mmm, no, belief in phenomena that are agreed to be nonsense in this day and age is the sign of craziness. posession doesn't exist in a medically repicable sense, however delusions/schzioid thinking does. you may notice how many cases of exorcism have ended up in the New England Journal Of Medicine, just like faith healing never made it into the Lancet. And it's not because there's a systematic bias against the fields because these mystical methods work too well. If you really think there is a conspiracy to withhold effective treatments from people, that's probably also another crazy belief.
The entire purpose of mental health wards is to stabilize people so they aren't a danger to themselves and others. Lying to the staff to get out quickly is kind of stacking the deck against yourself.
I would know, i've been in a psych ward. i've been in restraints and solitary and full of haldol til I can't talk. the thing is, i got better and i don't run around whining and complaining about permanent damage that doesn't exist.
Possession is obvious in psych wards. Most of the time, the demons remain hidden, but they are still present in their host's flesh. "Delusions" is too vague. Anything can be said to be delusional if it goes against popular opinion. One day, it is possible for belief in God to be considered a delusion and I believe it was/is in some communist countries. I know for a fact that most people in psych wards are not "schizophrenic" or "bi-polar". Btw, there is LESS evidence for these disorders even existing than there is for demons. Demons are mentioned in the Bible, a book with thousands of fulfilled prophecies - God declaring things to come from ancient times. The dopamine hypothesis has NO objective evidence - only evidence that requires subjective, biased interpretation.
Most people in psych wards are dealing with evil spirits of confusion that are trying to see them eternally separated from the Living God. They want them in Hell, along with those around them. We don't know why they are so adamant about this goal, but we do know that their end is in Hell and the Lake of Fire after the Final Judgment.
What is known about demons:
They are older than the Earth is
According to the Bible, they exist in the heavenly realms ie they are extradimensional. They do not live in our 4 dimensions, but sometimes manifest in them.
They are SPIRITS OF CONFUSION
They blind unbelievers to the Gospel of Christ, and before Christ they blinded people to knowledge of the one true God
Something that messed a lot of people up is there were and are a lot of pretenders: people who pretend to cast out demons for the sake of profit! But there are plenty of documented cases of demonic possession.
The one that was in me was forced, by God's angel, to reveal itself. I thought I was the one who thought "please heal me" to the angel (angels and demons can hear our thoughts), but it wasn't me. The angel said "it is too late for you to be healed, now go." I said "were you talking to me?" The angel of God said "wait." The demon came back, forced to reveal itself, and started accusing me. They look to confuse us, sow seeds of inequity in our hearts, and accuse us. They want us in Hell. This is very real. Take heed of what I am telling you, because this didn't occur in my own mind. I can't remember most of what happened but I do remember that part. I was so messed up from the shot they gave me that I barely remember anything. I was at the brink of death for quite a while.''
There is plenty of evidence for permanent damage from neuroleptics, but I have read that it is only after long-term use that it becomes noticeable. mindfreedom (dot) org has information on it. It is covered up by the mainstream psychiatric industry (along with plenty of other things). To think there is no conspiracy in psychiatry is naive, considering psychiatry is basically one big conspiracy. Consider how psychiatry has changed the world view of the inhabitants of this world. Both psychiatry and evolution are made up, faith-based cults, and they have absolutely no objective evidence behind them. Both require subjective, biased interpretation of evidence. It is Satanic. People believe they evolved from germs and that everything is psychological. You interact with both angels and demons on a daily basis. Your brain only generates what you WILL in your SOUL (which is completely unique). Angels enlighten your mind, while demons try to blind you. That is how the war for souls is fought. Angels try to lead you to Christ and holiness. They also physically intervene in some instances and are capable of appearing in human form. Most people have met angels and didn't know they were angels. Demons try to blind you, confuse you, they use Satanic magic on you to make things impure to you (they especially like to use hypnotic anchoring), and most of all want you to be lead away from Christ (they want you to blaspheme God). Demons can't manifest in human form. The ones who did were chained in the abyss until the day of judgment. The eternal sin, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, is final impenitence. This is their ultimate goal. The reason final impenitence is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is because He is who leads us to repentance and Christ (and His angels serve Him).
I didn't want to make this thread to be about the truth about psychiatry. Psychology and psychiatry assume a fallacy, which is that what we experience in our minds is all generated by our minds. Nothing could be further from the truth. You will interact with both angels and demons every day. Any time a thought or imagination just "pops into your head," it is coming from a spirit - not your own mind. This is what the Church (the Catholic Church) knew for 1900 years. It was only in VERY recent history that psychology took hold and things like St Ignatius Loyola's rules for spiritual discernment were forgotten. Something that is difficult to do is to learn to truly know the difference between the angels and the demons. Demons will make you feel good feelings sometimes. They are cunning.
I did not mention permanent damage. I was talking about my current situation with being addicted to high-dose tianeptine that is a result of tianeptine being one of the only drugs that helped me, and by far the most effective against this shot (for reasons I don't fully understand). Perhaps you could offer advice?
This thread has gotten off track. I mainly wanted harm reduction advice on the tianeptine and on withdrawal from it. Is it true that people have switched from heroin to kratom and experienced NO withdrawal? Kratom withdrawals are almost non-existent.
Any idea what kind of medicine they would give me in the ER to ease the withdrawal? I have read that tianeptine withdrawal is comparable to heroin withdrawal when grams are consumed daily.
