Elizabeth Smart the young teenager who was recently found with her kidnappers, did not escape when she had a chance, and may have come to befriend and sympathize with her captors. The reason was due to a psychological stress phenomena call Stockholm Syndrome. Please read this short explanation, keeping in mind the stress and pressures of living under the heavy hand of Jehovah the god of Armies, and his henchmen the Watchtower Organization. http://www.secasa.com.au/survivors/the_stockholm_syndrome_1.html JamesT
What does Elizabeth Smart and Jehovah's Witnesses have in common?
by JamesThomas 3 Replies latest jw friends
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MegaDude
Thanks for posting this. Fascinating article. The brain is quite adept at learning to survive and cope.
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JosephMalik
JamesT,
My guess is that the Smart Family were also Mormons and their theology set this little girl up in much the same way as WT theology does for them. They can not think or reason for themselves and are easily manipulated. It goes with the territory.
Joseph
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DanTheMan
In case anybody is interested,
the ex-mormon boards are going wild over the Elizabeth Smart thing. Makes for some pretty interesting reading.
http://www.exmormon.org/boards/w-agora/w-agora.php3?site=exmobb&bn=exmobb_recovery