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Hello everyone,
I have posted in other forums certain questions and am going all in here. I need some help sorting some things out and I am reaching out to the people of the forums for their advice. Thus far, everyone has been wonderful so thank you.
My brothers and I have been having dreams where there is a force that prevents us from moving and well the last dream my brother had apparently the Devil held him from behind and told him that he should be afraid. My other brother had a similar dream in that it sat on top of his chest and did not allow him to move. I had a dream that i couldnt move but just heard growling and said prayers and could hear them echo.
What do we do? I am terrified with fear and my brothers have their moments too. Our grandmother practiced witchcraft and i remember being taken to a cudandera when i was younger (a witch) but my mom never involved herself in that. I went to a priest and had to write any involvement with the occult down and renounce it and confess it. I remember in my room there was always such a bad feeling and my cousin and aunt said the same thing.

I feel like at any moment i will possessed or talk in a deep voice or my eyes will blacken, ridiculous i know but i have dealt with this since i was 17, i am now 26. I say prayers every night, went to confession last monday so I know its ok but i have these moments o panic and think im gonna lose control.
My mom wants to know if there is anything she can do bc this does not happen to her, only my brothers and i. My baby brother had an episode if you will last night. Something was holding him and Josh finally said just show yourself to me and Josh said he felt he wasnt strong enough. This is just sooo tiring and draining and for me scary and I dont want to do it anymore. I am asking for some guidance and help. ANYTHING, would be a great blessing and help. Thank you all. Feel free to ask anything or offer anything. God Bless you all! =D

Tasha:)
 
shata2269 said:
Hello everyone,
I have posted in other forums certain questions and am going all in here. I need some help sorting some things out and I am reaching out to the people of the forums for their advice. Thus far, everyone has been wonderful so thank you.
My brothers and I have been having dreams where there is a force that prevents us from moving and well the last dream my brother had apparently the Devil held him from behind and told him that he should be afraid. My other brother had a similar dream in that it sat on top of his chest and did not allow him to move. I had a dream that i couldnt move but just heard growling and said prayers and could hear them echo.
What do we do? I am terrified with fear and my brothers have their moments too. Our grandmother practiced witchcraft and i remember being taken to a cudandera when i was younger (a witch) but my mom never involved herself in that. I went to a priest and had to write any involvement with the occult down and renounce it and confess it. I remember in my room there was always such a bad feeling and my cousin and aunt said the same thing.

I feel like at any moment i will possessed or talk in a deep voice or my eyes will blacken, ridiculous i know but i have dealt with this since i was 17, i am now 26. I say prayers every night, went to confession last monday so I know its ok but i have these moments o panic and think im gonna lose control.
My mom wants to know if there is anything she can do bc this does not happen to her, only my brothers and i. My baby brother had an episode if you will last night. Something was holding him and Josh finally said just show yourself to me and Josh said he felt he wasnt strong enough. This is just sooo tiring and draining and for me scary and I dont want to do it anymore. I am asking for some guidance and help. ANYTHING, would be a great blessing and help. Thank you all. Feel free to ask anything or offer anything. God Bless you all! =D

Tasha:)
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Do you have a blessed crucifix to hang in your room? Hang it where you can see it while in bed.
 
There are others on this forum better versed in this stuff than I, but I suggest you strike up devotions to St. Michael the Archangel, St. Benedict and the Blessed Virgin. Pray many Rosaries! Many! Also, get yourself a St. Benedict medal, have it blessed by a priest, and wear it 24/7. Pick up statues/icons of St. Michael and Mary, Mother of God. Go to Mass every week (daily if you can) and be a frequent of the Sacrament of Confession. Fight the devil with grace from God. Wear His armor in battle. God always wins (always!!) so you have nothing to fear.

Best of luck! 🙂
 
It should be of some comfort to know that it is impossible for one who is in a state of grace to be possessed by a demon. You mentioned that you attend confession regularly. I suggest you keep it up. Hang crucifixes and holy images in your room. If you can acquire some holy water, then sprinkle it around your room and on your bed. Bless yourself with the water, too, each night. Call on Jesus and Mary, your Gaurdian Angel and St. Michael.

Peace,

A
 
“I feel like at any moment i will possessed or talk in a deep voice or my eyes will blacken…” I give you the Adv1sor guarantee that this is not going to happen to you!

Shata2269, the answer is in your own post. “I don’t want to do it anymore.”

Stop dwelling on this.

Stop discussing your dreams with your brothers and stop thinking about the occult.

