What is Stockholm syndrome?
Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon also sometimes called capture bonding. Individuals with Stockholm Syndrome express empathy and sympathy and positive feelings towards their captors. This condition is an involuntary phenomenon.
How do members experience Stockholm syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Stockholm syndrome*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Stockholm syndrome*
Who has Stockholm syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 3 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 2 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3 | |
| Female | 7 |