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Teelynn
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Wonder what others thoughts are on demonic oppression and if it may be (because of the darkness surrounding us in the world of late) that it may be more prevalent than in the past?
I feel that we in our family have been more or less under attack lately. Too long a story to go into fully, but my daughter (who suffers from depression and maybe other things) has been the root cause. About a month ago I stumbled across a few articles on depression and spiritual maladies. She has always been “turned off” as she puts it from going to Mass and the sacraments. She is a grown adult with 3 children, and the only reason she goes is because of my encouragement and influence. The children have been raised in the faith and mostly because of my taking them to religious ed etc. Of course all this being said I pray for her constantly. During one of her episodes (and also outside circumstances that helped spur them) she had been more or less “self medicating” and said some very abusive and mean things to me. She told me how she HATED going to Mass with me, and how HOLIER THAN THOU (including some choice swear words I cannot write) and how she told her children not to listen to anything I had to say about God or the Catholic Church.
More evident to my feeling of a dark spirit; about a month prior to this as I mentioned, I came across an interesting article by an exorcist Priest about spiritual maladies and depression. The very next day when my 7 yr old granddaughter arrived in the morning ( I take her to school) she was not her cheerful, bubbly self but rather tearful. I asked what was wrong? She said she had a bad dream she just couldn’t forget. I told her it was just a nightmare, every once in a while we all have them but just a dream. Then I asked her what was your nightmare about? She said there was a devil that was trying to go inside Mommy, and she was scared in her dream but she was trying to pull him away by his coat, but he was too strong for her. She said she went into Mommy’s room to tell her and check on her, but she wouldn’t wake up so she crawled in next to her and went back to sleep.
Somehow with all this I feel something is dark is going on. Don’t know quite how to approach it as daughter is so unreceptive to anything spiritual at the moment. Have thought about having a Priest bless her house, but she would never accept that with her frame of mind at the moment. Any ideas from anyone?
I feel that we in our family have been more or less under attack lately. Too long a story to go into fully, but my daughter (who suffers from depression and maybe other things) has been the root cause. About a month ago I stumbled across a few articles on depression and spiritual maladies. She has always been “turned off” as she puts it from going to Mass and the sacraments. She is a grown adult with 3 children, and the only reason she goes is because of my encouragement and influence. The children have been raised in the faith and mostly because of my taking them to religious ed etc. Of course all this being said I pray for her constantly. During one of her episodes (and also outside circumstances that helped spur them) she had been more or less “self medicating” and said some very abusive and mean things to me. She told me how she HATED going to Mass with me, and how HOLIER THAN THOU (including some choice swear words I cannot write) and how she told her children not to listen to anything I had to say about God or the Catholic Church.
More evident to my feeling of a dark spirit; about a month prior to this as I mentioned, I came across an interesting article by an exorcist Priest about spiritual maladies and depression. The very next day when my 7 yr old granddaughter arrived in the morning ( I take her to school) she was not her cheerful, bubbly self but rather tearful. I asked what was wrong? She said she had a bad dream she just couldn’t forget. I told her it was just a nightmare, every once in a while we all have them but just a dream. Then I asked her what was your nightmare about? She said there was a devil that was trying to go inside Mommy, and she was scared in her dream but she was trying to pull him away by his coat, but he was too strong for her. She said she went into Mommy’s room to tell her and check on her, but she wouldn’t wake up so she crawled in next to her and went back to sleep.
Somehow with all this I feel something is dark is going on. Don’t know quite how to approach it as daughter is so unreceptive to anything spiritual at the moment. Have thought about having a Priest bless her house, but she would never accept that with her frame of mind at the moment. Any ideas from anyone?