Dr Allan Wade, a man I have learned a lot from, presented a paper in April 2015 at a New Zealand conference on The Myth of “Stockholm Syndrome” and other Concepts Invented to Discredit Women Victims of Violence. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the conference, but here is the abstract of his paper which… Continue reading The Myth of “Stockholm Syndrome” and how it was invented to silence an indignant young woman
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Thursday Thought — Abuse Victims Always Resist
Whenever people are badly treated, they always resist. In our experience working with victims of violence, none of them complied with violence, disrespect, or oppression. They always tried to reduce, prevent or stop the abuse in some way. Because they are in such danger, victims usually do not resist the perpetrator's abuse openly (although some victims… Continue reading Thursday Thought — Abuse Victims Always Resist
