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Woman 'tormented by demons' plans protest

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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.

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Could be multiple personality syndrome, or whatever it's called nowadays...
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Could be "fucking idiot syndrome".
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She obviousily lacks in mental health. Professional help and the use of drugs would probably go a long way towards helping her.
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Oi.

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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."
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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"?
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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.
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This woman is in desperate need of medication.
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Either she truly is mentally ill and deserves the proper care and attention she needs... or she is a raving loony.
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Hmmm...how do you know it's not the demon inside her that's making her protest?
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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.
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AdmiralKanos wrote:Could be "fucking idiot syndrome".
I'd say something to that effect, but you nailed it on the nose again!
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A friend of mine is a paranoid schizophrenic, sounds familiar. Except he, even when at his most delusional, never blamed demons.
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I'd say it's paranoia. She doesn't need an excorcism, she needs to get off crack.
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Psycho alert...
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