Austrian Kidnap Victim Gives Interview

[fairy]

I guess we can't analyse her personality/psyche just from that interview...all we can do is analyse what we saw on TV...
we're not psychologists or know how she "acts" when she's in therapy or when she's all alone...

 

[liberty33r1b]

^but it helps one understand a bit more what she went through, don't ya think??

 

[chanelnumber5]

wow shes so incredibly brave. i couldnt believe her story, and how brave she was to run away, it must have taken so much courage. i she can return to a "normal" life soon

 

[fashionista-ta]

I'm not an expert on this case by any means, but I think the young woman is worth hearing from, and I admire her too.

The "doesn't have Stockholm" thing strikes me as a bit ridiculous. She seems quite sane and strong, she was clearly coerced, and had reasons (protecting herself and others) for doing what she did.

As I say, I don't know all the details of the case (OK, none of us does), but I don't see a need for a label for her (other than "minor child" during most of this) ... I think those kinds of syndrome labels are a bit pointless anyway, like the human brain and spirit can really be sorted into little boxes when things go wrong ...

 

[northernsky]

i still remember when she disappeared and the search for her... it's unbelievable.

i'm glad she escaped and has now the chance to lead a life in freedom as she wanted all the time. she seems strong and as far as i can see she gets as much help as possible.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

It's amazing what horrific things human beings can do to one another......

 

[fashionista-ta]

It's amazing what horrific things human beings can do to one another......

for sure ... something we as a human race seem to be very good at

 

[VainJane]

for sure ... something we as a human race seem to be very good at

But, on the upside, we see people risking their lives every day to save complete strangers...so there's still hope for us yet

 

[jml2]

she kind of has quasi-Stockholm, though the whole syndrome label thing bothers me too. She wanted to kill him for much of her captivity, but she also sympathises I guess with the part of him that was kind to her at times. That would have been the only kindness she had for 8 of her formative years, how could one not develop some sympathy. But I think the biggest contribution toward whatever strength and independence that she has was the books and tv and radio she was able to have, and the fact that she was sometimes (according to her) the stronger one in their dynamic. From this she would get some confidence, and from those connections of book/radio with the outside world she could develop her identity. It's also interesting that her father said she was a strong personality as a child before she was abducted

 

[SiennaInLondon]

Apparently her psychiatrist went with her to visit the kidnappers coffin before his burial. Also he seems to be encouraging her to write a memoir which seems like bizarre advice?

 

[LeonieAlexandria]

It was on TV in italy too. It's amazing. Amazing girl!

 

[Velouria]

I wish I could have seen the interview. She's such an inspiration!

 

[LeonieAlexandria]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=natascha+kampusch

try that

 

[jml2]

Scarlett may play the role of the girl in a movie about her

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20409883-36557,00.html

 

[*AndoraStar*]

I too was jumped by 5 guys almost two weeks ago.. the worst experience EVER. I could never imagine how horrible it must have been what she went through. She's a TRUE SURVIVOR!

 

[iluvjeisa]

I studied Psychology and just got my University degree.

We won`t be able to understand this man`s psyche or disorders since he`s no longer able to talk about them.

I guess he is an "Egomaniac", who is afraid of women. He kidnapped himself a girl that would fully depend on him and that he`d shape after his own ideas and wishes. He raised himself a daughter and lover in one. Mostly important: a woman that is fully depended on him and unable to leave! (I guess his mother rejected/abused him in his early childhood)

I`d also guess he could have been a "borderline personality", a person who suffered deep rejection or abuse in the early childhood and therefore couldn`t mature psychologically. Traumatized people "split off" their "hurt part" and "shut it away" (this explains this extreme double-life between "nice, normal man" and "child-abusing kidnapper"). He is therefore divided into a "mature, socially-functioning" part and the "extreme and hurt" part. Borderline personalities only see black and white therefore he probably didn`t feel guilty and didn`t take over any responsibility for what he did to this girl.

I guess all that he saw was his own loneliness and the rejection that he had suffered so he "had to do justice" for what had been done to his psyche - kidnapping this girl and "having a woman that would love him for good" was his attempt to cure his pain.

His suicide proves that he couldn`t stand one more person leaving/rejecting him.

I've just got to ask you - why do you think that he is BP rather than a sociopath? I was not aware of that borderline personalities would afflict this type of cruelty on others. He punished her by restricting her oxygen, he deprived her of food, told cruel lies about her parents, etc etc.

Doesn't this indicate a severe lack of empathy? I can understand that BLP's have flashes of extreme egomania etc, but this lasted for SO LONG. The whole case reminds me of a less blood-thirsty Jeffrey Dahmer, not wanting to "let her go". On the other hand, his suicide might be a very strong argument against the sociopath idea, considering that they can't feel remorse and always blame others. This does seem like a measure of taking the consequences.