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For the past few weeks I had been going through a rough patch and spiritual desolation but I continued to follow God as closely as I could and avoided sin with all of my heart. I started to feel like something dark had entered into my life and tried to bring me down in this rough patch through fear and despair.

Within the past week I have had 3 dreams related to demons and I can’t help but to think that it is Satan’s legions attacking my resolve to stay holy in this time of spiritual desolation.

Dream 1: I was at church celebrating Sunday mass and I started convulsing on the floor seething with anger spewing vulgar comments at the parishioners around me, speaking different languages in different octaves. One of the people around me pointed and yelled “Father, this man is possessed” and then I stood up and was fine and mass continued as normal. Then a few minutes later it happened again and everyone around me began to panic and the priest ran over to me and began an exorcism.

I woke up from this dream so frightened and disturbed I couldn’t get back to sleep. I have to admit that it really scared me in a terrible way.

Dream 2 (the following night): I was running from a demon who kept harassing me and breaking all of my material possessions and stealing things from me. I kept trying to run from him but he just wouldn’t leave me alone. He would yell at me and taunt me and say things like “you can never escape the torment of ZoZo”. He kept making it apparently clear that his name was ZoZo and he had no intention of doing anything other than attack me through stealing and harassment.

Dream 3: My dad wanted to use one of my garages to store something and he did so without my knowledge. When I found out he was using my garage I felt something very dark and evil pour over me and I immediately stormed over to his house and began to berate him with as much vulgar hatred as possible. He just kept trying to walk away but I would pursue him and just keep cursing at him. I felt the pull to keep insulting him and screaming at him even when I wanted to stop. I just couldn’t control myself and I kept going until I woke up.

I would be lying if I said that these dreams didn’t have me thinking. Should I talk to my priest about these dreams? Do you think I am being harassed by a demon?

God’s blessings,
Joshua
 
joshvanrad said:
For the past few weeks I had been going through a rough patch and spiritual desolation but I continued to follow God as closely as I could and avoided sin with all of my heart. I started to feel like something dark had entered into my life and tried to bring me down in this rough patch through fear and despair.

Within the past week I have had 3 dreams related to demons and I can’t help but to think that it is Satan’s legions attacking my resolve to stay holy in this time of spiritual desolation.

Dream 1: I was at church celebrating Sunday mass and I started convulsing on the floor seething with anger spewing vulgar comments at the parishioners around me, speaking different languages in different octaves. One of the people around me pointed and yelled “Father, this man is possessed” and then I stood up and was fine and mass continued as normal. Then a few minutes later it happened again and everyone around me began to panic and the priest ran over to me and began an exorcism.

I woke up from this dream so frightened and disturbed I couldn’t get back to sleep. I have to admit that it really scared me in a terrible way.

Dream 2 (the following night): I was running from a demon who kept harassing me and breaking all of my material possessions and stealing things from me. I kept trying to run from him but he just wouldn’t leave me alone. He would yell at me and taunt me and say things like “you can never escape the torment of ZoZo”. He kept making it apparently clear that his name was ZoZo and he had no intention of doing anything other than attack me through stealing and harassment.

Dream 3: My dad wanted to use one of my garages to store something and he did so without my knowledge. When I found out he was using my garage I felt something very dark and evil pour over me and I immediately stormed over to his house and began to berate him with as much vulgar hatred as possible. He just kept trying to walk away but I would pursue him and just keep cursing at him. I felt the pull to keep insulting him and screaming at him even when I wanted to stop. I just couldn’t control myself and I kept going until I woke up.

I would be lying if I said that these dreams didn’t have me thinking. Should I talk to my priest about these dreams? Do you think I am being harassed by a demon?

God’s blessings,
Joshua
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When I have a nightmare, I wake up and say to myself: “Thanks God it was not true!”. Specially the day I was led to be beheaded at the orders of Henry VIII. When the executioner was dropping the ax over my ax, I woke up on time (uff! it was close!!!) and said: “Thanks, My God, I did not live on those times!”. And went back to sleep.

Now it seems you want to dwell in your nightmares and relive them…

Not me… Keep the devils in your nightmares and do not let them come to haunt your real life… !!!
 
