Video 1 - How to Get Over Being Scammed - Introduction

Welcome, survivor. Being scammed is a horrible thing to experience and I am glad you are here. I hope these videos are helpful to you.

This first video is an introduction about what you will hear in the playlist/series of videos that follow this one. Each video is a topic related to the emotional effects of being scammed, one of the few resources anywhere that deals with this. You'll learn some reasons why you feel so terrible, reasons why ANYONE can be scammed, and some ideas about helping yourself through the healing process.

There are quite a few people that aren't aware of the many tactics that scammers use against us to take our money - there are persuasion techniques, ways to create fearful circumstances, and scammers use our own values and the normal ways human brains work in order to gain an advantage over us. Watch out! This isn't about a person's intelligence level. Anyone can be scammed, even those of you who think it can never happen to you.

You can find more resources at my website: https://www.ScamSurvivorHealing.com.

If you came here hoping for information about helping a family member or friend who has been scammed, first, thank you for your care, and second, you may also be interested in one of the courses I created for you on exactly this topic. You can find that at this link:

https://lifepaths-school-7a8b.thinkif...

Another course with similar content but with some specifics related to being an advocate, in law enforcement, fraud department personnel, or other supporting roles, is at this link:

https://lifepaths-school-7a8b.thinkif...

There is also a course designed for mental health professionals:

https://lifepaths-school-7a8b.thinkif...

It is difficult to get over being scammed. You end up with an ugly mess of painful emotions and a sense of hopelessness over your loss. It IS possible to get to feeling better though, so please don't lose hope entirely. I hope that as you go through the video series, you'll start to see that this is possible.

If you prefer to read this content, I also have a book on this same topic, "The Emotional Impact of Being Scammed and How to Recover," available on Amazon:

Here's a link to get the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Impa...

Feel free to comment, like videos, or subscribe to my channel if it would help and if you want to get updates when I add videos here. Be mindful of your privacy though if you decide to comment!

You can reach me through the Scam Survivor Healing website if you would like to share any thoughts directly with me that way.

All my best,
Cathy Wilson, LPC ACS