Being 'scared'

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Last night I made the mistake of attempting to watch ‘the Exorcism of Emily Rose’–I got about 30 minutes in, turned the movie off, and was up, terrified, till 5 before I finally fell asleep (with a light on!). I’m a wimp in general, but movies about demonic presences always freak me out the most. When I’m frightened at night, I usually say my Rosary, the St. Michael prayer, try to distract myself with other thoughts, and remind myself that the devil has absolutely no power over me, and that the only way a demon could mess with me is if God allowed it and was therefore giving me the grace to handle it. But, as last night is evidence of, it doesnt always work. I assume the biggest issue is that my trust in God is weaker than I think it is.

Any tips? What kinds of things do any of you do in similar situations? Any particular prayers that you find to be particularly effective, or methods of banishing both the devil and fearful thoughts of him?
 
I am exactly like you are, so I am interested in seeing what other people post! This is what happened to me after I watched “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” (I watched the WHOLE thing!) Every night for two weeks I woke up at exactly 3:00 a.m. terrified! I couldn’t step outside b/c I was afraid of the wind. I had to have my rosary with me 24/7. I just can’t watch things like this anymore. I would like to watch “The Rite” only b/c I know it’s based on a real priest. But I’m afraid of the damage it would do to me! I also try to pray to St. Michael every night and make an act of contrition. I sleep with a nightlight on when my husband isn’t home. I also sprinkle holy water on the bed. It’s not just b/c of movies…I also had an experience of seeing a tarantula spider upon wakening one morning. It wasn’t real of course, but I do think it was the devil “messing” with me.
 
I haven’t anything terribly comforting or too helpful to suggest, other than to simply just avoid those kinds of movies. Rarely are they worth the watching. I’m not a huge fan of the genre. hehe when I watch, I fast forward or look away and plug my ears :p:blush:

Or I just avoid them all together. I only saw parts of the Rite so I cannot really comment all too much as to whether or not you should attempt to watch it.

But I think, if they leaving you feeling uneasy, which I guess they’re supposed to do some what, that they’re better left … alone. If I knew something was going to upset me, I’d do my best to avoid it when and if I could.

That’s just me. I do apologize though that I do not have something more to offer you.
 
I went to the movies in the late 60’s or early 70’s to view the Exorcist. Oh My! Did I have problems! I called my priest and told him what I did and what was going on. He said, “ARE YOU CRAZY! Don’t! I mean Don’t watch any demonic movies like that ever again!”. I took his advice. :gopray2: :gopray: :crossrc:
 
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Last night I made the mistake of attempting to watch ‘the Exorcism of Emily Rose’–I got about 30 minutes in, turned the movie off, and was up, terrified, till 5 before I finally fell asleep (with a light on!). I’m a wimp in general, but movies about demonic presences always freak me out the most. When I’m frightened at night, I usually say my Rosary, the St. Michael prayer, try to distract myself with other thoughts, and remind myself that the devil has absolutely no power over me, and that the only way a demon could mess with me is if God allowed it and was therefore giving me the grace to handle it. But, as last night is evidence of, it doesnt always work. I assume the biggest issue is that my trust in God is weaker than I think it is.

Any tips? What kinds of things do any of you do in similar situations? Any particular prayers that you find to be particularly effective, or methods of banishing both the devil and fearful thoughts of him?
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This is a HORROR MOVIE. Its supposed to make you have horror. :cool:
I have a friend who wants me to come watch movies at her house sometimes. Many of her movies are R-rated horror; she also has the non-horror stuff like Sixth Sense, which is a little scary but has a happy surprise ending. (Horror movies have no happy ending, to prevent you from feeling safe and comforted. So that you will feel HORROR. Which is why its called a horror movie. :D)

My friend and I have pretty much used up all of her “safe” movies (she knows I hate horror). I also hate Disney, but Disney usually only leaves me feeling disgusted by the unwarranted distortion of classic books and the annoyance of having to endure MORE SINGING. I very rarely have any interesting movies to bring (my collection tends toward holocaust romances and Catholic stuff.)

So I decided (and Friend was soooo surprised and proud of me) that we should watch “The Ring”. It was rated PG-13 and didn’t have any warnings about sexually exlicit material. I thought, “Hmm, I like ‘Lord of the Rings’, and I like Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle, so maybe.” Looked okay.

Not okay!!! Even though I closed my eyes at the bad parts! PLUS I had to housesit that night, at a home that’s always bothered me a little bit anyway. No sleeping, just terror. No walking outside after dusk for months (had to do it anyway, with a really big flashlight).
I hate horror movies. 😃

Solution: don’t watch horror movies. Ever. 👍
 
First of all, if these types of visuals affect you so: STOP WATCHING THEM!! :tsktsk:

Whenever I am subjected to fear or temptation (be it from the devil or elsewhere), I simply repeat the “Jesus Prayer” until the temptation passes. For my money, it is an unsurpassed help in times of spiritual warfare:

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