Stockholm Syndrome: Many types of films are often made in foreign countries based on kidnapping. Such films in which the heroine falls in love with her kidnapper. Alia Bhatt’s film Highway was also released in Bollywood in which Alia falls in love with her kidnapper Randeep Hooda.
Falling in love with your captor or someone who hurts you is surprising, but it is a condition called Stockholm Syndrome. Share this strange mental state with us today.
What is Stockholm Syndrome?
Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which a person develops sympathy and love for the person who kidnaps, tortures, takes hostage or dominates him. You too must be surprised to see how much love and affection one can have for the one who kidnaps. But it is true, in fact, in this mental state, the person becomes emotionally attached to his captor, so attached that he begins to love him and wants to live with him.
If observed, this medical condition can apply to both the captor and the kidnapped person. Sometimes the captor becomes attached to the captive and sometimes the captive becomes attached to the captor. This occurs when the captor, instead of killing or harassing the captive, keeps him alive and takes care of him.
The victim and the captor become emotionally bonded.
Let us tell you that this syndrome was named by Swedish psychologist Nils Bjerrot. Medical experts claim that when a person remains kidnapped for a long time, positive emotions begin to develop between the kidnapper and the kidnapped person as they live together.
If the kidnapped person already suffers from PTSD, anxiety and depression, this syndrome becomes more prevalent. The kidnapped person feels that the person who kidnapped them is keeping them alive and taking care of them. If seen, it is a psychological reaction resulting from the loneliness that affects them both.
Risks of Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is dangerous for the mental health of any person. In this, the person’s behavior changes and he can do anything to save the kidnapper. The victim does not properly recognize his freedom, thoughts and existence and becomes loyal to the kidnapper and is ready for anything.
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