I think I was under spiritual attack tonight

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Hi. I’ve been coming back to God after many years trapped in heavy sinning. I’ve been getting migraine headaches for some years, which I’m used to deal with.

Yesterday I had a migraine. Nothing strange. I took a pill and went to bed at my usual time. But there, I started to experiment an intense anguish, a very intense regret for a very silly thing (a complete anecdote that just involves me and has no spiritual repercussion), fear of things about my job, my future and my relatives, a complete inability to pray, and a subtle temptation against the flesh that was constantly underlying. After that, I dreamt about situations that made me full of anguish. Not my best night. Today I’m slightly tired and my head still hurts a bit.

Usually, when I have a migraine and I’m tired, I get angry and don’t sleep very well. But tonight it was so different that I suspect it had some supernatural connotation (fear, anguish, inability to pray, temptation…). I’ve also increased my prayer life a little bit during last month and this comes just after I wasn’t able to pray like that for a couple of days… and the night before I go to vespers mass and receive the Holy Communion at a very little Church that only has a priest and doesn’t easily offer confession.

What do you think about it? Have you had similar experiences in the past? What have you done to overcome it?
 
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What do you think about it? Have you had similar experiences in the past? What have you done to overcome it?
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Yes, the migranes can be really bad. I have aural migranes many times during exercise with the partial blindness. Do you get the blinding spot of light in your vision? Also I have had a weeklong pounding headache. I have never used medication for these. I have become irritable with prolonged pain.

Also I have had the fearful dreams, recurring over months, involving unplesant memories i.e.: being persued, falling off of a steep hill, exam pressures. During times of unemployment, it can be very stressful and can make it difficult to concentrate.

I do really like the Vespers also (alone and combined with the Eucharist). The following hymn was helpful during difficult times, and since I am Byzantine Catholic, we pray it During the Divine Liturgy:
Let us, who mystically represent the cherubim, and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now set aside all earthly cares, all earthly cares.
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Recently I feel I was attack by the devil. I did some research and learned that when St. Michael drove them out of heaven, he drove them to earth! Not he’ll as most believed. This earth is their hunting ground and they are all around us.

When they tempted Jesus they said in effect I will give you the earth back if you bow down to me!

The reason we don’t experience them more often, IMO, is we are covered in prayer and the sacraments or we are living a sinful life and the devil already has us. Of course, who else but the devil is responsible for all the churches being shut down and people afraid to come in contact with one another. Not saying we shouldn’t be prudent!

The devil is the father of lies and the biggest lie he tells is that he doesn’t exist!
 
@Vico Yes, I get all of those symptoms and blind spots quite frequently. In fact, back when I started getting migraines I just got blind spots and visual symptoms without getting the headaches, which made me think I needed glasses. Now they’re a sign of the intensity of the migraine I will get and let me take a painkiller before it’s too late. All the things you described are familiar to me. But last night was strange. Specially, the fear and anguish that came out of nowhere made me think that the enemy was using my time of weakness to attack and use the fear and anguish to strongly tempt me and make me fall into sin. Also, I’m not prone to believe in supernatural causes when there’s a probable natural one. But I remember some years ago I started getting sleep paralysis many consecutive nights. And it all stopped very suddenly after one day I decided to confess.

@PatK63 I didn’t know that about St. Michael! I always thought he sent them to hell. And of course, we should be very prudent. I think of Covid19 as an attention call from God. A more serious one than Notre Dame burning. But still a little “tap” to see if men react and start turning back to Him. And demons try to take advantage of that, and to some extent, they do, since they’re clever.
 
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@Vico Yes, I get all of those symptoms and blind spots quite frequently. In fact, back when I started getting migraines I just got blind spots and visual symptoms without getting the headaches, which made me think I needed glasses. Now they’re a sign of the intensity of the migraine I will get and let me take a painkiller before it’s too late. All the things you described are familiar to me. But last night was strange. Specially, the fear and anguish that came out of nowhere made me think that the enemy was using my time of weakness to attack and use the fear and anguish to strongly tempt me and make me fall into sin. Also, I’m not prone to believe in supernatural causes when there’s a probable natural one. But I remember some years ago I started getting sleep paralysis many consecutive nights. And it all stopped very suddenly after one day I decided to confess.

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@kikiki32 we pray that St Michael cast them to hell but scripture says he cast them to earth!

Rev 12:7-9. “Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.”
 
Well Jesus said Satan was the father of lies. Clearly Satan it real in the Bible. So the belief that he does not exist comes from Satan!
 
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The devil is the father of lies and the biggest lie he tells is that he doesn’t exist!
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I think it is more accurate to say that the devil does not do anything for the faithless. No need to bother with those who are already lost, but instead he focuses on tempting the faithful.
 
It is common for the Devil to attack souls who, by the Blood of Christ, have freed themselves from his deadly grip. This can occur in the form of grave temptations and/or even demonic oppression (physical attacks, anxiety, sleep disturbances, depression, nightmares, frequent illnesses …) or demonic obsession (attacks on the mind, obsessive thoughts, suicidal thoughts, sleep becomes impossible …).

Holy water puts demons to flight, even better, use exorcised holy water. Bless your home every evening before bed. You can also drink holy water, St. Teresa of Avila often did so. I would also suggest frequent Confession as you will need the grace of the Sacrament to withstand the Devil’s attacks. And if you don’t already, pray the Rosary everyday faithfully and attend daily Mass if possible.

Concerning your history of migraines, might I suggest you begin a devotion to St. Gemma Galgani? She is the patron saint for headaches and migraine sufferers.

God bless you.
 
I get ocular migraines at least 1 time a month
I take my medicine.

Praying through St. Michael that as you relax in darkness, your focus becomes on the pure, lovely and wonderful things God has given you
 
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@Josie33 I’ll see if I can find some Holy water since I think I don’t have any. Although when having a migraine there are some nights in which I can’t sleep properly, the fear/worry and obsessive thoughts with a silly anecdote are what made that night different… and what made me think there was more than a simple migraine going on. I’ll take your advice and will start a more devotion to St. Gemma Galgani. I’ve read about her, and have prayed to her a couple of times, but nothing consistent nor serious. She was a great woman. I hope she intercedes a bit for me! Thank you.

@Katie777 I’ve been consciously getting them since I was a teenager, which now means more than half of my life. I accept them as a little cross God wants me to bear. Otherwise, He’s been giving me a wonderful health both in physical and psychological ways. I also suspect that I must learn something from my migraines. Maybe it’s just that I’m weaker than what I think and that I must rely in God. I don’t know (yet). I’ll start praying to St. Michael in the night as you say. Thank you.
 
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