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hi i need some help

when i pray or go to church or sometimes during my day i can feel a strange warmth on the right side of my face or a cool breeze other times or i will have a crawling sensation on my head or a tingling , numbness on the right side of my face
i get these feelings at different times , i assume its the holy spirit since i normally only feel these things if i think of god or during prayer etc. , does anyone else get this or know what it could mean?
 
gingle said:
hi i need some help

…does anyone else get this or know what it could mean?
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Well…no, not under the same conditions as yours, but sometimes the crawling sensations and others during times of stress. Are you sure your sensations aren`t emotion or stress related? Nerves playing tricks?
 
i dont think im stressed , i just get these feelings . i dont base my belief on feelings though they just happen , like il be in my room praying no windows open anywere and out of nowhere il feel a breeze on my face or heat on my face and right hand or my chest by my heart , never on the left side of my face or hand other times i might feel a crawling on my face on the or something on my head ? it all started when i became more devout to praying and practicing the catholic faith more . i probably sound like a crazy nut
 
As a former “crazy nut” myself, I don’t think you sound like one. I’d be hesitant to conclude it is the Holy Spirit acting, though. I’m saying this because from what you’ve said, I imagine it could be any number of things.

We can’t see the wind, but we can see what it does. The Spirit is kind of like that, so I’m not taking an initial stance on whether this is from Him.
John 3:8:
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
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Alan
 
at first when i started getting this i thought it might have been something evil

someone at my church told me to say out loud " if you are not from god i rebuke you in the name of jesus " and i did the feelings never left so i dont think its anything evil it isnt painful or uncomfortable at all , also it only started since i changed my life and my life hasnt gotten anymore stressful than it already was so i dont know .

another thing was i went away on a holiday over the weekend and i missed church and it went away until i went to confession
 
The numbness is a little concerning. Don’t rule out medical causes, like mild strokes. I’d ask a doctor if I were you.

Betsy
 
Check with the doctor. If you get a clean bill of health, then enjoy what might be a little encouragement from God. But don’t seek out the sensations or depend on them or think about them too much, just accept them and give a little grin heavenward:). Have you asked God what they mean?
 
ya i really dont think theres anything wrong with me , i also had a different experience where i was praying and i started dozing off abit while i was kneeling over my bed and i was woken up when the bed shook and i got a huge fright i was abit freaked out but i carryed on praying

i have i havent really got an answer to that question or maybe i havent opened my eyes to the answer not sure
 
gingle said:
hi i need some help

when i pray or go to church or sometimes during my day i can feel a strange warmth on the right side of my face or a cool breeze other times or i will have a crawling sensation on my head or a tingling , numbness on the right side of my face
i get these feelings at different times , i assume its the holy spirit since i normally only feel these things if i think of god or during prayer etc. , does anyone else get this or know what it could mean?
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I’m not sure about the numbness or specifically the right side of the face, but yes, at times during prayer and recently just after receiving Holy Communion, I would get this ripple of tinglyness through me accompanied by an overwhelming sense of peace and love. But I sometimes wondered if it was really from God or if I was inducing it in myself. I’ve sort of concluded that all love comes from God and that is what I should focus on, not the tingly sensations. My advice is the same as Claire from DE. 😃

God bless 🙂
 
gingle said:
hi i need some help

when i pray or go to church or sometimes during my day i can feel a strange warmth on the right side of my face or a cool breeze other times or i will have a crawling sensation on my head or a tingling , numbness on the right side of my face
i get these feelings at different times , i assume its the holy spirit since i normally only feel these things if i think of god or during prayer etc. , does anyone else get this or know what it could mean?
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certainly it is possible to have a perception of the closeness of the HOly Spirit, but that should not be the first assumption made about any strange or unusual physical sensation. The first assumption would be some natural explanation, or a neurological problem. If it persists and becomes troublesome see a doctor. If you have a good reason to believe your experience has a spiritual basis you should take it to your priest in confession or your spiritual director for discernment, otherwise simply disregard it.
 
gingle said:
hi i need some help

when i pray or go to church or sometimes during my day i can feel a strange warmth on the right side of my face or a cool breeze other times or i will have a crawling sensation on my head or a tingling , numbness on the right side of my face
i get these feelings at different times , i assume its the holy spirit since i normally only feel these things if i think of god or during prayer etc. , does anyone else get this or know what it could mean?
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Ask your priest to do a blessing and exorcism rite on you in the chapel where the presence of Jesus is. Just call and ask and make an appointed time. I had to do this when I was harassed by demons in my sleep. After the blessing and the rite in the chapel, me and my mom felt this peaceful glow in our hearts/chest it was soo nice! We were like ‘oooo’ it was funny. I was glad I went to see the priest. Haven’t had an attack at night since. And if anyone thinks your crazy or me because we mention evil, well they should know that Jesus expelled demons from people and they exist otherwise there would be no need of redemption.
 
i dont think a exorcism is necessary , ive been to healing masses where they where doing exorcisms and when i recieved a blessing they didnt decern anything evil in me so i think im ok there. i guess il just carry on what im doing to improve my faith and to pray for everyone

thanx everyone for your comments
 
I don’t know what it could be, but I think that whenever the Holy Spirit acts in us in some way, the result is some sort of grace, or peace… the “fruits of the Spirit”. If this is just a physical feeling that doesn’t affect you spiritually, I wouldn’t really pay attention to it, regardless of where it’s from. If it affects you spiritually in a positive way (afterwards), it might be the Holy Spirit, but try not to focus on it, just focus on God 🙂

God bless
 
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