Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is a disputed disorder in pop psychology characterized by the tendency of hostages to develop a psychological bond with their captors. It is named after an attempted bank robbery in 1973, in Stockholm.
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The important part:
It is not disputed; it's proven to be a myth.
The more reputable (but still popularly misunderstood and wildly overestimated) version is traumatic bonding.
None of these feel very scientific, and I don’t know why, because there is a phenomenon that happens sometimes wherein people bond with their abusers or captors. Patty Hearst didn’t voluntarily run away, she was kidnapped by people who were verifiably violent towards her. Then at some point, they became comrades.
Could you link that, please?
Read the bold parts of my quote.
Or watch a documentary on it or listen to a podcast about it.