hostage
I think I mentioned, a long time ago, when the whole world was caught in the Sex and the City craze, how I will never watch the show. I mean, what’s in it for me: 4 women bitching about their single lives in NYC? I find deeper meaning in two near naked men grappling in the middle of a ring.
Oh you know that ugly adage, you know, the one that says never say never?
Baby’s just got the whole series from Shanghai. She’s like devouring 3 episodes a night. And she loves talking about it, to me.
But I shrugged. I said, “Who the hell is Carrie Bradshaw? And whoever call themselves Mr. Big? A gay porn star?”
I should have just kept my big mouth shut. Now I am forced to watch SATC with her so I can acquaint myself with Big and Carrie. And Miranda. And Samantha. And Charlotte. And Trey. And Aidan. And Manolo Blahnik.
It was a torture in the first season.
By the second season, I realized it wasn’t that bad. At least I get to see some flesh.
Now that I'm in the third season, I feel like slapping Carrie silly with my Gucci wallet. Why she still hangs around with that loser Big is something I can never understand. Maybe season four can tell me more.
Fuck, I should up my quota to 6 episodes a night.
Stockholm Syndrome describes the behavior of kidnap victims who, over time, become sympathetic to their captors. The name derives from a 1973 hostage incident in Stockholm, Sweden. At the end of six days of captivity in a bank, several kidnap victims actually resisted rescue attempts, and afterwards refused to testify against their captors. What causes Stockholm Syndrome? Captives begin to identify with their captors initially as a defensive mechanism, out of fear of violence. Small acts of kindness by the captor are magnified, since finding perspective in a hostage situation is by definition impossible. Rescue attempts are also seen as a threat, since it's likely the captive would be injured during such attempts. It's important to note that these symptoms occur under tremendous emotional and often physical duress. The behavior is considered a common survival strategy for victims of interpersonal abuse, and has been observed in battered spouses, abused children, prisoners of war, and concentration camp survivors.
If masochists like to torture themselves, wouldn't they do it best by not torturing themselves? And if so, aren't we all masochist?
~ Anonymous
Oh you know that ugly adage, you know, the one that says never say never?
Baby’s just got the whole series from Shanghai. She’s like devouring 3 episodes a night. And she loves talking about it, to me.
But I shrugged. I said, “Who the hell is Carrie Bradshaw? And whoever call themselves Mr. Big? A gay porn star?”
I should have just kept my big mouth shut. Now I am forced to watch SATC with her so I can acquaint myself with Big and Carrie. And Miranda. And Samantha. And Charlotte. And Trey. And Aidan. And Manolo Blahnik.
It was a torture in the first season.
By the second season, I realized it wasn’t that bad. At least I get to see some flesh.
Now that I'm in the third season, I feel like slapping Carrie silly with my Gucci wallet. Why she still hangs around with that loser Big is something I can never understand. Maybe season four can tell me more.
Fuck, I should up my quota to 6 episodes a night.
Stockholm Syndrome describes the behavior of kidnap victims who, over time, become sympathetic to their captors. The name derives from a 1973 hostage incident in Stockholm, Sweden. At the end of six days of captivity in a bank, several kidnap victims actually resisted rescue attempts, and afterwards refused to testify against their captors. What causes Stockholm Syndrome? Captives begin to identify with their captors initially as a defensive mechanism, out of fear of violence. Small acts of kindness by the captor are magnified, since finding perspective in a hostage situation is by definition impossible. Rescue attempts are also seen as a threat, since it's likely the captive would be injured during such attempts. It's important to note that these symptoms occur under tremendous emotional and often physical duress. The behavior is considered a common survival strategy for victims of interpersonal abuse, and has been observed in battered spouses, abused children, prisoners of war, and concentration camp survivors.
If masochists like to torture themselves, wouldn't they do it best by not torturing themselves? And if so, aren't we all masochist?
~ Anonymous