SCARS Institute Study About Scam Victims & Lies

Help SCARS Institute to better understand your feelings about lies and liars after your scam

Important Information to Better Help & Support Scam Victims/Survivors

SCARS Institute Studies & Surviews

Please help us with this Study to better understand your feelings about lies, liars, and deception now that your scam is over

Your response matters!

Please answer each question honestly – your candor is important in better understanding how you feel. This will allow the SCARS Institute to better support scam victims/survivors in the future.

About You

This is just to help keep the responses separated.
We can only use information from adults, but this also helps use separate responses by generations
Gender(Required)

Scam Experience

Have You Ever Been The Victim Of A Scam?(Required)
What Type Of Scam?(Required)
We can only use information from adults, but this also helps use separate responses by generations
Do You Feel That You Were Emotionally Traumatized By The Scam?(Required)

Do Others Lie To You?

Do You Feel That It Is Important To Be Totally Transparent After The Scam And Always Be Truthful?(Required)
Do You Feel That Keeping Important Secrets Is A Form Of Lying?(Required)
Do You Feel That Withholding Important Information Is A Form Of Lying?(Required)
Do You Feel That People YOU PERSONALLY KNOW Lie To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your SPOUSE/PARTNER Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your SPOUSE/PARTNER Keeps Secrets From You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your CHILDREN Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your CHILDREN Keeps Secrets From You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your FAMILY Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your FAMILY Keeps Secrets From You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your BEST FRIEND Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That Your BEST FRIEND Keeps Secrets From You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That The NEWS MEDIA Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That POLITICIANS Lie To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That YOUR THERAPIST Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That YOUR THERAPIST Keeps Secrets From You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Feel That YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Do You Believe That SCARS Lies To You?(Required)
How often do you think they do?

Do You Lie?

During Your Scam Did You Lie To Family & Friends?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
During Your Scam Did You Keep Secrets From Your Family & Friends?(Required)
Now After The Scams Do You Still Keep Secrets From Your Family & Friends?(Required)
Do YOU LIE TO OTHERS?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Now After The Scams Do You Still Lie About Aspects Of The Scam To Others?(Required)
Who Do You Lie To?(Required)
Who Do You Lie To Most"(Required)
Now After The Scams Do You Hide or Withhold Information From Others?(Required)
Do YOU LIE TO YOURSELF?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
Have You EVER Lied Or Not Told The Truth To Your Therapist?(Required)
Have You EVER Lied Or Not Told The Truth To Your Medical Doctor?(Required)
Have You EVER Lied Or Not Told The Truth In Your Support Group?(Required)
Have You EVER Withheld Or Not Told The Whole Truth In Your Support Group?(Required)
How Often Do You Withhold The Truth From Your Family & Friends?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
How Often Do You Withhold The Truth From Your Therapist?(Required)
How often do you think they do?
How Often Do You Withhold The Truth From Your Support Group?(Required)
How often do you think they do?

About Your Feelings

In General - When Someone Lies To You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
We do NOT mean scammers, we mean people you know
When YOUR SPOUSE/PARTNER Lies To You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOUR SPOUSE/PARTNER Keeps Secrets From You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOUR CHILDREN Lies To You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOUR CHILDREN Keeps Secrets From You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOUR BEST FRIEND Lies To You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOUR BEST FRIEND Keeps Secrets From You How Do You Feel About It?(Required)
When YOU LIE TO YOURSELF How Do You Feel About It?(Required)

Your Views About Lying

Do You Think It Is OK To Tell WHITE LIES?(Required)
Do You Think It Is OK To Keep Personal Information Secret?(Required)
Do You Think It Is OK To Lie Regularly?(Required)
Do You Think NO ONE Should Ever Lie?(Required)
Do You Think EVERY ONE Should Be Transparent?(Required)
Do You Want EVERYONE To Tell You The Absolute Truth?(Required)
If Someone Lies To You, What Are They?(Required)
Add as many as you want. Please separate them with a COMMA ','
If Someone Keeps Secrets From You Are They Trustworthy?(Required)
Do You Think That YOU Are Trustworthy Now?(Required)

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