This was because she said she "mourned" Prikopil.

People claimed she was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, which Kampusch says denied her the ability to judge her own experiences.
She said, "Looking for normality within the framework of a crime is not a syndrome. It is a survival strategy."

The backlash got worse when she started receiving hate mail.

These letters were particularly harsh and ranged from saying she should be locked up again to denying that her experiences were as bad as she said.

Now, Natascha says she wants to reclaim the interpretation of her own story.

This is why she wrote 3,096 Days, a book where she goes into her complex feelings about Prikopil. While he put her through unimaginable torment, he was also the only companionship she had during some of her most formative years.