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Epilepsy and Demonic Possession...or something of the sort

Tue, 06/24/2008 - 16:43

Has anyone had problems with religious family members whipping out Mark 9 (the chapter where Jesus heals a boy who apparently is having seizures of some sort), then declaring that you must have demons in you, or you have spiritual unrest, or are somehow "not right" with God?

My father did that to me recently. When he started talking about it, I was afraid he was going to try an exorcism on me right then and there. But he didn't - he just prayed. Ever since then he's been pushing me to talk to my minister about my alleged spiritual unrest. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to do that - soon we'll have a new minister and I can just see me going in on his first day on the job and saying, "O hi, sometimes I wake up at night with a yell and then I shake. Can you help me? I must not be right with God."  The poor minister would probably put a request in for a transfer that same day.

I mean, I do have Demons. I really do. And I have Crime and Punishment and The Idiot and Brothers Karamazov and most of Dostoevsky's works. (Sorry - had to get a book nerd joke in there.)

Seriously, I thank this very same Deity (with whom I am supposedly not right) that I'm an adult and live a few states away from my father. But this still bothers me because I have to deal with my father's pestering me to talk to the minister. Truly, I think it goes beyond just a religious matter and it's more a question of my father's sanity.

So has anyone else dealt with this demons issue?

Comments

Re: Epilepsy and Demonic Possession...or something of the sort

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Thu, 2008-06-26 - 00:28

I HAVE TO REPLY TO UBERZW AND THE BLOG ABOVE. THOSE WERE NOT SPIRITUAL PEOPLE, NOR DID THAT PSYCHIC KNOW WHAT HE/SHE WAS DOING. SOME CLAIN TO BE SPIRITUAL AND SOME CLAIM TO BE PSYCHIC, BUT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE GETTING INVOLVED WITH. YOUR PARENTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE SUBJECTED YOU TO THOSE PEOPLE, AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO BE AROUND YOU. I AM REALLY SORRY THAT HAPPENED TO BOTH OF YOU.

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I WISH YOU PEACE, LOVE, BLESSINGS, JOY.........JAN

I HAVE TO REPLY TO UBERZW AND THE BLOG ABOVE. THOSE WERE NOT SPIRITUAL PEOPLE, NOR DID THAT PSYCHIC KNOW WHAT HE/SHE WAS DOING. SOME CLAIN TO BE SPIRITUAL AND SOME CLAIM TO BE PSYCHIC, BUT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE GETTING INVOLVED WITH. YOUR PARENTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE SUBJECTED YOU TO THOSE PEOPLE, AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO BE AROUND YOU. I AM REALLY SORRY THAT HAPPENED TO BOTH OF YOU.

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I WISH YOU PEACE, LOVE, BLESSINGS, JOY.........JAN

Re: Epilepsy and Demonic Possession...or something of the sort

Submitted by quionnab on Wed, 2008-06-25 - 20:32

I have had the same experience with my mother, except with a psychic.  I was diagnosed 3 months ago at 29 years old and no way could this be happening to her baby.  So she paid all this money to a spiritual worker to figure out what was truly wrong with me.  The lady diagnosed me without ever seeing me and told my mom that some one put a curse on her and it transferred over to me, the fruit of her womb.  And my sz that happen at night were really spiritual attacks happening and my body was trying to rid itself of the demons.

 Then she paid again for the woman to give me some spiritual baths that was supposed to cure me. And told my mom to tell me to get off all of my meds... I entertained this for her because I know it is hard for her too, needless to say, getting off the meds was a huge mistake. And $1500 of my moms money later, I still have epilepsy. And now all she says all the time is that, "I feel so sad for you", or "I just want to cry when I see you".  Makes me feel really good inside.....

I have had the same experience with my mother, except with a psychic.  I was diagnosed 3 months ago at 29 years old and no way could this be happening to her baby.  So she paid all this money to a spiritual worker to figure out what was truly wrong with me.  The lady diagnosed me without ever seeing me and told my mom that some one put a curse on her and it transferred over to me, the fruit of her womb.  And my sz that happen at night were really spiritual attacks happening and my body was trying to rid itself of the demons.

 Then she paid again for the woman to give me some spiritual baths that was supposed to cure me. And told my mom to tell me to get off all of my meds... I entertained this for her because I know it is hard for her too, needless to say, getting off the meds was a huge mistake. And $1500 of my moms money later, I still have epilepsy. And now all she says all the time is that, "I feel so sad for you", or "I just want to cry when I see you".  Makes me feel really good inside.....

Re: Epilepsy and Demonic Possession...or something of the sort

Submitted by BeckyH on Wed, 2008-06-25 - 21:59

Wow! Wow is all I can say! Makes me glad I'm not telling my parents! Hang in there!

Becky

Wow! Wow is all I can say! Makes me glad I'm not telling my parents! Hang in there!

Becky

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