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Oppressed?	James	Monday, May 12, 2008
Question: Hey hows it going!? I used to be really religious about 2 years ago and i had conquered all my vices (well it was Gods strenght) but then when i went to college i stopped praying the rosary daily and stuff like that. I go to Mass regularly and confession when needed which is fairly often...i drink a good bit as its a large part of socialising here and ive had to battle other things for a while and still am. This is hard for me to say and id rather ask someone privately but anyway i appreciate the forum :)!. I often get really bad thoughts in my head concerning Jesus and Our lady and i dont htink theyre from me (sorry this is hard to explain) but i feel like its someone sending them to me if that makes sense. And when i ask God for help it works alot of the time but sometimes i kind of squeeze my hands to get it to stop or somehting of that nature. Also sometimes im i wont say repulsed but have to turn away from religious objects both in my house and at Mass. There is more to this but you get the idea i hope? Sorry if this is hard to understand!. I mjsut wondering if im really oppressed or even possessed? Sometimes i wake up during the night as if someone has shaken me aswell which isnt very pleasant although its not severe or anything and its not extreme or anything but just i get a scare sometimes. So im just wondering what your views are on these things? Its nothing that has stopped me living my life as normal but spiritualy im not very good anymore either which isnt a nice thing. Thanks!
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear James: I am sorry to hear about these negative experiences. It sounds like you have opened yourself up by neglecting your prayers and devotions and involving yourself in imprudent behavior at college. the drinking needs to stop. If that damages your social life then that social life is not much of a life. There are probably other things going on that has opened yourself to spiritual attack. Some of the things you have listed to sound like a spiritual attack. You need to make some changes in your life before this gets worse. I would advise that you follow our Seven Steps to Self-deliverance found in the HELP section linked below, look at our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog for appropriate prayers, start living a good Catholic life which means refraining from the excessive "partying" where improper or imprudent things take place. Rekindle the faith of your youth. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

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Hey hows it going!?

I used to be really religious about 2 years ago and i had conquered all my vices (well it was Gods strenght) but then when i went to college i stopped praying the rosary daily and stuff like that. I go to Mass regularly and confession when needed which is fairly often...i drink a good bit as its a large part of socialising here and ive had to battle other things for a while and still am.

This is hard for me to say and id rather ask someone privately but anyway i appreciate the forum :)!. I often get really bad thoughts in my head concerning Jesus and Our lady and i dont htink theyre from me (sorry this is hard to explain) but i feel like its someone sending them to me if that makes sense. And when i ask God for help it works alot of the time but sometimes i kind of squeeze my hands to get it to stop or somehting of that nature.

Also sometimes im i wont say repulsed but have to turn away from religious objects both in my house and at Mass. There is more to this but you get the idea i hope? Sorry if this is hard to understand!. I mjsut wondering if im really oppressed or even possessed?

Sometimes i wake up during the night as if someone has shaken me aswell which isnt very pleasant although its not severe or anything and its not extreme or anything but just i get a scare sometimes.

So im just wondering what your views are on these things? Its nothing that has stopped me living my life as normal but spiritualy im not very good anymore either which isnt a nice thing. Thanks!

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear James:

I am sorry to hear about these negative experiences. It sounds like you have opened yourself up by neglecting your prayers and devotions and involving yourself in imprudent behavior at college. the drinking needs to stop. If that damages your social life then that social life is not much of a life.

There are probably other things going on that has opened yourself to spiritual attack. Some of the things you have listed to sound like a spiritual attack. You need to make some changes in your life before this gets worse.

I would advise that you follow our Seven Steps to Self-deliverance found in the HELP section linked below, look at our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog for appropriate prayers, start living a good Catholic life which means refraining from the excessive "partying" where improper or imprudent things take place. Rekindle the faith of your youth.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.