Stockholm is funnily enough, where the term ‘Stockholm syndrome’ originated from, we all know what it means and not necessarily the events behind it. So, I’ll take you back to 1973 when four people were taken hostage in Stockholm’s Kreditbanken by a career criminal called Jan-Erik Olsson who was later joined by an old prison mate. Despite being held in the bank for six days before release, they felt positively toward their captor. Psychiatrist Dr. Frank Ochberg described it to the BBC as ‘The hostages experience a powerful, primitive positive feeling towards their captor. They are in denial that this…
