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Although I was raised Catholic, I am now not quite sure what I believe. I sometimes call myself agnostic, although I lean more on the side that believes in some sort of God. Last year, I had a very traumatic event happen to me.Although therapy and the few friends who knew what happened helped me greatly, I feel that there was maybe something greatrt than me that got me through the darkest period in my life. Another incident that keeps me wondering is the one I have a question on. When I was in my first year of confirmation I went to a day retreat. It was the last place I wanted to be. Towards the end, they lined us up to say a prayer on us. It was my turn and a man was in front of me, saying a prayer and someone was behind me lightly touching my shoulders. As he was making rhe sign of thecross I felt lightheaded, almost as if I was falling. My friend also re ported the same feeling. What was this? I do believe that some people can get so into a prayer that your body physically reacts but this wasnt the case with me. I had no desire to be there.
 
…low blood sugar? Sometimes things just happen, you really want to ignore those silent taps on the shoulder and other unexplained phenomenon.
 
mmagdar said:
Although I was raised Catholic, I am now not quite sure what I believe. I sometimes call myself agnostic, although I lean more on the side that believes in some sort of God. Last year, I had a very traumatic event happen to me.Although therapy and the few friends who knew what happened helped me greatly, I feel that there was maybe something greatrt than me that got me through the darkest period in my life. Another incident that keeps me wondering is the one I have a question on. When I was in my first year of confirmation I went to a day retreat. It was the last place I wanted to be. Towards the end, they lined us up to say a prayer on us. It was my turn and a man was in front of me, saying a prayer and someone was behind me lightly touching my shoulders. As he was making rhe sign of thecross I felt lightheaded, almost as if I was falling. My friend also re ported the same feeling. What was this? I do believe that some people can get so into a prayer that your body physically reacts but this wasnt the case with me. I had no desire to be there.
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What do you really think it was?

I think you already know.

I can tell you it had nothing to do with Satan.
 
SonSearcher said:
What do you really think it was?

I think you already know.

I can tell you it had nothing to do with Satan.
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I myself do not think that Satan is involved in this either–at least not directly (remember without him there would be no sickness, danger of low blood sugar, ect.) I think I would sense it right now if this had anything (directly) to do with a demon. Still, to say that for a FACT would be an error on my part.
 
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This is your answer, you most likely have very dark companion (demon) that do not wish you to get close to any Catholic prayer or Church.

Keep on praying and include the rosary with mystery. If you experience some nausea or pain in your body while saying a "Our father " prayer, then a contact a priest and share with him this experience.

All the best!
 
ChibiViolet said:
I myself do not think that Satan is involved in this either–at least not directly (remember without him there would be no sickness, danger of low blood sugar, ect.) I think I would sense it right now if this had anything (directly) to do with a demon. Still, to say that for a FACT would be an error on my part.
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No demon is attached to the OP, I would feel otherwise if that were so.
 
mmagdar said:
Although I was raised Catholic, I am now not quite sure what I believe. I sometimes call myself agnostic, although I lean more on the side that believes in some sort of God. Last year, I had a very traumatic event happen to me. Although therapy and the few friends who knew what happened helped me greatly, *I feel that there was maybe something greater than me that got me through the darkest period in my life.
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Another incident that keeps me wondering is the one I have a question on. When I was in my first year of confirmation I went to a day retreat. It was the last place I wanted to be. Towards the end, they lined us up to say a prayer on us. It was my turn and a man was in front of me, saying a prayer and someone was behind me lightly touching my shoulders. As he was making the sign of the cross I felt lightheaded, almost as if I was falling. My friend also reported the same feeling. What was this? I do believe that some people can get so into a prayer that your body physically reacts but this wasn’t the case with me. I had no desire to be there.
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It is good that you are questioning, exploring what you believe. I’m very sorry for the trauma you underwent. I think you’re right that something much greater than you got you through it.

What occurred at your confirmation retreat made me think of a story I just heard two days ago about a man who had so many doubts about his faith that he’d stopped going to Mass. One Sunday, just to please his wife, he agreed to go to Mass with her. He really didn’t want to be there and insisted they sit all the way in the back of the church. During Mass he began to feel lightheaded and his body was suffused with a warmth that was almost overwhelming. He knew he wasn’t ill and slowly realized that it was a gift, the presence of the Holy Spirit.

You’re in my prayers…

p.s. I like the Word on Fire series. It might help answer some of your questions. youtube.com/user/wordonfirevideo
 
Hi there,

First of all, “welcome with arms of Love” and the main thing now, is…are you o.k. if you feel any symptoms that continue, please keep your doctor posted. and Document everything, your health is the most important.

