict. Every day without a match feels like confirmation.
Read the article →The Silent Pain of Being a Man Today
There is a suffering that we rarely talk about. Not because it doesn't exist, but because those who experience it learned, from childhood, not to speak about it.
Read the article →The Situationship Trap: Why You're Stuck in Limbo
You see each other regularly. You sleep together. You message every day.
Read the article →Why Dating Apps Made Ghosting Normal
Twenty years ago, disappearing without explanation after three dates had no name. Now, we call it ghosting.
Read the article →How Dating Apps Changed What Love Means
Just fifteen years ago, admitting you'd met your partner online would trigger embarrassed smiles.
Read the article →Dating Apps Are Exhausting You — Here's Why
We often hear that dating apps have 'liberated' women. That they've given them the power to choose, to initiate, to refuse.
Read the article →Why You Can't Stop Swiping (Even When You Want To)
There are gestures we make without thinking. Opening the refrigerator when we're not hungry. Checking our phone without expecting a message.
Read the article →Dating Apps Are Killing Your Self-Esteem (Here's Why)
In 2026, more than 30% of new relationships in France begin on a dating app.
Read the article →Office Romance: Worth the Risk?
You find yourself searching for this person's gaze in meetings. Coffee breaks have become the best moment of your day.
Read the article →Stop Creeping Her Out: What Men Get Wrong About Approaching Women
There's a question I hear regularly in sessions, expressed with a mix of frustration and disarming sincerity: 'How do I approach a woman without it being misunderstood?'
Read the article →First Month Red Flags You're Missing
The first month of a relationship is a period of discovery, excitement, and — if we're being honest — partial blindness.
Read the article →Why She Actually Wants You to Try (Here's How)
You typed 'how to seduce a woman' into a search engine. Before you close this tab out of reflex — because you may have been told that wanting to please is already suspicious — stay.
Read the article →Seduce Without Playing Games: A Therapist's Guide
You typed 'how to seduce a man' into your search bar. You're not alone.
Read the article →First Date Anxiety? 10 Therapist Hacks That Work
The first date is a special moment. Not a test, not an audition — a space for two people who have agreed to discover each other. Yet the anxiety it generates is real...
Read the article →Why She Comes Back After You Go Silent
Discover the psychological mechanisms of silence in romantic relationships: affective dissonance, active no-contact, and the 5 stages through which a woman naturally comes back.
Read the article →Why Dating Apps Leave You Completely Drained
You installed the app. You carefully filled out your profile. You swiped, matched, chatted, and suggested dates.
Read the article →Why They're Ghosting Your Texts (And What It Means)
The message is sent. Read. No response. An hour passes. Two hours. Five hours. Your brain starts spinning: What did I say wrong?
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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