What do you do when your only family believes PD is satanic possession and requires exorcism? thanks...newbie.

[beehive23]

Satanic possession and PD.

[marnegro]

Just pray for them........

[beehive23 in reply to marnegro]

soo reinforce the unrealistic view that a devil is after me? after thought, thank you , ill pass.

[MarionP in reply to beehive23]

I think people like that are all Zombies.

[MBAnderson]

Probably nothing, but maybe ask them to read the Michael J Fox Foundation website and the National Parkinson's Foundation website.

[beehive23 in reply to MBAnderson]

thanks guys for the reply im going on 20 yrs of this.....cheers

[GinnyBerry]

Let them try the exorcism?! Lol. Sorry. I couldn’t resist. We’re all desperate for some cure — and this is the first time I’ve heard exorcism as a potential solution.

I’m not sure what would persuade your family. Do they believe all conditions are caused by satan? If not, then there is some hope that they can be persuaded with facts, case studies, anecdotes, etc.

[beehive23 in reply to GinnyBerry]

heheheheh (chuckle) thats witty...my family is....against vaccines, against gall bladder surgery etc.........believes the current president is 2nd coming of jesus etc etc . cherers thanks for the reply!

[beehive23 in reply to GinnyBerry]

hahahahahah..........nice Ginny i dont care about a cure im walking dead and there is no cure..............

[park_bear]

Explain to your family that the symptoms of Parkinson's are not the same as symptoms of demonic possession:

quora.com/If-a-family-membe...

"Here is a checklist used by exorcists that can determine something other than a mental disorder:

Person speaks in foreign languages they do not know;

Super human strength;

Ability to predict things or know things they could not know;

Horrible smells around them"

[beehive23 in reply to park_bear]

very nice! cheers for the links!

[beehive23 in reply to park_bear]

tried but watched uncle grandfather cousin and brother all get matrilineal pd.............ive lived with it my whole life. dr have informed them as well as ecclesiastical types............

[beehive23 in reply to park_bear]

my mother is a red cross emergency certified registered nurse she thinks covid is to throw out the current administration and chump is jesus............nothing to work with there. thank you for reply! cheers!

[rebtar]

My condolences. I have a few relatives like that. I keep my distance and try to be respectful at the same time, except when they are explicitly racist or misogynous, at which time I rather lose my cool. I’ve found that information has no effect when fanaticism takes hold. I hope you have friends and chosen “family” who provide you with the support that you need. If not, try to build some good relationships. Friends can be a “chosen family” when the biological one doesn’t provide what you need,

[beehive23]

thanks, me too about the info ....i dont do that they come at me regardless of silence on my part

[beehive23]

im at the Darby O Gill stage.........i believe in Darby.

[ConnieD]

That is terrible, they obviously know nothing about possession or exorcism. Surround yourself with loving and positive friends. God bless😊

[beehive23 in reply to ConnieD]

im trying. cheers!

[Ashley6606]

Where were these guys doing when Pope John Paul ii was suffering from PD?????

[ConnieD in reply to Ashley6606]

So true Ashley!! Definitely pray for them for no one is beyond hope. Perhaps buy them a book by Father Amorth He was the chief exorcist at the Vatican for many many years. He died at age 91 in 2016.

[beehive23 in reply to ConnieD]

they scare me.

[ConnieD in reply to beehive23]

Even more reason to distance yourself. I think fear and anxiety only make PD worse. I’m sorry this has happened to you at a time in your life when you need them to be supportive. I will keep you in my prayers, take care of yourself!😊

[Trixiedee]

I would distance myself from those family members

[Somic67]

they are crazy ... not you

just call the police and report them ... may be local police will convince them

(sorry if i'm bad, but we (PWP) have enough to suffer for the disease to bear more problems)

[beehive23 in reply to Somic67]

i agree. thanks.

[HersheysMom]

I'd cut myself off entirely from every one of them and never look back. Then surround myself with those who will support me in a positive way.

[beehive23 in reply to HersheysMom]

your right! its just hard advanced pd. cheerrs!

[BlueHawaii in reply to beehive23]

I only have 2 people that would help me a little. No family here. Hard to think about what will happen as pd progresses. I am sorry you have family, but sounds like lunatic ones.

[beehive23 in reply to BlueHawaii]

you got that right. cheers and hang in there........

