are you saying that it is our body and its molecules that form thoughts?
Under daemonic assault
Hudson Ortiz
Lincoln Nelson
I was talking about possession. But brains have big part in formation of thoughts anyway.
William Edwards
that's a serious diagnosis. It becomes even more serious if his soul is in danger. What if he believes he's schizo and falls for the temptations due to spiritual neglect?
Luis James
I think schizo is both spiritual and physical and should be treated as such.
Andrew Powell
What are you even talking about? I have said that he should be careful and consider this possibility. I said that both consultation with priest and psychiatrist is advisable to cover all the grounds.
If he has Schizophrenia, he SHOULD be more sober and try to manage his behavior with help of others, how did you came up with "spiritual neglect"?
In fact, doesnt basic trait of Human being is that we are both material and immaterial? Like John Damascene puts "Now this being the case, He creates with His own hands man of a visible nature and an invisible, after His own image and likeness"? Why should one ignore his body and material part?
Nathaniel Moore
(OP)
regarding Schizo. It usually appears later in life no immediately, but when depends on gender and luck. here's a link for when it should show up.
webmd.com
but if what you're hearing and/or seeing seems demonic in nature. exorcism and especially lots
of prayer never hurts.
Henry Lee
It sounds like something is bothering you, although I don't know exactly what it is. But you could do worse than ask a good priest with active faith to help you. I would ask that you go find one, they can start you on a path to help. If you run into someone who doesn't seem competent or has little faith, or worse no faith, move on until you find who you need to find. You might need to get checked out by a shrink first, depending on the circumstances, to make sure that there's no physical impairment that is causing this issue. Of course, that may not happen, I couldn't say for sure. It might be a situational thing.
I've also heard that you should not directly engage with it or do anything this sensation directs you to do. It's obviously something that is bad, whatever it is, you don't want to indulge it even if it's just neurochemicals. If it's just a bad mental situation, you don't want to get controlled by it. If it's an active external force, it's only 10 times more vital that you shouldn't. If you give into whatever the sensation is, it controls you.
But, I would see a good priest, as soon as you can. I would ask in forums that would be able to direct you to a qualified expert.
When did this all start, BTW? You said you were doing an exam that you were having trouble with? Did you have something inside you offering assistance on them? Do you have any relatives that are unusually successful?
Easton Myers
Recite the rosary my man.
Jeremiah Price
I was getting a lot of intrusive thoughts when I started attending liturgy a while ago and taking steps towards conversion, it got pretty bad and I became extremely self conscious of what other parishioners thought about me and the vibes I was giving off. I completely gave up Christianity for a while because of it and fell into a deep depression that I'm only now pulling myself out of, I haven't been getting those types of thoughts anymore and rather than beat myself up over them I don't identify myself with everything that pops up in my mind. Demons are absolutely real and so is spiritual warfare. They're psychological beings, the problem is when we entertain them and let them drag us around and degrade us, also being unable to let go of sin can leave the door open for more attacks
Chase James
It's ok I have them too, a bit since I was a kid, even if far less often than you are having now.
Don't give them attention at all, concentrate on the task you are doing or the words of prayer when you are praying. Don't wrestle with them, ignore them. It's not you.