Pfaffenhoffen said:
When I have a nightmare, I wake up and say to myself: “Thanks God it was not true!”. Specially the day I was led to be beheaded at the orders of Henry VIII. When the executioner was dropping the ax over my ax, I woke up on time (uff! it was close!!!) and said: “Thanks, My God, I did not live on those times!”. And went back to sleep.

Now it seems you want to dwell in your nightmares and relive them…

Not me… Keep the devils in your nightmares and do not let them come to haunt your real life… !!!
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awsome response couldnt agree more, God bless
 
Wow! You explanations are very vivid. I’m not expert on these things, so take what anyone says with a grain of salt.
The human mind is a very creative thing, so its hard to say with any certainty. The dreams are obviously related, and if they are just harmless dreams then the fear from the 1st dream could have carried over and prompted the generation of related nightmares the next couple nights. You said yourself that the 1st dream really got to you. One random nightmare about being possessed can generate a dream based on that fear – and being chased and harassed, and a 3rd dream of someone using your “space” without your knowledge and ends up with you harassing someone else. From your descriptions it seems like something that your mind could easily do on its own.

But who can really say? If I were you, I would try not to take an attitude or running or hiding from this fear (as that didn’t really work in the dreams either) and would confront it with prayer, scripture reading, and giving thanks and glory to God, from your heart. Go to God with confidence, and know courage. Ask for deliverance. Pray, and ask for grace, and visit the sacraments. If you don’t feel at ease or more at peace within a few days, I’d call a priest to run things by him.

Just my opinion. 🙂
I will pray for you now.
 
Yes, I would definitely talk to a priest about your dreams. I used to be experiencing this also. Keep a bottle of Holy Water with you and make the Sign of the Cross and pray. Pray the Lord’s Prayer, and Hail Mary and the Glory Be… Ask Jesus to protect you and for all the Saints to protect you.

Call on St. Michael, the Archangel for protection:

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle;
be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray:
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen

Bedtime Protection Prayer:

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of the name His Name, I subject my mind and my dreams only to the work of the Holy Spirit. I ask you Lord to bind up all powers of darkness and forbid them to work in my dreams or any part of my subconscious while I sleep. Amen.
 
Pfaffenhoffen said:
Now it seems you want to dwell in your nightmares and relive them…
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Believe me, when you have a dream that genuinely, scares you and literally felt real, you don’t want to relive them, but its sometimes its hard to move past them, and you’ll absolutely never forget them.

Yes, I think its absolutely possible that you’re being harassed by a demon. I’ve had strange dreams before almost 3 nights in a row to the point It literally scared me to go to sleep, (by the third night, desperate and in tears I begged God not to let me have another one! Thankfully that was the first night I slept without incident and haven’t had anything since.) I have a sister whose had worse experiences being taunted by demons as well.

If you feel that you should talk to a priest then perhaps you could do so the next time you go to confession and see what he might recommend. In the meantime, if you don’t already, you could pray the rosary. Also remember that demons don’t have anymore power over you than God will allow, you can command them to leave you in Christ’s name. While in your dream if you can, pray. Just pray.

Hope you soon find peace. God Bless.
 
joshvanrad said:
For the past few weeks I had been going through a rough patch and spiritual desolation but I continued to follow God as closely as I could and avoided sin with all of my heart. I started to feel like something dark had entered into my life and tried to bring me down in this rough patch through fear and despair.

Within the past week I have had 3 dreams related to demons and I can’t help but to think that it is Satan’s legions attacking my resolve to stay holy in this time of spiritual desolation.

Dream 1: I was at church celebrating Sunday mass and I started convulsing on the floor seething with anger spewing vulgar comments at the parishioners around me, speaking different languages in different octaves. One of the people around me pointed and yelled “Father, this man is possessed” and then I stood up and was fine and mass continued as normal. Then a few minutes later it happened again and everyone around me began to panic and the priest ran over to me and began an exorcism.

I woke up from this dream so frightened and disturbed I couldn’t get back to sleep. I have to admit that it really scared me in a terrible way.

Dream 2 (the following night): I was running from a demon who kept harassing me and breaking all of my material possessions and stealing things from me. I kept trying to run from him but he just wouldn’t leave me alone. He would yell at me and taunt me and say things like “you can never escape the torment of ZoZo”. He kept making it apparently clear that his name was ZoZo and he had no intention of doing anything other than attack me through stealing and harassment.

