Drug Possession: Multiple Sclerosis and Psychosis vs Demonic Possession?
Question by Simon C: Multiple Sclerosis and Psychosis vs demonic possession?
Back when I was a child, there was a period of about 6 months where my mother went through some episodes. Out of nowhere she’d lose control and start screaming hateful words, cursing, setting fires, blaspheming the church, etc. When they’d start praying and doing their exorcism stuff she’d scream and fight them, then slowly calm down.
Now at the time they chalked the behaviour up to a demonic possession, and as a child I never questioned it. However lately I’ve been trying to understand what it may have really been.
I’ve read some studies where a low percentage of patients with MS experienced psychosis. About 4 years after the “possession” period, my mother was diagnosed with MS.
Could this explain the above behaviour?
In her earlier days she had been in on the drug scene, which supposedly can increase risk for psychosis as well.
Are there any tests that could be done to see if this is what happened? Or is it too late now? (20 years later)
I’d like to find out the cause of her behaviour because with MS having certain genetic factors, my sister and I could both be at risk of developing the disease and possibly similar episodes… as could any of the grandchildren.
So it would be good to know.
I am looking at it logically – that’s why I’m trying to find the real cause of her behaviour, and why I’m asking if there’s any tests that can be done to verify them.
She’s not had any episodes since those 20 years ago. It’s documented in studies that a low percentage of patients with MS can experience psychosis. MS attacks the central nervous system and results in neurological symptoms which can affect the mind and the body.
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Answer by diezzal99
Look at it logically, a low percentage of MS patients develop pyschosis, or a demon sent by satan targetted your mother and entered her body, only to be forced out by the compelling power of christ. Hmmmm.
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MS is a physical disease, not mental. Your mom sound schizophrenic or schizo-affective to me. Schizophrenics act totally out of character and social mores at odd times. If she’s not on medication, it will get worse. Please have her checked out by a mental health professional. If it’s not- good! They have to find a cause for her odd behavior.
Good ;luck and God bless!
Hmm…
I think all of us on some level want to feel special, or that there is a “special quality” about us to identify with. So in that respect, if your mother behaved in such a way I can understand the allure of believing it is one of Satan’s daemons possessing her. But I have to confess, I’ve been studying comparative religions, theology and even been looking into certain rituals and beliefs in a practical sense. From what I have come across, there is no reason to assume your mother was possessed by a daemon unless “she had allowed herself to become unprotected in a volatile place or had invited one herself”.
On the other hand, it could well likely be MS and Psychosis, certainly if your mother had been diagnosed with it a few years later, that and the potential stress of her church community showing her such negative attention and performing exorcisms on top of the stress from her conditions (though unknown at the time – social pressure can have a huge factor on mental health) plus if she was on drugs at the time (depending on type of drug, amount taken, was the crop any good, did she also take stimulants or depressants on top of those drugs, etc), it would not have helped her mental health at all. From personal experience when I was a lot younger, I got very heavily stoned on Marijouana (I had schizophrenia and a few other conditions at the time) and then drank several litres of coca-cola. The combination of the two gave me a pretty severe psychotic episode. So yes, drugs can have a big effect too.
EDIT: Quick question – what do you think is the likelihood that the substance abuse could have been at the root of her psychosis at the time (seeing as it seems she hasn’t experienced it anymore)?
In essence, both are just different ways of understanding the same thing – just that one orientates purely on the biological (mal)functions around the neurons and the lack of myelin around the neurons and the other involving a spiritual visitation.
I can’t think that there’d be any tests you could do after an event that happened 20 years ago. What you could do would be to go on several other psychology based forums, post the same question there and get a general consensus.
I hope this helps
Toodles
I have learned in life to never say never…that includes the possibility of evil, demons and an ultimate good in the universe. Maybe this was a combination of things for your mother, demons and MS. I do believe in God and know that we were not designed to be sick or to die…we were supposed to live in Eden. All that changed with the introduction of evil. We now have illness and death in the world including MS. If I am right then the combination of things theory would make sense. (I know there is alot of eyeball rolling right now from non-believers!). You seem to have come from a Christian background so none of this should be new to you. Yes, there have been cases of psychosis in MS patients; it absolutely can affect the way our brains work (see my source as well as thousands more available through the internet). I don’t believe that if you acknowledge Jesus as your saviour that you can be possessed by demons but you can be tormented by them (come on non-believers haven’t there been days when you wondered why so many things seem to come against you, the “when it rains it pours” thing?). As far as whether or not you should worry about this type of behavior with your descendants, please be aware that MS is as unique to each of us as we are to each other. There is no guarantee that it will or won’t happen, that is what prayer is for. Your mother’s history of prior drug use could also be an explanation although I think this is less likely. That type of chemical change in the brain brings about life-long (chronic) struggles with behavior, impulse control, mood swings etc. Since this only happened during an acute phase for your mom I tend to go with my stated combination theory. You also asked if there was any test specific to the potential for psychosis as it relates to MS; none that I am aware of.
I hope this information brings some peace of mind to you.
N.
There are no demons. Demons are just an archaic way of explaining something that we don’t understand.
First of all, psychosis does not necessarily cause violent behavior; as a matter of fact that’s very rare. It means that your thoughts are distorted. By that, I mean having experiences which other people do not. For example, if you think you’re possessed and you see a red car in the street you may think it’s a sign that the devil is following you. Sudden changes in behavior may be due to some type of seizure in the parts of the brain that control emotion and/or interpersonal interaction. Depending on where the seizure occurs, it may cause sudden mood or behavioral changes that may be misinterpreted by a religious person as control by some kind of spirit. I’m not a doctor but I’m interested in this type of thing and I read about it a lot. More than likely it’s due to epilepsy (especially temporal lobe epilepsy) or some other similar condition. It’s probably too late to test for it now.
Study of case history is how it is determined.Demons are real.Most cases are physical in nature.But it depends on what a person is involved in.Occultism,drugs,etc…
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