Do I or My Loved One Have Mental Illness

[ ] Is my world view different now?

[ ] Are most of my "thoughts" about myself and my feelings?

[ ] Do most of my conversations and thoughts begin with "I"?

[ ] Am I preoccupied with intruding thoughts that interfere with work, school and relationships?

[ ] Do I have nightmares (night terrors) that interfere with sleep?

[ ] Do I have trouble getting out of bed?

[ ] Do I have trouble leaving the house?

[ ] Do I have "problems" with my sexual identity?

[ ] Do I deposit my bowel movement in the urinal or save it for projects?

[ ] My visions, voices, or thoughts tell me to do things which get me into trouble.

[ ] I believe things which my family or acquaintances do not (or would not) accept.

[ ] I had turmoil in high school (age 14-17), but in college (age 18-21) things really began to go astray in my life.

[ ] I have these bursts of energy where my talent blossoms and I perform exceptionally well, even without sleep,
but then I crash and cannot function well at all for awhile.

[ ] Everybody pushes my buttons (of - anger, fear, distrust, criticism, bitterness, jealousy, resentment)

Another check list to help identify warning signs of illness or relapse include some of the following symptoms:

(However, please keep in mind that anti-psychotic drugs can often precipitate many of the below symptoms.
2nd, never rule out the possibility of true "spiritual/supernatural" experiences (holy/saintly or demonic),
which can be often best be discussed with clergy such as a Catholic exorcist or Pentecostal cleric.)

[ ] I have no interest in doing things.

[ ] I have no interest in my appearance

[ ] My nutrition is not the best; I under/over eat; I eat only junk/fast food; I seldom eat live food.

[ ] I am preoccupied with masturbation/porn and/or sexual/homosexual/lesbian/transsexual thoughts/fantasies.

[ ] I do have out of body experiences, from time to time; I have been kidnapped by an UFO.

We all may have, from time to time, any of the above issues, especially after a personal crisis. However, if the above and similar issues become predominant in our lives, where our "normal" life becomes less and our "new" life becomes more, to the extent that we cannot function without great difficulty, then we need to discuss and work with a "safe" person, before we so isolate ourselves that we may lose the ability to get help. That is because, as the illness worsens, so does the loss of insight - then it becomes emotionally safer and safer to live on the street, rather than live with those who can walk with us, as we work out our dilemmas.

Bauhaus, Vincent - 2020 - Another check list. Scroll to page bottom at following link: https://www.bornagainministry.org/deliverance-ministry-exorcism

Pettinelli, Mark - Psychology of Emotions Feelings and Thoughts - http://cnx.org/content/m14358/latest/ - Another check list for Bipolar (Manic-Depressive)

A Roman Catholic priest Father Hampsch in Healing Your Family Tree advises, "An astonishing number of mental patients suffer from the presence of 'spirits' or the intrusion of 'voices'..., audible only to themselves. Psychiatrists not familiar with demonology usually dismiss these phenomena as expressions of insanity, and in some cases they are correct."
Father Hampsch continues on to state, "The Eucharist is the single most powerful exorcistic prayer available to us." www.claretiantapeministry.org
Always remember that the famous "Our Father" prayer that Jesus taught His disciples contains the words "deliver us from the evil one". If one is ill in the hospital and cannot pray well, just repeat often one single word, "Jesus". It is the best prayer and the best medicine!

Mike Murdock was told that mental illnesses such as schizophrenia may be caused by receiving intellectual information that one is not emotionally mature enough to receive. This is called emotional trauma. This is a trigger that may open the door to mental illness. It behooves parents to shield sensitive children or young adults from sensitive information, especially if there is a history of mental illness in the family genealogy.

Keep a diary of your (or your family member's) psychotic events, dates of occurrence, medications and the reasons for them, plus his/her/your dreams/nightmares. Check for first occurrences and look for triggers. Check for patterns and look for reasons. Make sure to take into consideration puberty, menses, and menopause. If there is alien abduction, then demon activity could be involved. Same applies to sexual molestation by aliens. It is during sleep that one is less likely to be able to protect oneself against spiritual terrorists. Witches/Satanists/demons/etc like to inflict evil upon unsuspecting victims who are not protected with the blood of Jesus. Each day read aloud Psalm 91 and cover yourself (and/or your relative) with the blood of Jesus.

