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Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome is very interesting, and isn't a condition you can inherit genetically. 

According to the Britannica Dictionary, the definition of Stockholm Syndrome is: psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as with their agenda and demands.

A small story about how one develops Stockholm Syndrome is 

(this was a story off of  "a-line-up.com")

While walking to school on March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch was grabbed by two men and thrown into a white van. Despite an exhaustive search of the area, police could find no trace of Natascha or her reputed kidnappers. For the next eight years, Natascha was held prisoner in a cellar beneath the garage of a man named Wolfgang Přiklopil. The cellar was 54 square feet, windowless, soundproof, and closed in by a concrete and steel door. Initially, Natascha was not permitted to leave the room. But as time went on, she was invited to spend time in other parts of the house. She was left alone in the cellar during the day while Přiklopil worked. In the following years, Natascha was given additional freedoms as part of a pact that she would stay silent about her captivity.

Each morning, Natascha and Přiklopil at breakfast together, living in a distorted version of normalcy. But Přiklopil countered his niceties by beating and raping Natascha, all the while maintaining that the doors and windows of the house were rigged with explosives. On random occasions, Natascha tried to attract the attention of outsiders but was unsuccessful. Finally, on August 23, 2006, she managed to slip away. She had been vacuuming Přiklopil's BMW under his supervision when the phone rang. Přiklopil left Natascha unattended while he took the call. Leaving the vacuum running, she took off into the streets and found a neighbor who called the police. Once Natascha had been in police protection, Přiklopil realized that he would likely be convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison. To avoid this, he jumped in front of a moving train near the Wien Nord station in Vienna. When Natascha was informed of Přiklopil's death, she wept and even demanded to sit alone with his coffin for hours. Years after the escape, she still carried a photo of him in her wallet.

Stockholm syndrome's name was created from a botched bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. This story from www.britannica.com is how the name was created and the first recorded case of Stockholm syndrome.

              -In 1973 four employees of Sveriges Kreditbank were held hostage in the bank's vault for six days. During the standoff, a seemingly bond developed between captive and captor. One hostage, during a telephone call with Swedish Prime Minister , stated that she fully trusted her captors but feared that she would die in a police assault on the building.-

A direct quote from www.psychologytoday.com is (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201203/what-underlies-stockholm-syndrome):

In fact, an inverse of Stockholm Syndrome called 'Lima Syndrome' has been proposed, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages. On December 17, 1996, members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement took hostage hundreds of people attending a party to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Akihito at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to Peru. But within a few hours the captors had released most of the hostages, including the most valuable ones.

Lima Syndrome is the complete opposite of Stockholm syndrome. Instead of kidnappee liking kidnapper, it's kidnapper liking kidnappee. There are multiple stories here on wattpad about Stockholm syndrome and Lima Syndrome, in some stories it's a case of both. I have read some of them, and they are great!

Stockholm and Lima Syndrome were amazing to learn about and explore the stories about these two syndromes! If there are any specific disorders you want me to cover, feel free to comment or PM me and I'll include them!

As always 

-itsjustClae