Possession by foreign spirits, it is said, can also result in behavioural changes which are more subtle - not so gross as to warrant accusations of mental illness, but still serious enough to be disruptive to those living around or with the possessed person. It is believed that, in general, the possessing spirits do not take complete control of the person affected, but exert a subtle behind-the-scenes influence, gradually warping the life and world-view of their victim.
Signs of Possession
Typical signs of possession are said to include: abrupt mood swings, depression, anxiety, impetuous or impulsive behaviour, the excessive use of drugs or alcohol, and the appearance of some new physical ailment which has no obvious cause. Hearing voices in the head is another potential alarm-bell, as is the emergence of memory problems. So, if your partner exhibits sudden, unexplained changes in behaviour, who knows – he or she may have been possessed!
According to the psychiatric practitioners who specialise in Spirit Releasement therapy, as it is called, the vast majority of possessing spirits are not evil. They are not demonic. They are simply distressed. In fact, most do not even know that they are dead. Perhaps death came abruptly to them, and they simply have not grasped what has happened to them. They attempt to go on living their earthly life and find a body to inhabit which will allow them to do so.
It seems that almost anyone is vulnerable to this form of possession. Those who work around the dead and dying; and those whose sense of self is diminished by drugs, alcohol, or depression, are said to be particularly at risk, however.
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The solution, in most cases, is to make the possessing spirit aware of what has happened to it; that it is dead and, rather than linger on the earthly plane, it should journey on “into the light” of whatever exists beyond. This process is referred to as “depossession” or “dispossession” or “spirit releasement.” Typically, a spirit releasement therapist will induce a hypnotic trance in the patient then attempt to speak to the possessing spirit directly, encouraging it to leave.
Dr. Edith Fiore, one of the more noted practitioners of this form of therapy, quotes in her book The Unquiet Dead the example of one of her patients who was about to undergo a sex-change operation. He had engaged in cross-dressing for the previous nine years and, although he was a married heterosexual, had become more and more unhappy with his male body. He had consulted other therapists who told him that he was suffering from “gender dysphoria” and was advised to undergo a sex change operation. Realising that this might mean the end of his marriage and career, he nonetheless felt impelled to go ahead with it anyway. His wife persuaded him to try spirit releasement therapy, however, and he agreed to do so.
After the induction of a hypnotic trance, the therapist concluded that he had been possessed by the spirit of a woman. She urged the spirit to leave the man’s body and progress on to the next realm of existence. After some persuasion, she did just that. The man felt liberated, newly confident in his masculinity. He abandoned plans to undergo a sex-change and resumed happily married life with his wife.
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Conclusion
Although spirit releasement therapy is scorned by mainstream science, it does appear to have offered dramatic benefits to some of those who have undergone its treatment. Whether this is because of a placebo effect or not can no doubt be debated, but those willing to explore unconventional approaches may find it helps them where conventional therapies have failed.
About 2 years ago she seemed so full of life her house was very cozy and welcoming. After about 2mo in she asked me to move in. Soon later she explained to me how spiritual she is and how she can communicate with people which she called spirit walkers. Soon later we had separated for about 2 months. She had called me out of the blue to come over. So I did. When I walked in the house I noticed the house seemed cold and smelled of weeks old dirty cat litter and wet dog. It seemed as if no one in the house had been down stairs and the animals had taking over the house. Her two younger children one was 14 at the time the other 20. Had not come out of they're rooms. It turns out my ex had been yelling and arguing with her self for weeks. Plants were all dead dirty dishes piled up I couldn't believe what I had witnessed . It broke my heart. I tried my best to help. The more I cleaned the worse it got. It got so bad. It made me do things I am not proud of like became aggressive with her. She would be little me yell at me it got so bad I tried to comment suicide and she would sit there laughing at me. I would pray and she would get angry the only time she was nice if she needed something like money to buy drugs. She said it was the only thing that kept her in communication with what she was dealing with. And she called it work. I could never talk and it was hard for me to come across anything good. I lost my job my two kids and if anything good was about to happen the worse she got so it never did happen. It hurts me see the woman I once loved this way. And to top it off I find out she has been secretly in love with another man that is currently in prison.
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