[Gioc]

The enemy is always ignorance almost never the people themselves. One times free from ignorance people recover.It takes patience and love for one's neighbor.

[BellaBeau201]

Is it ALL illness or are they just prejudiced against Parkinson's? And where in the Bible does it say that they know what they are talking about?

[jrg54321]

Sign up for the PD GENEration clinical trial. It sounds like your PD is caused by genetics. The trial is all online now. They mail you a test tube to collect some of your spit. parkinson.org/PDGENEration

[MarionP in reply to jrg54321]

Now there is an idea.

[PalmSprings]

I just sent my sister info on the site “Bring Change to Mind”. An organization started by the actress Glenn Close. Her sister has bipolar disorder. The site is an amazing resource on all sorts of mental illness. I found my entire family described on the site. I am not saying this will help you much but I found comfort in understanding things a little better. Just out of curiosity where do you and your family live?

[beehive23 in reply to PalmSprings]

western colorado.......

[PalmSprings]

Northern Idaho pleased to meet you, lol 😂.

[beehive23 in reply to PalmSprings]

Nice! pleased to meet you as well. cheers.

[Enidah]

I also have some crazy relatives. They have done a great deal of harm in the family. I avoid them like the plague. You will never change their minds. Repeat: you will never change their minds. What you can do is take good care of yourself, minimize the stress in your life, build up a wall of good people who care about each other and will give you support and reliable information.

As my therapist used to say, don't send the little child out one more time to do the impossible.

[beehive23]

thank you....agreed ...i never try to change minds i just try to keep away from covid i have lost 3 friends already .........

[ddmagee1]

It’s difficult enough to have PD, but to have unsupportive relatives, and/or have some people believe that it is satanic possession, and an exorcism is needed, why, that is over the top! Unfortunately, I have had some unsupportive relatives, too, but they never blamed my PD, on Satanic Possession! Sometimes, when there isn’t support, the best thing to do, is to have minimal contact with those, who are being so nasty to you, if at all possible. Align your discussions with those who are supportive of you, who don’t put you down. One hard lesson, I’ve learned in life, is that I can’t change the attitude, and dispositions of people, who are unsupportive and who ridicule, so there’s no sense talking to them, to convince them to think otherwise! I hope you’ll be able to find some relief, from this unwanted persecution, and be able to get on with battling the formidable hurdles, that can come, with having PD! Wishing you only the best, beehive23!

[beehive23 in reply to ddmagee1]

Thank you! very sound advice, itll help keep on track its so hard to deal with former trusted folk that have become fanatical in thier ideology....especially when it could result very easily in my death........thank you! cheers!

[bepo]

RUN!!

[rhyspeace12]

Just be proud that you can think for yourself despite all the crazies around you. A whole lot of people can't do that. You are special!

[beehive23 in reply to rhyspeace12]

your right! i need to remind myself of the good things to keep stuff in perspective...and balanced..........if there is such a thing (chuckle).....thank you for that comment!

[rhyspeace12]

I'm in California where fires have caused the air to be suffocating. I feel for you as you must feel worse than than this all of the time. It is scary.

[beehive23 in reply to rhyspeace12]

its scarey! ash all over everything and cant BREATHE!. hope your safe where you are Cali is burning like Colo.

[health_detective]

You might refer them to the 10th chapter of the gospel of John, where Jesus healed the man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked if he was blind because he or his parents had sinned. He replied that neither had sinned. Your family members' belief is not only unkind, it is also not supported by the Bible.

[beehive23]

that my friend is what is scarey.........thank you.

[beehive23]

me too.....my wife made up stories and one day took my daughter and left saying she couldnt handle me having pd. hang tough.

[beehive23]

thanks for your response indtraza..........im an athiest soooo...............gave up on the "asking" i hope you have a good night......cheers

[Kwww]

A reputable exorcist only concludes a person is possessed after all other causes are ruled out. They send a person for medical and psychological examination to rule out these issues as the cause of problems. So a reputable exorcist would take medical advice and conclude that your issues were due to a medical problems not possession.

[beehive23]

yes im not worried about it going further its just the fact that a close family member would entertain such an ideology feels very hurtful. to diminish chronic illness to magical demons is not a viable approach to any healing i know of. cheers! thanks for your response! my dr's are appalled.

[JayPwP]

Get exorcised

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