Dream 3: My dad wanted to use one of my garages to store something and he did so without my knowledge. When I found out he was using my garage I felt something very dark and evil pour over me and I immediately stormed over to his house and began to berate him with as much vulgar hatred as possible. He just kept trying to walk away but I would pursue him and just keep cursing at him. I felt the pull to keep insulting him and screaming at him even when I wanted to stop. I just couldn’t control myself and I kept going until I woke up.

I would be lying if I said that these dreams didn’t have me thinking. Should I talk to my priest about these dreams? Do you think I am being harassed by a demon?

God’s blessings,
Joshua
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I would definitely see your Priest about this. The second dream you mentioned is a definite cause for concern. The fact that he “mentions the name by which it calls itself” is a detail that needs clarification. It may indeed be a legititmate demon, or it could just be some sort of mumbo-jumbo. The number of dreams you mentioned, 3 is a significant number as it represent the Holy Trinity. That could be a sign of something as well.

Im not trying to scare you or anything. But interpreting these sorts of things is always best left to professionals. I would maybe start seeing a therapist (preferably a Catholic one), and I would definitely see your Priest about it.

As to defensive tactics in the mean time, I would suggest prayer. Also read Ephesians for spiritual armor. And remember such verses as “Better is He in me than he who is in this world.” and those sorts of things.

I hope everything works out for you. :signofcross:
 
A_G said:
Bedtime Protection Prayer:

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of the name His Name, I subject my mind and my dreams only to the work of the Holy Spirit. I ask you Lord to bind up all powers of darkness and forbid them to work in my dreams or any part of my subconscious while I sleep. Amen.
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Thank you for sharing this prayer. 🙂
God Bless!
 
Oh yeah, one more food for thought that might comfort you. I know very little about demons and exorcisms, but I know this: Demons rarely, if ever volunteer their names. It’s generally something they don’t want you to know, so you (or an exorcist) can’t address them, and call them out. Even when they do tell their name, its very grudgingly.

But yeah…since in your dream the dream-demon volunteered its name to the point of making sure you got it… it seems to go against this. Just a thought!
 
I spent this entire weekend in the basilica and shrine of St. Paul discerning and praying. The last dream was about 4 days ago, so they haven’t happened since.

It just seems odd to me that they come to me as I have just begun to discern my vocation and a lot of other “dark” happenings had been taking place in my life.
 
Garyjohn2 said:
Oh yeah, one more food for thought that might comfort you. I know very little about demons and exorcisms, but I know this: Demons rarely, if ever volunteer their names. It’s generally something they don’t want you to know, so you (or an exorcist) can’t address them, and call them out. Even when they do tell their name, its very grudgingly.

But yeah…since in your dream the dream-demon volunteered its name to the point of making sure you got it… it seems to go against this. Just a thought!
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Very true. I had neglected to think of that for some reason. That does ease the thoughts a bit.

Thanks,
Joshua
 
joshvanrad said:
For the past few weeks I had been going through a rough patch and spiritual desolation but I continued to follow God as closely as I could and avoided sin with all of my heart. I started to feel like something dark had entered into my life and tried to bring me down in this rough patch through fear and despair.

Within the past week I have had 3 dreams related to demons and I can’t help but to think that it is Satan’s legions attacking my resolve to stay holy in this time of spiritual desolation.

Dream 1: I was at church celebrating Sunday mass and I started convulsing on the floor seething with anger spewing vulgar comments at the parishioners around me, speaking different languages in different octaves. One of the people around me pointed and yelled “Father, this man is possessed” and then I stood up and was fine and mass continued as normal. Then a few minutes later it happened again and everyone around me began to panic and the priest ran over to me and began an exorcism.

I woke up from this dream so frightened and disturbed I couldn’t get back to sleep. I have to admit that it really scared me in a terrible way.

Dream 2 (the following night): I was running from a demon who kept harassing me and breaking all of my material possessions and stealing things from me. I kept trying to run from him but he just wouldn’t leave me alone. He would yell at me and taunt me and say things like “you can never escape the torment of ZoZo”. He kept making it apparently clear that his name was ZoZo and he had no intention of doing anything other than attack me through stealing and harassment.

