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Message: [QUOTE="orange_in_VA, post: 1125455, member: 1356"] She might be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of "traumatic bonding", which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes "strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other." One commonly used hypothesis to explain the effect of Stockholm syndrome is based on Freudian theory. It suggests that the bonding is the individual's response to trauma in becoming a victim. Identifying with the aggressor is one way that the ego defends itself. When a victim believes the same values as the aggressor, they cease to be perceived as a threat. [/QUOTE]