The following questions are related to ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a problem trying to understand my wife. She had a long affair, before we met, with a man that she knew molested his daughter from age 12 through her late teenage years. Finally the daughter got free from him. My wife insists this was a “very special relationship”. I call it sick [...]
Q: Several of my brothers and sisters, including myself, feel our mother (89 years old) is suffering from severe undue influence…perhaps even Stockholm Syndrome…at the hands of our oldest sibling, a sister who is 68. This feeling has been around for many years although it has gotten stronger since our oldest sibling (female and single, [...]
Q: I read the article about Stockholm Syndrome and how it relates to an abusive relationship. “Why do I love my abuser?” Self-preservation is the answer, but my question is, how do I disentangle myself from this emotional bonding? I have left, again, but I want to stay away. It’s a terrible relationship, and he [...]
Q: My grandson has been in an abusive relationship with his mother for 18 years. The 5 other siblings (not my grandchildren due to her remarrying after my son divorced her) have been removed from the house and custody was given to their grandparents. The grandparents and I are good friends and talk often. My [...]
Q: I cannot extricate myself from a relationship with a man who will soon be 46 years old. He has been without a full-time job for over a year, while he is working on a career transition. He remained attached to his elderly (68 years old) ex-GIRLFRIEND (not mom), while he started dating me (helping [...]
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