Kidnapped For 18 Years

November 9, 2009 at 9:00pm On TLC. 'The Jaycee Lee Dugard Story'
A story about the California woman who was kidnapped when she was 11 years old and held captive for 18 years before being discovered. Jaycee Lee Dugard was taken by strangers into their car in June 1991 while waiting for her school bus. She was found in August 2009 being kept in a backyard barn with her two children by her kidnapper Phillip Craig Garrido. Phillip Craig Garrido, 58, and his wife Nancy Garrido, 54 were arrested for kidnapping and other charges. During her time in captivity Dugard bore two daughters. Dugard never attended school or saw a doctor while in captivity. Investigators say she was renamed "Alyssa" and repeatedly raped. The sexual assaults produced two daughters. Since last summer the family have been living in a secret location in California receiving horse therapy technique. Many may wonder why Jaycee reportedly never tried to escape Garrido, despite his horrible acts towards her. One reason could be Stockholm Syndrome. Abductees like Jaycee might become emotionally attached to someone like Garrido, who happens to be her sole source of life while kidnapped. He was the sole provider of food, shelter and clothing. This is a very dangerous period for her and hopefully she and her family with the help of experts and intensive therapy they will be able to live a happy life.

Jaycee was terribly traumatized. She easily could spiral down into Depressive and Anxiety disorders as discussed in chapter 14. She could suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month. Also, after being so long in captivity without any social interaction she could suffer from Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) Assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person's life over-year period resulting from major life events. Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) A fear of interacting with others, Generalized anxiety disorder. Panic Disorder.