What is going on with women who refuse to leave an abusive relationship? I am seriously starting to believe it is some sort of disorder. I don't mean to insult anyone or judge them. No one knows what someone else is going through unless they walk in their shoes. I am genuinely trying to understand. How can people help?
Stockholm Syndrome can be involved
Stockholm syndrome is a coping mechanism to a captive or abusive situation. People develop positive feelings toward their captors or abusers over time. This condition applies to situations including child abuse, coach-athlete abuse, relationship abuse and sex trafficking.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22387-stockholm-syndrome
Stockholm Syndrome: What It Is, Symptoms & How to Treat
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response, a survival instinct, in which captives develop positive feelings toward their hostage-takers.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22387-stockholm-syndrome
