The Dark Psychology of Stockholm Syndrome

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In 1973, a six-day hostage crisis in Stockholm shocked the world — not for its violence, but for its aftermath.
The captives defended their captors.
They raised money for their defence.
And one woman even said she trusted her kidnapper more than the police.
This is the dark psychology of Stockholm Syndrome — how fear, dependency, and isolation can turn victims into defenders.

In this video we explore:
🔸 How the brain reprograms itself under threat.
🔸 Why fear mixed with kindness becomes emotional bondage.
🔸 How trauma bonding and the “fawn response” create obedience disguised as affection.
🔸 Why the same psychology appears in relationships, cults, and workplaces.
🔸 The defence: how to recognise and break the cycle of control.
Because power doesn’t always need violence.
Sometimes, it only needs vulnerability.

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📚 Further Reading & Sources:
• Emotional Blackmail — Susan Forward → https://amzn.to/3JBimao

• The Gift of Fear — Gavin de Becker → https://amzn.to/4qRFrqn

• Trauma and Recovery — Judith Herman → https://amzn.to/3LczVOC

• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion — Robert Cialdini → https://amzn.to/4oK5FsT

• The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk → https://amzn.to/4qApJ2o

Have you ever seen someone defend the person or system that hurt them — and wondered why? Drop it below. Survival psychology isn’t always rational, but it’s always revealing.

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