Stockholm Syndrome Stories Novels & Stories

"What a waste. You should have let him die; it would have been easier for us both, little one," My eyes flare up in rage. "HEY!" Once again, Dave sighs and scratches his mustache with his finger. "So, I take it we ain't turning you in anymore?" Marina answers for me. "I'm sorry, Dave. Adam told me you need the reward money. He told me you have a wife and three kids to take care of, which makes me feel guilty, but I really don't want to be in a cage and then later have my sister torture me as her prisoner,"

Maybe peeling away those trousers too. I had to force myself not to think about those sorts of things. I reminded myself that Stockholm Syndrome was a powerful drug and that I was technically still a captive. Just because Fynn had done nothing to harm me, and actually had been careful to protect and provide for me, I was still his prisoner. I had no free will and no resources to take care of myself with.

I still hate them for what they did and how they lied to me, deceived me and brought me here against my wishes. I felt my fingers trembling as I typed my feelings, making them more real by sharing them. If it was Stockholm syndrome I wouldn't still feel wronged for everything they did to me in the beginning which was the reason why I was still unsure to tell them the truth. Nina: But, I can’t ignore the way they make me feel. I feel valued with them. Even my husband who wanted to kill me and might end up killing me, makes me feel things I had only ever wanted to feel. They make me feel safe.

It was conflicting for me, being unable to decide on what I wanted and how I truly felt towards Daemon was part of what made acclimatizing here very difficult. I’ve often read about Stockholm syndrome and how it was a coping mechanism for a captive or a person in an abusive situation. I always found it weird how people developed positive feelings toward their captors or abusers over time. This condition applies to situations including child abuse, coach-athlete abuse, relationship abuse, and sex trafficking. I’ve often felt pity for them after interacting with a few victims that needed psychological help and here I was, now a part of them. It was crazy and scary at the same time. My life was

I cocked my head in anger. “She, is right here and she isn’t some 12th century slave. What is your problem? Both of you?” They both looked unfazed by my outburst and it made me wonder just how many people they’d held prisoner. Maybe I needed to be gentler in making my requests, seeing as they were the one’s paying for it. “I came here with nothing but the clothes I was taken in and the flipflops you removed from Fibonacci…” I mentally shivered at the thought, I still had nightmares about it.

Chiara's face, pale as the sheet from years without sunlight, had lips as red as blood. She looked as terrifying as she always had. I remembered the first time I'd asked her if she wanted to leave. She had innocently asked back just like this. An odd term popped into my mind—Stockholm Syndrome. After spending seven years in the basement, she had likely grown to love the twisted affection that came from it. My teeth chattered. These two people were both insane.

"You have Stockholm Syndrome, Arren! Stop pretending to love Leon! That man has kidnapped you and is mistreating you!" Clark's words last night rang in his ears when Arren seemed to be still considering the decision to run away with him. Is it true that Arren suffers from Stockholm Syndrome? A syndrome that deifies the kidnapper and seems to be his savior? Who knows! Arren couldn't think about it any further. While the inner struggle still surrounded him, Arren began to see red emergency signals exploding in the air. That was the signal she had been waiting for. With firm steps and a pounding heart, Arren began to have the courage to take a stand.

"If that kid in 301 hadn't hit my men first, I wouldn't have lost control. I'm not a monster. "From now on, let's live in peace. When we need food, lend us a little. If you cooperate, I promise there won't be any trouble." A few people eased up after that. Some even thought Jack might have a point. Maybe the tenant in 301 had started it. Maybe he had attacked first. That was the thing about people in despair: give them a scrap of kindness from their attacker, and they mistook it for mercy. It was Stockholm syndrome.

“He was—protective. Maybe too protective, but he never hurt me. Never threatened me. He just wanted to keep me safe.” “Safe from what?” “From people who wanted to use me to hurt him.” Ava looked at each of their faces, seeing the confusion and concern there. “I know it sounds strange, but he’s not the monster everyone thinks he is.” Owen and Cara exchanged a look that spoke of thirty years of marriage and shared worry about their children. “Sweetheart,” Cara said slowly, “sometimes when we’re in dangerous situations, we can develop feelings for people who help us survive. It’s called Stockholm syndrome, and it’s very real.”

He could have chosen to hide in the most expected place, back at Los Alamos but the police were reported to have raided the den four years ago, he couldn't have gone back. But soldo is a man of the unexpected. Cole was a former member to the circle just like I was and he did mention seeing Soldo in Port Harcourt the day he went to visit his grandma in Nigeria. Then again this was two years ago, before all this threat and bull shit. Soldo could be on fucking Mars planning on how to plant weed in Jupiter. " Aaaaah! This is hopeless!!" In my anger, I grabbed the glass bottle containing less than a quarter of whiskey and threw it against the opposite wall.