Do these things instead. Go to Confession. Go to Mass and take Communion. Pray for forgiveness, help, and guidance. (These are prayers which are always answered quickly!)

The next time you wake from such a dream take it to the Lord in prayer. Tell Him how it made you feel and ask for His help.

The next time any of your brothers bring this up tell them that you will no longer talk about it and, instead, offer to pray with them the Our Father and three Hail Mary’s.

I would say, based on what you’ve posted here, that by doing these things, (if you’ll pardon the pun), religiously, this will all be over within seven days.

I’ll pray for you as well.
 
Thank you all for your replies. Just to clarify, these dreams bounce between my brothers and I. We have all had them. My anxiety is through the roof these days. The last one to have them was my baby brother last night. I went to the adoration chapel tonight and prayed. If i am doing something wrong to try and correct it, to better know god and improve my relationship with him. I guess we are just wondering why all of this is happening. Tomorrow I am going to talk to our priest and see what he advises. If there is anyone who specializes in things like this that would be great too. Thank you all for your help. God Bless!
 
The only other thing i can think of is this whole situation with fear of the devil and possession is either OCD or scrupulosity I think it is.

Today was a day full of anxiety. It is like a tape on loop in my mind. I am fine when i talk to people, engage in conversation and what not but when its just me and my thoughts that is when it all starts to fall apart.

I want to be able to hear about things having to do with evil or scary things and NOT be afraid. (i hope you all know what i mean, i am not going to go out of my way to discuss them but just not avoid them you know. if its mentioned its mentioned and thats it, there is no fear behind it all.

I am basically grasping at straws here and trying to come up with a reason why this is all happening and wont go away. Like i said, i pray every night, go to church.

My grandmother used to say to us as children when we would play hide and go seek that the devil will/ would find us. a neighbor of mine as a child told me not to step on the cracks or the devil would get me. The mexican culture itself instills an unhealthy fear of the devil. I am just now learning to love the Lord out of pure love and not just for fear.

I was molested as a child and always felt a sense of guilt and at the same time was when i was teased about the devil. I am hoping that much of this stuff stems from the trauma as a child. Its been almost ten years of dealing with all of this anxiety, I am ready for some relief and peace of mind. I am in therapy now and we use a technique called Emotional Freedom Therapy, that in itself makes me nervous because i think, wow am i doing something bad? but i must admit it has helped me a lot, for those of you that don’t know it replaces traumatic memories with positive thoughts.

Thank you all and God Bless!!!
 
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My grandmother used to say to us as children when we would play hide and go seek that the devil will/ would find us. a neighbor of mine as a child told me not to step on the cracks or the devil would get me. The mexican culture itself instills an unhealthy fear of the devil. I am just now learning to love the Lord out of pure love and not just for fear.

I was molested as a child and always felt a sense of guilt and at the same time was when i was teased about the devil. I am hoping that much of this stuff stems from the trauma as a child. Its been almost ten years of dealing with all of this anxiety, I am ready for some relief and peace of mind. I am in therapy now and we use a technique called Emotional Freedom Therapy, that in itself makes me nervous because i think, wow am i doing something bad? but i must admit it has helped me a lot, for those of you that don’t know it replaces traumatic memories with positive thoughts.

Thank you all and God Bless!!!
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I am sorry for your struggles. :hug1: It sounds like you are doing all the right things, though. Please don’t feel a sense of guilt, as the abuse was not in any way your fault.

Remember that God, who loves you, has already won the ultimate victory over the devil in Jesus’ resurrection. One of the devil’s greatest tactics is to scare us and make us think that he has more power than he really does; but it’s all a lie, because he is the father of lies. He tries to influence us by fear, but God influences us by love, and perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18 - grab a Bible and read the whole first letter of John, I think it will help you!).

St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Faustina all had visions in which they saw devils running away from them in terror. In St. Therese’s case, she was only a child of five or six years old. St. Teresa said that the devil was a great coward, and “I am really much more afraid of people who have a very great fear of the devil than I am of the devil himself,” because (she says) she saw that the devil could do no more than God allowed him to do, whereas people she knew had caused her harm by actions and advice that they gave her out of fear.

I guess what I am saying is, trust Jesus. He has actually won the battle. We are living out his passion and also his victory. You have my prayers.
 
