A Stronghold is a Fortress Created for Safety
The problem is that the bondage of that safety fortress is made of the substance of fear, rage, rejection, lust, perversion, performance, timidity, lukewarmness, etc.
Our “strongholds” other than His secret place are made by the enemy but with our permission.
Things hit us so hard in life we weren’t ready, so we took the loudest inner advice available & allowed or helped build strongholds.