Holly Madison, former Playboy bunny and current host of "The Playboy Murders," shares insights into her tumultuous relationship with Hugh Hefner. She describes her past feelings as being influenced by a form of Stockholm syndrome and acknowledges her struggles with connection, labeling Hefner as a "master manipulator." Reflecting on her experiences, Madison identifies a cognitive dissonance between her feelings of love and the reality of her situation. Moreover, she attributes some of her mindset to a recent autism diagnosis, yet emphasizes her resilience in transforming her experiences into opportunities, including her reality TV career.
I just didn't know him well. I had this mindset of being in love, and it was kind of tinged with a little bit of Stockholm syndrome.
I thought I was connecting with [Hefner], when really I was just somebody who had trouble connecting with people my whole life.
Looking back I see somebody who was young and impressionable and just kind of in a fog almost, thinking I'm in love with somebody.
I think the fog was more just having such a warped mindset, trying to justify my decisions in the Playboy mansion.
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