One of my closest friends is an amazing, work oriented, high achieving, loving, well learned woman. She knows about FDS and has embodied all of the ideologies. But when it comes to this one guy, she becomes the biggest pick-me I've ever seen.

This guy is a drug addicted wannabe rapper who's been failing in college from the very beginning. He has a nice, loving and supportive family, yet he's a disgusting mess. Things he has done to my friend-

  1. Got her drunk and tried to rape her multiple times
  2. Hit her so hard during sex that she couldn't hear for a while, always hits during sex
  3. Body shamed her
  4. Videotaped her in a compromising position
  5. Threatened her with violence every time she tried to leave

He shows her care/love whenever she starts drifting apart, is a diagnosed sociopath and psychologically fucks her up really bad. I keep telling her that her "attraction" is nothing more than Stockholm syndrome. She also has an abusive father so she kind of grew up seeing this kind of behaviour. I'm worried that she'll throw away her chance at an amazing future and become her mother, who has been tolerating this for so long and doesn't want to leave because that's her definition of "normal".

I've suggested therapy, but she thinks that she'll definitely end up with this guy. She keeps convincing herself to go back to him and is throwing herself at him, and now even he has clearly said that he doesn't want her anymore and that he feels guilty every time he sees her face.

Can you guys please suggest something that may have worked for you or someone you love? I'm frustrated and desperate to get her out of it.