Crisis Plan: Your 5-Minute Guide When Everything Falls Apart
Learn a 5-minute crisis plan using CBT techniques to regain emotional balance when everything falls apart. Get practical strategies for immediate relief.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Emotional Crisis: Your 5-Step Emergency Guide to Calm
Learn how to manage an emotional crisis with this emergency guide. Discover practical CBT techniques to regain calm when everything falls apart.
Read the article →Hypogamy: Definition, Causes and Effects on Your Relationship
Hypogamy describes unions where one partner has lower social or economic status. What research says about its psychological effects on couples.
Read the article →Why Men Pull Away: 5 Reasons He Stops Trying
Understand why men pull away in relationships. Learn the psychology behind emotional withdrawal to foster healthier, more connected partnerships.
Read the article →Jealousy Obsession: 5 Ways to Break Free From Its Trap
Understand when jealousy becomes an obsession and learn 5 effective strategies to regain control. Manage intense emotions for healthier relationships.
Read the article →Why Freedom Feels Like a Trap in Love: 5 Key Insights
Explore why freedom in relationships can feel like a trap. Understand the psychological mechanisms behind this dilemma and find clarity in your love life.
Read the article →Why We Want What Others Have: Decoding Desire
Understand the psychology behind desiring what others possess. Learn to decode your own desires and find greater personal fulfillment.
Read the article →Dating Apps & Your Brain: How to Win the Swiping Game
Understand how dating apps impact your brain and relationships. Learn strategies to navigate digital dating and find genuine connection.
Read the article →Male Hypogamy: Why He Earns Less & Won't Discuss It
Understand male hypogamy, where a man earns less than his partner. Explore the silent shame and cognitive distortions impacting modern relationships.
Read the article →Girard's Mimetic Desire: Why He Loved Her Rival
Explore Andre Maurois' Climats through Girard's mimetic desire theory. Understand triangular desire, jealousy, and emotional dependency in relationships.
Read the article →Why Passionate Love Destroys Itself: A Clinical View
Explore why passionate love, often a mimetic construction, is ultimately doomed to self-destruction. Understand the dynamics of intense relationships.
Read the article →Why Perfect Love Becomes Obsession: A Clinical View
Explore why intense love can transform into obsession. This article offers a clinical perspective on the destructive nature of mimetic desire in relationships.
Read the article →Mimetic Desire: Why We Want What Others Want & Its Harm
Understand mimetic desire and its profound impact on your relationships and personal freedom. Learn how wanting what others want can lead to conflict and dissatisfaction.
Read the article →Why You Fall for Tinder Matches: 5 Ways Algorithms Shape Love
Understand why you fall for Tinder matches. Learn how dating app algorithms and cognitive biases influence your romantic desires and how to navigate them effectively.
Read the article →Why You Freak Out When They Don't Text Back: 3 Steps
Understand why you experience anxiety when your partner doesn't text back. Learn effective strategies to transform relational anxiety into lasting trust and security.
Read the article →Mimetic Desire: Why You Want What Others Have & Can't Stop
Understand mimetic desire theory and why you want what others have. Learn how this powerful concept shapes your relationships and choices, offering new self-awareness.
Read the article →Mimetic Desire: Why You Want What Others Have
Mimetic desire means we borrow our wants from others without realizing it. Understand Girard's concept and how it quietly shapes love, envy, and choices.
Read the article →Why You Want What Others Have: Understanding Mimetic Desire
Explore why you desire what others possess and how it impacts your life. Learn about mimetic desire and its effects on personal fulfillment.
Read the article →Mimetic Desire: Why We Want What Others Want & Its Impact
Explore mimetic desire and its effects on your life. Understand how wanting what others have can lead to conflict and dissatisfaction, and learn to find your authentic desires.
Read the article →Why You Want What Someone Else Has: Understanding Desire
Explore why you want what someone else has and the psychology of desire. Discover insights into understanding and managing your own desires effectively.
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