Hope For Others
Jaycee Dugard got honored with a Lifetime Leadership award in March 2012 for her courage. Her organization called JAYC Foundation works to support those dealing with abduction among other losses. Many see her story as hope for families with long-term missing kids. People make the connection to Elizabeth Smart who also tells others to maintain a positive attitude when thinking of the future, which is especially helpful for learning to accept what has happened.
Hope For Others
Understanding The Manipulation
Only years later was Jaycee able to fully understand the mental abuse and manipulation used by Garrido. She calls him a master manipulator. He would tell her that he had lots of followers on the outside who could capture her again if she dared to escape. In addition, he insisted no one would ever believe her story and her girls would be taken away from her. Thus Jaycee expressed she felt, “I had no idea how to ask for the help I needed.”
Understanding The Manipulation