Dream 3: My dad wanted to use one of my garages to store something and he did so without my knowledge. When I found out he was using my garage I felt something very dark and evil pour over me and I immediately stormed over to his house and began to berate him with as much vulgar hatred as possible. He just kept trying to walk away but I would pursue him and just keep cursing at him. I felt the pull to keep insulting him and screaming at him even when I wanted to stop. I just couldn’t control myself and I kept going until I woke up.

I would be lying if I said that these dreams didn’t have me thinking. Should I talk to my priest about these dreams? Do you think I am being harassed by a demon?

God’s blessings,
Joshua
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Do discuss this with a priest.

I think the dreams are another manifestation of your daily worries, not a demon.

I have no doubt these dreams are very vivid and frightening. Talk it out with a priest. Both for the dreams and that rough patch you talk about which may be the cause.

Holy water might help. My grandmother used holy water in our bedrooms at night and put it on our foreheads, just in case. It can’t hurt.
 
Mimi20 said:
Believe me, when you have a dream that genuinely, scares you and literally felt real, you don’t want to relive them, but its sometimes its hard to move past them, and you’ll absolutely never forget them.

Yes, I think its absolutely possible that you’re being harassed by a demon. I’ve had strange dreams before almost 3 nights in a row to the point It literally scared me to go to sleep, (by the third night, desperate and in tears I begged God not to let me have another one! Thankfully that was the first night I slept without incident and haven’t had anything since.) I have a sister whose had worse experiences being taunted by demons as well.

If you feel that you should talk to a priest then perhaps you could do so the next time you go to confession and see what he might recommend. In the meantime, if you don’t already, you could pray the rosary. Also remember that demons don’t have anymore power over you than God will allow, you can command them to leave you in Christ’s name. While in your dream if you can, pray. Just pray.

Hope you soon find peace. God Bless.
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Nothing against praying to God against Demons. Jesus said: “Lead us not into temptation!”. So, I am not against praying to stop the dreams.

But I always thing as the tempting Devil some beautiful shapes of the opposite sex, the new car of my neigbor who earns less than me, the force that refrrains me from giving to the poor but keeping to myself, the lazyness in prayer, the despair in life and the lack of belief that Christ is the Lord of the Universe, the lack of will to do your best in society, the forgetfullness of the homeless, the poor, the destitue, the drug addicts, the temptation of racism and intolerance.
For me, that is where the devil is. Those are the ways to get the Devil as your companion.

Nightmares are scary? Yes, they are. Very scary? Yes, very, very, very. That is why there is the word nightmare. But at least one saves money in horror movies. Nightmares are free of charge…
 
I am afraid I don’t have such vivid dreams. On those occasions I’ve been attacked demonically while sleeping, I’ll usually find an ordinary dream will suddenly be “hijacked” and quickly become hideous. I always then wake up, and I usually find I have a sense of something sinister in the room. Sometimes there is a sort of eerie quality to the darkness - if anything the darkness has an even deeper hue, despite streetlights outside.

And I don’t remember the dream for long. I’ve often related that the night my father died, he appeared in my room, and the episode finished with a blood curdling scream by him, and he then disappeared.

I remember that all right, including a number of the things we said.

But I’d have to say I can’t remember a single vivid dream.

Maybe it affects us differently. Your dreams could be demonic or they could simply be nightmares. But my experience of the demonic is that there is usually some other sense with it - as I said, a sense of something sinister in the room, darkness, a gripping pressure, tingles etc.
 
Bob_Crowley said:
On those occasions I’ve been attacked demonically while sleeping, I’ll usually find an ordinary dream will suddenly be “hijacked” and quickly become hideous. I always then wake up, and I usually find I have a sense of something sinister in the room. Sometimes there is a sort of eerie quality to the darkness - if anything the darkness has an even deeper hue, despite streetlights outside.
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That’s exactly my experience as well.

To the OP, I just sent you a PM which I hope will be helpful. God bless.
 
ZoZo could already be in your conscience.

Typing it into Google and you end up with sites about Ouijaboards.

Have you been playing with these?

There is also a Swedish book with this name but it is about a civil war or something.
 
Nelka said:
ZoZo could already be in your conscience.

Typing it into Google and you end up with sites about Ouijaboards.

Have you been playing with these?

There is also a Swedish book with this name but it is about a civil war or something.
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I had used one many many years ago. Like probably 15 years ago and it has been confessed since then obviously. It was when I was young and didn’t understand the concept of the Ouija board.
 
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