IT WAS A A FOOLS DREAM

Stockholm syndrome, or capture bonding, is a psychological response where a victim develops positive feelings or a bond with their captor, stemming from the survival instinct in a crisis situation like kidnapping, abuse, or trafficking. It involves the victim identifying with their captor's agenda, rationalizing their abuse, and sometimes even feeling hostility towards rescuers or outsiders. The phenomenon is named after a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, where hostages developed sympathy for their captors.