The Captive Mind: Why We Love Our Abusers
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The Captive Mind: Why We Love Our Abusers

By Jack Morgan
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Length1h 19m

About this audiobook

Journey into the deepest recesses of the human psyche where survival instincts collide with emotional bondage. Based on recently unearthed psychological recordings and case files, this audiobook dissects the shocking phenomenon of Stockholm Syndrome: why victims form protective, sometimes loving, bonds with their captors. Explore the science, the history, and the terrifying logic behind this controversial diagnosis.

Audiobook details

GenrePsychology
Length1 hr 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1: The Unsettling Whisper on the Tape
11Chapter 11: The Competence Trap: Defining Self-Worth by the Chains
2Chapter 2: The Architecture of Submission: Cognitive Dissonance and Survival
12Chapter 12: The Specialized Comfort of Predictable Pain
3Chapter 3: The Architect of Dependency: Intermittent Reinforcement
13Chapter 13: The Tyranny of the Specialist
4Chapter 4: The Architecture of Rationalization: When Dissonance Becomes Defense
14Chapter 14: The Specialized Self and The Efficiency Trap
5Chapter 5: The Sunk Cost Fallacy of the Soul
15Chapter 15: The Crisis Economy of the Self
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6Chapter 6: The Sunk Cost of the Soul
16Chapter 16: Peace as Provocation and The Interior Saboteur
7Chapter 7: The Indispensable Oppressor - Identification with the Aggressor
17Chapter 17: The Predictive Programming of Pain
8Chapter 8: The Functional Prison and the Architecture of Obligation
18Chapter 18: The Comfort of the Known Wound: Why Prediction Trumps Pleasure
9Chapter 9: The Stockholm Dividend: The Economy of Stable Misery
19Chapter 19: The Architecture of Expected Pain
10Chapter 10: The Functional Abyss: Rejecting the Exit
20Chapter 20: The Price of Predictability
The Unmade Sister
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The Contagion of Absolute Silence
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Where Did the Nativity Go?
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The Architects of Belief
The Architects of BeliefJack Morgan1h 8m Only with Ultra
The Martian's Shadow
The Martian's ShadowJack Morgan1h 7m Only with Ultra
Van Gogh: Madman or Master?
Van Gogh: Madman or Master?Jack Morgan56m Only with Ultra
The King of Pop's Final Hours
The King of Pop's Final HoursJack Morgan59m Only with Ultra
The Cellular Thirst
The Cellular ThirstJack Morgan1h 27m Only with Ultra
Diana's Last Midnight: Minute by Minute
Diana's Last Midnight: Minute by MinuteJack Morgan56m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Caesar's Final Hour: Real-Time Account
Caesar's Final Hour: Real-Time AccountJack Morgan59m Only with Ultra
Ali's Ghost: The Undefeated Loss
Ali's Ghost: The Undefeated LossJack Morgan56m Only with Ultra
The Villain Inside Everyone
The Villain Inside EveryoneJack Morgan1h 18m Only with Ultra
Brand Autopsy: PR Disaster Files
Brand Autopsy: PR Disaster FilesJack Morgan1h 23m Only with Ultra
Beauty’s Unfair Advantage: The Halo Effect
Beauty’s Unfair Advantage: The Halo EffectJack Morgan1h 18m Only with Ultra
The Silence That Eats the World
The Silence That Eats the WorldJack Morgan1h 29m Only with Ultra
Zodiac: The Lies I Told
Zodiac: The Lies I ToldJack Morgan1h 25m Only with Ultra
The Echo Chamber Effect
The Echo Chamber EffectJack Morgan1h 19m Only with Ultra
Sleep Paralysis: Night Terror Science
Sleep Paralysis: Night Terror ScienceJack Morgan1h 21m Only with Ultra
You Haven't Lived This Before, Idiot
You Haven't Lived This Before, IdiotJack Morgan1h 19m Only with Ultra

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