I admire you for “keeping it real” as far as your feelings go, I remember, on my personal journey, growing up catholic, for the sake of habit. I always had a relationship with God, I just had no one in my life that talked about it. So when the bible thumpers came along, I left the catholic church. I attended the other protestant churches cause they seemed so happy and catholic churches didn’t.

Then since God knows how sincere we all are in our heart, I had confusion in those churches, they didnt add up. Everyone had a different interpretation of the bible verses. It was so confusing, I must have been “saved” quite a few times. So…I decided to study about the catholic faith. I learned to seperate my “feelings” from getting in my way. Just as we all do in our work place or in front of strangers, can you imagine if we acted as we felt all the time? lol…

So with that said, One day coming out of a catholic Mass, I was so annoyed of how bored I was, my body and mind did NOT want to be there. I prayed in the parking lot and asked God “WHY” why am I feeling this way?? Then it came to my mind, that it wasn’t about ME!! wow, I was so involved with how “I” felt.

My prayer for you is to set aside your feelings. Pray for God to reveal the truth. watch the journey home program on EWTN, it will change your life. honestly nothing is like hearing others talk about the same questions you are asking, all our walks are different, I hope this helps.Now I am so in love with the church JESUS built. And although I may fall often, God doesn’t look at how many times we fail, he looks at our efforts. and the bible says the enemy will do whatever it takes to take you away. Just know God is GREATER. Than all our sins his love is endless.

Theresa
 
Thank you all for the feedback I have received so far. To those who say it could have been low blood sugar, I am almost certain this could not have been the case as the feeling came and went so suddenly. Alsomy friend said she felt the same thing. I have also found ,myslef praying the rosary daily-for about two Weeks now. I am still not sure if I believe in it it brings me comfort and I find myself asking God if he hears my prayers and also thanking him for bringing me out of my darkness last year. Sometimes I feel silly and like a fake but I dont get nausea or sickness.
 
mmagdar said:
When I was in my first year of confirmation I went to a day retreat. It was the last place I wanted to be. Towards the end, they lined us up to say a prayer on us. It was my turn and a man was in front of me, saying a prayer and someone was behind me lightly touching my shoulders. As he was making rhe sign of thecross I felt lightheaded, almost as if I was falling. My friend also re ported the same feeling. What was this? I do believe that some people can get so into a prayer that your body physically reacts but this wasnt the case with me. I had no desire to be there.
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mmagdar,

When I was in the military, we would often stand in formation. Occasionally, there were men who would lock their knees. This blocks blood circulation and causes a person to feel light headed or faint. Many a soldier has come crashing to the ground because of this.

I mention this, because once I locked my knees during mass without knowing it. The result was that I nearly fainted, which gave many people a fright. It was a silly thing, but it happened none the less.

It doesn’t explain the other phenomena you describe. Did your friend also feel the person touching their shoulders?
 
Sonic said:
mmagdar,

When I was in the military, we would often stand in formation. Occasionally, there were men who would lock their knees. This blocks blood circulation and causes a person to feel light headed or faint. Many a soldier has come crashing to the ground because of this.

I mention this, because once I locked my knees during mass without knowing it. The result was that I nearly fainted, which gave many people a fright. It was a silly thing, but it happened none the less.

It doesn’t explain the other phenomena you describe. Did your friend also feel the person touching their shoulders?
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Sorry, I’m not sure if I was clear but the person standing behind me touching my shoulders
was actually there. It is possible that I locked my knees although I really was not standing
very long. I actually have fainted once in church from low blood pressure. I remember feeling lightheated, dizzy nauseous, and sick for a while during service before I fainted. After fainting I felt weak as well. This is why this experience is different. The man finished the prayer,made the sign of the cross of my forehead and in that instance the feelings came and just as quickly they left.
 
It sounds to me like you were feeling a nudge to “rest in the Spirit.” I have been to enough Catholic Charismatic events to know that when someone lays their hands on you and starts praying, it is common to feel very peaceful, sometimes so peaceful that some people can end up falling over. Another way to put this is that you were feeling touched by the Holy Spirit.

If people are just praying for you at Confirmation time, I’m sure that the same thing could happen. You always keep your free will, and you are never forced to fall over.

It has nothing to do with being sick or having low blood sugar.
 
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How are you so certain that you would ‘feel otherwise’ ??? Just curious…
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I have the charism of discernment of spirits. If there was a demon attached to the OP I would feel it’s presence and essence through the post. I would feel like what I would feel with any other powerful demon, extreme fear and anxiety.
 
Sometimes when I’ve been at a particularly sensitive moment, a simple touch can be meaningful, to the point I’ve had “aha” experiences. Like this guy Walt touched me lightly on the hand during a meeting to stop me from speaking, and I remember it like it was five seconds ago. It was actually in 1983.

Alan
 
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