Social media and teens: connection, comparison and real risks
Social media is part of the teenage world. Understanding its real effects on mental health lets you guide teens without blind bans.
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Articles on psychology, mental health, relationships, anxiety, personality and psychological well-being.
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Children's Social Skills: Learning How to Be With Others
Social skills are not innate. They are learned, they develop, and they can be supported when they are slow to emerge or cause difficulty.
Read article →Parenting Style: What Kind of Parent Are You — and What Impact on Your Child?
How you raise your child — authoritarian, permissive, democratic, or disengaged — profoundly influences their development. Understanding your own style allows you to adjust it.
Read article →Task Division in a Relationship: Why It Gets Stuck and How to Move Forward
Who does what at home, and do both partners feel it's fair? The division of household tasks touches on equity, internalised roles, and communication in a relationship.
Read article →Teen Anxiety: When Normal Worry Becomes a Daily Burden
Anxiety in teenagers is often underestimated or mistaken for a teenage phase. Yet when it becomes overwhelming, it deserves specific attention.
Read article →Teen Phone Addiction: Understanding It Without Overreacting
Heavy phone use in teenagers is not always an addiction. Learn how to tell problematic use apart from normal teenage behaviour.
Read article →Teenage Distress: Recognising the Signs Before They Worsen
Adolescence is a period of normal turbulence. But some signs of distress deserve particular attention — and a response that goes beyond 'it's just their age'.
Read article →The Oppositional Child: Understanding Resistance Before Trying to Break It
Opposition in children can be normal and passing — or signal something deeper. Distinguishing developmental opposition from oppositional disorder allows a better response.
Read article →Trust Issues in a Relationship: Understanding the Roots and Finding Another Way
Checking, anticipating betrayal, never quite feeling safe with your partner: difficulty trusting in love comes from somewhere. Understanding where is the beginning of change.
Read article →Unspoken Fantasies: What They Reveal and Whether to Share
Almost everyone has fantasies they never share. Why some stay secret, what they say about desire, and how to navigate intimacy and restraint.
Read article →Video Games and Children: Pleasure, Learning and Real Risks
Video games are neither good nor bad in themselves. What matters is the type of game, the time spent, the child's age and how parents get involved.
Read article →What Makes a Couple Last: The Foundations of Strong Bonds
The science of happy couples has identified the markers of lasting relationships. Not the absence of conflict, but the quality of daily life together.
Read article →Narcissistic or Borderline: What Tests Can Tell Apart
As a CBT psychotherapist, I often meet people who wonder about the complex dynamics of their relationships or behavioral patterns.
Read article →Healthy or Pathological Narcissism
Narcissism is a complex, often misunderstood concept that ranges from healthy self-esteem to a potentially destructive personality disorder.
Read article →High Score on a Narcissism Test: How to Interpret It
Getting a high score on an online psychological test can feel confusing, or even distressing, especially for a trait like narcissism.
Read article →Grandiose or Vulnerable: What a Narcissism Test Really Distinguishes
As a CBT psychotherapist, I often see narcissism oversimplified. A well-designed psychological test can distinguish grandiose from vulnerable narcissism and clarify relational dynamics.
Read article →ADHD or Anxiety: Which Test Should You Take First?
ADHD and anxiety look similar on the surface — restlessness, difficulty concentrating, racing mind — but are assessed differently. This guide helps you know which test to take first.
Read article →GAD-7, Chronic Stress or Burnout: Which Anxiety Test Should You Take?
Generalized anxiety (GAD-7), chronic stress or burnout: three often confused realities. This guide helps you identify which applies to you and which test to take.
Read article →What Does a Narcissistic Personality Test Actually Measure?
The dimensions a narcissistic personality test really measures, how the score is interpreted, and why it is a screening tool and never a diagnosis.
Read article →Neff Self-Compassion Scale: What It Really Measures
Discover how Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion Scale measures psychological well-being and transforms relationships through self-kindness.
Read article →Over 1900 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog features over 1900 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psycho-practitioner in Nantes. Each article draws on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to offer practical insights.
Couple communication — Gottman's 4 horsemen, 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional dependency — 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, coercive control, narcissistic abuse
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiveness, trauma bonding, recovery
Anxiety & stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological, retrospective, social media jealousy
Breakup & grief — 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended families
Young's schemas — 18 early maladaptive 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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