Get blessed salt and put it on or under your mattress and those of your brothers. Sprinkle the place with holy water. Ask the priest to come and bless the house. Put sacramentals around, like blessed crucifixes or other. Pray over the place to St. Michael the Archangel and all your Guardian Angels (yours and your brothers’), asking for protection. Commit the house and everything and everyone in it to Jesus Christ Crucified, asking for protection in His Blood and His Name through the powerful intercession of the Virgin Mary.
 
The sacramentals that were suggested are all great. Use as many as you can get a hold of. Saint Benedict medals, with the exorcism blessing, are awesome.

I do not like the sound of Emotional Freedom Therapy. Can you find a Catholic therapist? EFT therapy is a new age technique, using processes that are similar to acupuncture and reiki. They are trying to remove negative energy and form a positive energy barrier. I don’t think that stuff works. Waste of money and will probably cause more harm.

As Becky recommends, use the prayers below.
  1. Say the Prayer to Break Curses. saint-mike.org/warfare/library/?p=22#curses2
  2. Say the Hedge Prayer for Protection. saint-mike.org/warfare/library/?p=22#hedge5
  3. Do the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. saintpiocenter.org/selfhelp
The causes of your problem are most likely both psychological and preternatural. Demons will find a weakness and attack or magnify it. You may have weaknesses due to past traumas. That is a prime target for demons. That is why it is important to find a good Catholic Therapist. He should know that there are spiritual causes as well as psychological and treat from both angles.
 
I have checked around and have yet to find anything that says EFT is unsafe as far as religion is concerned, but i have confession on monday and will talk to the father about it. I have come a long way in the last six months of starting therapy but it seems like there are many layers that need to be addressed.

I will continue to pray, attend mass, and receive the host. I don’t want to take up the way of thinking that every time something goes wrong in my life that it is a demon or someone doing something to me. That is very prominent in the mexican culture and just makes life harder in my opinion. Its like you spend all of your time focusing on the bad things and fail to focus on all the of the positive things

From what i understand it is like desensitizing your mind to the trauma you have undergone, instead of thinking negatively about the situation positive thoughts are implemented, a new outlook if you will.

i made a conscious decision last night, to not devote anymore time and energy to this fear. I must admit the anxiety is still there on the surface but baby steps i guess.

Everyone have a wonderful, blessed day!🙂
 
ausculta said:
It should be of some comfort to know that it is impossible for one who is in a state of grace to be possessed by a demon.
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The possession is of a person’s body. I think that it can occur regardless of the state of one’s soul. Where did you get this information?
 
shata2269 said:
My brothers and I have been having dreams where there is a force that prevents us from moving and well the last dream my brother had apparently the Devil held him from behind and told him that he should be afraid. My other brother had a similar dream in that it sat on top of his chest and did not allow him to move. I had a dream that i couldnt move but just heard growling and said prayers and could hear them echo.
What do we do?
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I would have a doctor rule out sleep paralysis or some other sleep disorder as a cause. If you look up sleep paralysis on wikipedia, the image with the article is of a demon sitting on top of a woman asleep. This kind of a nightmare is common among people with sleep paralysis.
Our grandmother practiced witchcraft and i remember being taken to a cudandera when i was younger (a witch) but my mom never involved herself in that. I went to a priest and had to write any involvement with the occult down and renounce it and confess it.
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Your priest did an excellent job of handling this. The only thing I’d add is a prayer to break curses, which Mtndwellar linked above. I don’t doubt there may be some problems among members of the family due to the history of witchcraft.
I feel like at any moment i will possessed or talk in a deep voice or my eyes will blacken, ridiculous i know but i have dealt with this since i was 17, i am now 26. I say prayers every night, went to confession last monday so I know its ok but i have these moments o panic and think im gonna lose control.
My mom wants to know if there is anything she can do bc this does not happen to her, only my brothers and i. My baby brother had an episode if you will last night. Something was holding him and Josh finally said just show yourself to me and Josh said he felt he wasnt strong enough. This is just sooo tiring and draining and for me scary and I dont want to do it anymore. I am asking for some guidance and help. ANYTHING, would be a great blessing and help. Thank you all. Feel free to ask anything or offer anything. God Bless you all! =D
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I don’t know if the sleep paralysis thing runs in families, but it’s worth checking into. It is possible the problem is a medical disorder, or demonic, or a combination of the two.

There is no need to live in fear that you will become possessed; this will not happen without your consent. One way to keep the devil out is to keep God in, and it sounds as though you are doing this by living a faithful Catholic life and availing yourself of the Sacraments.

One last thing I’d recommend is saying a Bedtime Protection Prayer.

You have my prayers!
 
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