There is evidence. Victims sympathize with captors. Saying there is no evidence (because no proper science) is dismissive, on its own. The world is a messy plac

There is evidence. Victims sympathize with captors. Saying there is no evidence (because no proper science) is dismissive, on its own. The world is a messy place, with imperfect people. This, alone, is reason to believe that people take irrational action. Most people take irrational actions, every day. Some more extreme than others, eg Pica. Superior tactics employed by Abby Hernandez or similar behavior like Jaycee Dugard, can slide into a sort of misplaced bonding, like in the case of Mary McElroy. This can be due to contextual disposition, character, or situation. Shared experiences are part of what makes bonds that reinforce good or ill intention. If Traumatic Bonding is reasonable, then Stockholm is reasonable, regardless of the origin of the theories.