If you are the victim of kidnapping:
If taken hostage, do not struggle if in a confined space. Stay mentally alert and calm. Try to visualize where you are or are being taken.

  • Expect the captors to abuse you, lie to you, and attempt to brainwash you. They may well tell you that you have been abandoned – this will not be true. They may make you the target of their anger and hatred. Expect this and keep your belief in the future and eventual rescue.
  • Try to maintain order in yourself and your surroundings. Do nothing overt but set small goals for yourself and without shoeing it overtly, take pride in your accomplishments.
  • Listen with challenge to your captives. Attempt to get them to talk about themselves but let them volunteer information, do not be seen as someone who is probing for information.
  • Remember that help will arrive and you are on the minds of hundreds of people who will not forget you or give up looking for you.