Possessed – Warning Signs of Demonic Possession

Many cultures, civilizations, and religions speak about disembodied spirits who can potentially invade the living bodies of humans, taking them over to control their physical form to their own wishes. The modern Catholic Church is one of the institutions that not only believes in the idea of a regular human but even promotes it to some extent by having their own investigation teams and exorcism specialists. However, in the past the Church (due to science’s lack of knowledge about the human brain and associated mental conditions) has made the mistake of persecuting and violently “exorcising” people who suffer from psychiatric illnesses. A couple centuries ago any person with Tourette’s syndrome or various forms of psychosis such as Schizophrenia were considered to be demonically possessed as their conditions provided the public with reason to regard them in that light. Modern science has made leaps and bounds in the area of analysis in the human brain and the concept of mental illness has been absorbed by the common public. Even the Church has come to accept the latest discoveries about sicknesses of the mind, despite the fact that the Catholic Church and science have always been butting heads with each other. Now that mental illnesses have found their place away from the concept of demonic possession, a true study of the warning signs of possession can be compiled. Think that someone close to you or even you might be being used by an evil spirit or demon? Here are some things to look out for…