Quote# 68689
Signs of Spirit Possession
Any or a combination of the following behavior pattern is indicative of spirit or demonic possession:
1. Hearing voices directing the person to perform acts he may not have considered doing.
2. He or she will frequently see or sense the image of the possessing spirit as it existed in its physical life.
3. The victim may blackout or faint without knowing what transpired during that time.
4. Sometimes, in the midst of a conversation, he may have a mental block and act in a trance-like manner.
5. He may be observed talking or walking differently or acting in a strange, irrational manner.
6. He may act in a way he has never done before. His friends may see him as a totally different person.
7. In a worst scenario, the possession may reach a climax where the person may commit a crime, some violent or anti-social act and even suicide.
8. He or she may speak in tongues, and perform lewd acts and avoid religious objects (like a crucifix, rosary, etc.)
According to another researcher, clinical psychologist Edith Fiore, over 50 percent of those confined in mental hospitals in the United States are not insane but victims of spirit possession.
Phillipine Daily Inquirer,
Rense.com 52 Comments [12/15/2009 11:23:38 AM]
Fundie Index: 31
Submitted By: Giveitaday
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#1072836
Doctor Whom
It's funny how the influence of the supernatural bears such a close resemblance to mental illness.
12/15/2009 11:25:57 AM
#1072871
Atheist Amy
Who granted Ms. Fiore her degree? Eesh... now, THAT is scary.
12/15/2009 11:39:45 AM
#1072879
m52nickerson
Ms. Fiores has also found that the other 50% are not insane but simply hyped up on goofballs.
12/15/2009 11:41:46 AM
#1072897
Sisyphus
Personally I'm going to take the word of sane psychiatrists/psychologists rather than Ms. Fiore. Sheesh if she has her way there'll be herds of pigs driven off cliffs on an hourly basis.
12/15/2009 11:47:24 AM
#1072910
GodotIsWaiting4U
1. I hear my girlfriend's voice directing this. Granted, she's speaking IRL at the time when it happens.
2. I see my girlfriend when she speaks, and she appears to exist in this physical life.
3. I have 8-hour stretches of time every night where I have no idea what has transpired, and so do all my friends.
4. I sometimes forget exactly what I was trying to say, and I respond to music in a vaguely trance-like manner.
5. I like to mimic people.
6. I've been trying to break a lot of bad habits.
7. I haven't done this one yet.
8. I try to keep religious shit out of my life.
Oh dear, I must be possessed.
12/15/2009 11:50:51 AM
#1072935
Most of this sounds like being drunk.
12/15/2009 12:05:07 PM
#1072953
Chancellor Gorkon
I have a voice in my head that tells me to "Eat the ice cream". Is this bad?
OH GOD I'M POSSESSED!!!!!!!
12/15/2009 12:14:21 PM
#1072962
aaa
Things don't work like that!
12/15/2009 12:19:08 PM
#1072981
Ozzie
Sounds just like people acting up at the office Christmas party.
12/15/2009 12:28:41 PM
#1072984
Thinking Allowed
Signs of Spirit Possession
Any or a combination of the following behavior pattern is indicative of spirit or demonic possession:
1. Hearing voices directing the person to perform acts he may not have considered doing.
2. He or she will frequently see or sense the image of the possessing spirit as it existed in its physical life.
3. The victim may blackout or faint without knowing what transpired during that time.
4. Sometimes, in the midst of a conversation, he may have a mental block and act in a trance-like manner.
5. He may be observed talking or walking differently or acting in a strange, irrational manner.
6. He may act in a way he has never done before. His friends may see him as a totally different person.
7. In a worst scenario, the possession may reach a climax where the person may commit a crime, some violent or anti-social act and even suicide.
8. He or she may speak in tongues, and perform lewd acts and avoid religious objects (like a crucifix, rosary, etc.)
According to another researcher, clinical psychologist Edith Fiore, over 50 percent of those confined in mental hospitals in the United States are not insane but victims of spirit possession.
Well, if someone gets drunk enough on cheap whisky, all those may occur.
12/15/2009 12:31:03 PM
#1073048
WMDKitty
That would be Schizophrenia.
12/15/2009 12:55:01 PM
#1073110
Eden
6 sounds like usual fundie behavior,
7 like the behavior of people wo just "got saved"
and speaking intongues like in 8 is claimed by pentecostals to bea sign from god.
So could it be that many if not most fundies are possessed by spirits or demons?
12/15/2009 1:17:52 PM
#1073135
SurfinSeaOtter
#3 happened to me last year on new years... I was possessed by the demon named Tequila
12/15/2009 1:29:34 PM
#1073166
Churchy La Femme
"1. Hearing voices directing the person to perform acts he may not have considered doing."
You mean like thinking God is speaking to you and telling you what to do and who to persecute?
12/15/2009 1:45:38 PM
#1073177
CailinBan
So Abraham was possessed by demons when he 'heard' God's voice telling him to sacrifice his son? And Moses was possessed by demons when he 'heard' God's voice telling him to go to Pharaoh and ask for the Hebrews' freedom? Etc
12/15/2009 1:50:50 PM
#1073212
What's insane is that people actually believe this shit.
12/15/2009 2:06:44 PM
#1073225
Brain_In_A_Jar
Standard Christian Exceptions:
1. unless it's god's voice.
2. unless it's an image of jebus in burnt toast.
3. unless they do this during prayer or some other religious activity
4. unless it's a conversation with an "evolutionist," in which case being unable to answer them is acceptable because you know they're still wrong.
5. unless they rank highly in your church, in which case they are immune from accusations of abberant behaviour
6. unless this is immediately after being "born again"
7. killing teh gheys, lying for jesus, faking scientific evidence and buying fraudulent PhD diplomas, however, are good Christian activities and thus not reprehensible or signs of possession.
8. demonically-possessed speaking in tongues and god-inspired speaking in tongues are two entirely different types of unintelligible gibberish, and should not be confused.
12/15/2009 2:12:23 PM
#1073266
Antichrist
1. Schizophrenia
2. Schizophrenia
3. Low BP, Low blood pressure, etc.
4. Arguing with a fundie does it to me.
5. Stroke?
6. Puberty
7. Too many reasons to list
8. Exorcist was not a documentary.
12/15/2009 2:31:56 PM
#1073337
DarkfireTaimatsu
Signs of Spirit Possession
1. Entering the Shaman Fight
2. Placing ghosts inside weapons, which become oversized
3. Being seen with or around Yoh Asakura
12/15/2009 3:23:21 PM
#1073341
AngryWitch
It's called having a stroke, moron. Get to the fucking emergency room, they have drugs for that shit now.
12/15/2009 3:24:55 PM
#1073376
Sasha
So all the people I drove home Sunday night were demonically possessed? I thought it was just a really good party.
12/15/2009 4:00:57 PM
#1073409
Zeus Almighty
Sounds more like Jack Daniels' possession to me.
12/15/2009 4:20:08 PM
#1073418
Matante
Actually, I spent a few months in a mental hospital as a teen, and although I didn't count for the exact figure, I can say depression and anorexia amount to about 90% of cases, at least in juveniles. None sounds like what you described.
12/15/2009 4:31:40 PM
#1073496
Old Viking
"Crazy Edith." I didn't know she was still around.
12/15/2009 5:36:50 PM
#1073536
Frogflayer
and the spirit is tequila
Edit: beaten to it by SurfinSeaOtter
12/15/2009 6:17:51 PM
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