Obsessional does not necessarily mean sexual obsession, not even obsession for this or for that in particular; to be an obsessional means to find oneself caught in a mechanism, in a trap increasingly demanding and endless.

Jacques Lacan

It was born on August 23th 1973 in a bank – it's funny how everything is somehow centered on money isn't it – in Stockholm, Sweden. One bank robber, four hostages and six days later, the world had a new topic of conversation. It gets its name sake from the place it originated, Stockholm syndrome.

Yes, Stockholm syndrome, the psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors.

Twenty three years later in Peru, its other half came into being, Lima syndrome.

Yes, Lima syndrome, the phenomenon in which the abductors develop sympathy for their captives.