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PainCompliant -> RE: 24/7 imprisonment and boredom. (9/6/2014 4:36:39 PM)
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A skilled captor understands the power of boredom.
I have been a captive/prisoner on a number of occasions - time spans from three days to two weeks. I have experience dealing with the tedium that comes with isolation. I am one of those who craves constant mental stimulation. Boredom is particularly difficult for me. It comes on within an hour of captivity and soon evolves into a "what the hell am I doing here" mentality which early in my experience led me to demanding freedom and successfully ending the experience.
Then I committed to a ten day period of captivity. The guy had a makeshift cell in his basement. Very secure, but didn't matter as I was chained by one ankle to an anchor in the rear of the cell with not enough slack to reach the door. It took a day and I had enough. Told the captor I wanted to stop. He said no, he was going to hold me to my original commitment.
Yeah, I know. At that point it became unlawful imprisonment. But I would never complain to the authorities and I guess he sensed that and was willing to take the risk. In any event I had no choice but to deal with the tedium. I retreated into my mind. Relived life experiences. Designed homes. Wrote some articles to later put to paper. Even worked out a detailed business plan that I followed through on and is now my full time business. I also messed with my captor doing things to throw him off. Annoy him, but not too much. Managed to take back a small bit of the he had over me (a small but sustaining victory). Later I learned many of the techniques I came up with were similar to military resistance techniques taught at SERE training. It was tough and a struggle but I made it through the ten days.
As always happens in threads such as this, posters ask what is the point of captivity or declare they are not going to wait on a person 24/7. Hope this quote of a journal entry from my profile gives some insight into the power a captor has over the captive:
"Confinement / Captivity is an extremely effective technique for conditioning and breaking a man. So much can be accomplished in a short time. There is a reality of having no control over one's existence - of being totally dependent on another man for even your most basic needs. The focus on the captor becomes all consuming. you listen intensely for the sound of his approaching footsteps not knowing whether they bring comfort or suffering - but longing some interaction, any interaction, just to break the isolation."
I have been broken a few times in captivity, once within 48 hours. The guy took me to a point of instant, unquestioning obedience. So much so that when our paths later crossed in informal situations, when our eyes met, we both knew that he still owned me.
Different strokes, and all that... For me, my most powerful/impactful experiences have come from being the captive of a skilled captor.
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