“…The most common reactions mentioned by former hostages after their release are feelings of helplessness, guilt, sadness, anxiety, and doubts about previously accepted values, numbing of emotions, and irritability, as well as hyper-vigilance, difficulty in making decisions and memory disturbances, reactions which have been documented as well in persons exposed to critical incidents (Alexander & Klein, 2010;Correctional Service of Canada, 1997;Fletcher, 1996;Garden-Breche, 2003; Hostage UK, n.d.-a; Rudge & Regel, 2014). A feeling of guilt for having caused anxiety to their families, or for the way they responded to events during captivity, has often been observed.…”