You're Losing Your Mind (But You're Not) — 7 Signs
7 gaslighting techniques explained by a CBT therapist: denial, blame reversal, trivializing. How to recognize the signs and break free.
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Do You Really Need Therapy? 10 Signs You Do
"Should I see someone?" If you're asking yourself this question, that's already a first sign of emotional intelligence.
Read the article →How to Rebuild Your Life After Toxic Love
Breaking free was only step one. Learn the proven CBT framework to rebuild your identity, trust, and self-worth after a toxic relationship.
Read the article →Why You're Obsessed With Their Ex (And How to Stop)
You can't stop thinking about their exes. You ask questions about details you don't really want to know — and when you...
Read the article →Why You Stalk Your Partner's Instagram (And How to Stop)
It's 11:17 PM. You're in bed, your partner is sleeping beside you, and you're scrolling through his Instagram followers list for the third time this week...
Read the article →Stop the Jealousy Loop: 10 Proven Fixes That Work
You know your jealousy is excessive. You know it makes your partner suffer. You know it consumes you from within.
Read the article →Why You Snoop (And How to Stop)
You check their phone the moment they leave the room. You analyze every like on their social media.
Read the article →I'm Addicted to Love — And It's Ruining Me
Names and certain details have been changed to protect confidentiality. Sophie is 28 years old and, in her own words, she is 'hooked on relationships.'
Read the article →When Love Becomes Your Burden: How to Stop Drowning
You love them. You see their suffering. And you don't know what to do anymore. Your partner, your friend, your adult child or your sibling is...
Read the article →Are You Too Dependent? Take This 20-Question Test
You have doubts. Something about the way you love doesn't feel right, and you sense it. Maybe you check your phone too often.
Read the article →Why You Can't Stop Needing Them (And How to Break Free)
7 signs you are emotionally dependent: fear of abandonment, constant reassurance-seeking, and more. A CBT therapist explains how to break free.
Read the article →Why You Can't Stop Needing Them (It's Your Brain)
Can't stop checking their messages? Anxious attachment wires your brain for dependency. Learn how childhood patterns drive it and how CBT can rewire you.
Read the article →Why You Can't Leave (Even When You Want To)
Emotional dependency vs love: how to recognize the signs, understand the roots, and break free with a CBT therapist's proven protocol.
Read the article →When Porn Rewires What You Want From Your Partner
"He prefers his screen to me." "She discovered my history and she's devastated." "We make love and I have pornographic images in my head — I can't be present anymore." These sentences, I hear them with increasing frequency in consultation. Online pornography has become a couple's issue as common as money or in-laws — and just as difficult to address.
Read the article →No Sex in Your Marriage? How to Reconnect
"We love each other, but we're not making love anymore." I hear this sentence at least once a week in my Nantes practice.
Read the article →Why You Don't Want Sex Anymore (It's Not What You Think)
"I don't want to anymore. And I don't even know why." If you recognize yourself in this sentence, you are far from alone.
Read the article →Why You're Not Having Sex Anymore (And How to Fix It)
Couples are having less and less sex. This isn't an impression — it's a statistical fact measured, documented, and confirmed by all major international surveys over the last ten years...
Read the article →Is Your Relationship Dying? 10 Warning Signs
You've been thinking about it for weeks, maybe months. You typed 'couple therapy' into a search engine, then closed the tab. You started a sentence with 'What if we saw someone…', then changed your mind.
Read the article →Why You Fight About Money (It's Never About Money)
You're not fighting about money. You're fighting about what money represents: security, power, freedom, recognition,...
Read the article →Why You Remember Everything (And He Forgets)
You're at the office and suddenly you think about calling the pediatrician, that the fridge is empty, that your mother-in-law's birthday is in three days...
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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