Sean Lowell dropping out of college was not so much a result of Gordon Sterling's series "My Roommate Who Got Dumped Fifty Times by the Same Girl," but rather the Stockholm Syndrome that made him crash into the same wall fifty times without looking back.
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, actually represents a psychological disorder.
If it weren't for the overwhelming comments on Gordon Sterling's live stream, Sean Lowell might have never discovered this fact.
Sean Lowell had always wondered why he was dumped fifty times by the same girl.
Why was it so painful each time, yet he chose to forgive every time?
Until he saw the question posed by a psychologist in Gordon Sterling's live stream room — [Does your roommate have Stockholm Syndrome?]
At that time, Gordon Sterling's series "My Roommate Who Got Dumped Fifty Times by the Same Girl" had only aired its first episode and hadn't become a hit yet; there weren't many comments, so the mention of Stockholm Syndrome stood out.
Stockholm Syndrome is also called the Hostage Syndrome.
It refers to the incident in Stockholm in 1973, where two robbers, after a failed bank heist, took four hostages, upgrading themselves to kidnappers.
After 130 hours of standoff with the police, the kidnappers eventually gave up.
The hostages were rescued.
But the story didn't end there.
In the hearts of the four kidnapped hostages, the kidnappers could be considered among the top ten heroes of Sweden in 1973.
The psychological activities of the four hostages were like this:
Once the kidnapping occurred, the kidnappers had complete control over the lives of the hostages.
Did the kidnappers do that?
No! The kidnappers actually let all four hostages survive unharmed!
Such good kidnappers, yet the court asked the hostages to identify them.
Isn't this repaying kindness with hostility?
Absolutely not!
The four hostages unanimously decided—defend the kidnappers!
Identification? Impossible!
In such a furious situation, helping the two indicted kidnappers raise money for legal defense is what thankful hostages should do.
They went to such lengths, yet it wasn't enough!
The prison walls couldn't stop a kind-hearted and beautiful hostage lady from deciding to offer herself.
The kidnapper was still serving time, yet the lady couldn't wait to get engaged to the kidnapper in prison.
Is there any justice left?!
This series of outrageous behaviors were identified by psychologists as Stockholm Syndrome.
This is not a joke; this is historical truth.
Essentially, it's where someone is clearly oppressing you, yet you develop a reliance on them.
Though it sounds like a psychological disorder far removed from everyday life, many people have personally experienced it.
If, once, a girl told you that there are so many men in the world, why do I insist on having you as my backup and not anyone else?
If you slightly agreed with this girl's words, then you have a slight case of Stockholm Syndrome.
If, once, a father told you there are so many kids in the world, why do I insist on beating and kicking you, not anyone else?
If you slightly agreed with this abusive man's words, then you have a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome.
Feeling grateful to the one oppressing you is the most direct manifestation of Stockholm Syndrome.
At first, Sean Lowell had only a slight case.
Stockholm Syndrome is far more common than most people realize; many might have it to some degree, and a slight amount doesn't affect daily life.
However, as Sean Lowell was dumped more and more times, he increasingly couldn't leave the academy belle who clearly treated him as a backup.
The more oppression, the more reliance.
The whole world could see it clearly, even Sean Lowell understood it himself, but he just couldn't break away.
The girl who dumped Sean Lowell fifty times, standing at five feet three inches and weighing one hundred and sixty pounds, is named Tina.
Tina is a college classmate of both Gordon Sterling and Sean Lowell, and the academy belle of the brewing engineering department.
Don't doubt Tina's weight, and don't question why the words academy belle aren't in quotes.
The victim could develop a reliance on those oppressing them; what's strange about a one hundred and sixty-pound belle?
Allow for the existence of a unique situation where in a college of three hundred, Tina was the only girl.