kBOY:
Please read the relevant research.
You might read "Cults in Our Midst" by Singer.
"Influence" by Robert Cialdini.
"The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse" by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen
Or you can click through on links that have been posted on this thread.
The thought reform and coercive persuasion used by destructive cults is not rekevabt to "Stockholm Syndrome." And it's not relevant to a conventional marriage, unless you specifically are referring to an abusive controlling marriage/relationship, e.g. O.J. Simpson and battered woman's syndrome.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
This is the section within the Books page that includes material about coercive persuasion, thought reform and influence techniques used to gain undue influence.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
This is the Books page section about battered women and abusive controlling relationships.
Please do some reading.
Many people that leave destructive cults never do the reading and research to sort through their experience and contextualize what happened within the framework of historical information concerning destructive cults. Often such people feel my group is unique and somehow not like the others. The same people at times have recovery issues that may not be resolved.
It's best to read the existing body of books and research rather than to try to reinvent the wheel.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
There are some great articles on recovery in this database subsection.