Woman 'tormented by demons' plans protest

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-01-20 02:30pm

Woman 'tormented by demons' plans protest

An American woman who claims to be tormented by demons is planning a protest on behalf of fellow-sufferers.

The 51-year-old former schoolteacher has spent six years seeking an exorcism.

She now intends to demonstrate in front of the Norwich Diocese in East Connecticut.

"I'll be carrying a sign and have my head covered in a hood. I want public exposure for the unpardonable neglect of people who are possessed by a demon," she said in the Norwich Bulletin.

Ms B, who asked not to be identified by name, at one point was possessed by 19 demonic spirits and spoke in "a tongue in which she is not familiar" in a session with her psychiatrist, according to mental and spiritual assessments of her.

Roman Catholic exorcisms are carefully planned rituals that can include holy water, crucifixes and sacred ruins, according to De Exorcismus et supplicationibus quibusdam, a manual approved by Pope John Paul II in 1998.

But getting one in eastern Connecticut isn't easy, which is why Ms. B plans to protest in front of the Norwich Diocese at 201 Broad St.

The symptoms started in 1993. "I heard hateful voices, I had an involuntary blurb here or there. I had involuntary motions. For example, if I had been cutting a vegetable, the knife would move. My eyes would move without my permission," she said.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_74 ... s.quirkies

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-01-20 02:34pm

Ehhh

Stunned Silence

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-20 02:38pm

Could be multiple personality syndrome, or whatever it's called nowadays...

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2003-01-20 02:41pm

Could be "fucking idiot syndrome".

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-01-20 02:43pm

She obviousily lacks in mental health. Professional help and the use of drugs would probably go a long way towards helping her.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-20 02:44pm

Amazing that in this day and age, humanity is still as primitive as it was two million years ago.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-20 02:49pm

Oi.

Now I have more proof of why John Edwards has money.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-01-20 02:50pm

There are a LOT of people with mental illnesses in need of outlets like this. Like the 'Ray People' that started popping up in the 50's and 60's. Every so often popular culture will hit upon a nerve; demonic possession, alien abductions.

I just want one really respected and powerful individual to come out and say, "Look, guys. You have a brain disorder. You are not being monitored by the Illuminati, there are no aliens, you are not possessed by demons, magic does not exist, you are not psychic. Get yourselves to the crazy house pronto, and we can make you better."

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-01-20 02:51pm

Ghost Rider wrote:Oi.

Now I have more proof of why John Edwards has money.

Because there is a cash prize for winning the title "Biggest Douche in the Universe"?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-01-20 02:52pm

Lagmonster wrote:There are a LOT of people with mental illnesses in need of outlets like this. Like the 'Ray People' that started popping up in the 50's and 60's. Every so often popular culture will hit upon a nerve; demonic possession, alien abductions.

I just want one really respected and powerful individual to come out and say, "Look, guys. You have a brain disorder. You are not being monitored by the Illuminati, there are no aliens, you are not possessed by demons, magic does not exist, you are not psychic. Get yourselves to the crazy house pronto, and we can make you better."

I think that would only serve to reinforce their delusions.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-01-20 02:53pm

This woman is in desperate need of medication.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-20 02:55pm

Either she truly is mentally ill and deserves the proper care and attention she needs... or she is a raving loony.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-01-20 03:15pm

I have only one thing to say....OMFG!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-20 03:27pm

Hmmm...how do you know it's not the demon inside her that's making her protest?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-20 03:34pm

kheegan wrote:Hmmm...how do you know it's not the demon inside her that's making her protest?

BURN HER! If she burns and produces black ash then she was okay. If she burns and explodes in a cherry coloured fireball and with noticeable demons flying out as green mist, then she was mad.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-01-20 03:59pm

Why are the PMS wisecracks rising up from the sewers of my mind....

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-01-20 04:17pm

AdmiralKanos wrote:Could be "fucking idiot syndrome".

I'd say something to that effect, but you nailed it on the nose again!

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-20 04:34pm

A friend of mine is a paranoid schizophrenic, sounds familiar. Except he, even when at his most delusional, never blamed demons.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-01-20 04:55pm

I'd say it's paranoia. She doesn't need an excorcism, she needs to get off crack.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-01-20 05:12pm

Quick! Put on your tinfoil helmets!!!

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-20 05:16pm

Psycho alert...