Additionally do a family tree. Evaluate what diseases/maladies/disorders/depression/cancer/etc your ancestors had. Evaluate your spiritual ancestry - Catholic/Jewish/Protestant/agnostic/divorces/abortions/ suicide/etc. Sit in a church and repent for each malady. Watch to see if the mental illness symptoms have improved or gone into remission. If so thank God.

The RESOURCES page at web site www.schizophrenia-info.info suggest some area doctors, clinics, literature + alternative and conventional resources that have blessed some clients. The sooner we plug into them or others, the sooner we and our loved ones will be at peace.

Do not forget to plug into God. We may not like Him or know Him, but He is a key to our healing. Remember, He made us, so He can fix us, but we have to give Him permission. The first step is to make sure He is not our enemy. We need to reconcile with God if we are separated from Him. We may want to check out some of our local synagogues, churches, or resources listed on this web site. Today God often works in the flesh (through people), the same way He used to work His healings through Jesus.

Remember also, we may NOT be mentally ill, but we may have a mental illness. Just like cancer. We might have cancer, but we are not the cancer. Just because we are in a garage, does not make us a car. Just because we are or were in a mental hospital or ward does not make us permanently insane. We have a disease, but the disease does not have us. Why? Diseases are curable. If not today, then tomorrow. Maybe the doctor told us we have mental illness and that we will always have it, but that we can hold it in remission as long as we take our medicine. Well God has told us in scripture that Jesus is our healer. Who are we going to believe? Our doctor or God's word? Jesus went about curing all sorts of diseases, yesterday, today, AND tomorrow. Jesus will also cure us, if we are patient, willing to let Him be our doctor, willing to grow spiritually, and willing to hope, expect and believe in God's mercy, ability, faithfulness, and willingness to heal. Yes, we can continue to take our medicine, while NEVER losing hope in God's word that we will be well; for God's word is the best medicine. Let us also remember to use mother nature's medicine (herbs and supplements) which have helped many and healed some.

Keep in mind that:
(a) More and more doctors agree that many mental illness are chemical imbalances of the brain.
(b) More and more pastors believe that demons, especially inherited evil spirits, may be playing tricks on our minds. (Do NOT be afraid that a demon might be bothering us or might be the root cause of our problems. Everybody in the whole world may have demons bothering them. After all, they were here on earth before we were. The root problem of many negative emotions may be demons. For instance, our rage might be influenced by the evil spirit of rage. Suicide might be the idea of the evil spirit of suicide, and not our own idea.)
(c) Either way, there is help now in this generation for both of these theories.
(d) One will find quite a few testimonies of healings scattered throughout this web site. The autobiographies are very exciting and encouraging.

There are those who believe that they have committed the unpardonable sin. This is a popular lie of Satan. The truly unpardonable sin is not what we do, but what we fail to do. What is that unpardonable sin of omission? If we do NOT choose Jesus as our Lord and Savior, then by default we reject Jesus. Thus the curse of being separated from God remains on us.
Matthew 26:24 "It had been good for that man if he had not been born."
Luke 12:10 (KJV) Whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man (Jesus Christ), it shall be forgiven him, but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven.
Both Smith Wigglesworth and Derek Prince cite in their books that if one believes that he has committed the unpardonable sin, then in all likelihood that is not true. In all likelihood it is a "lying spirit" that, (right NOW) IN THE NAME OF JESUS, needs to be bound and cast out and placed under the feet of Jesus. (So, if you are the one being assaulted/oppressed by tormenting thoughts, then right NOW say,
" IN THE NAME OF JESUS, tormenting thoughts, I bind and cast you under the feet of Jesus." Repeat EACH time they attempt to return!)
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, but the evil spirit condemns. The evil spirit attempts to torture the mind. He is not a nice fellow.

Baxter, Mary K with Lowery, Dr T L - A Divine Revelation of the Spirit Realm - www.whitakerhouse.com
Chapter 6 Evil Spirits and God's Power Over Them cites that a severe personality change may indicate mental illness, when the individual loses his/her identity to an oppressing/possessing demon attempting to control the thoughts/possess the mind. The individual needs to refuse/reject/not listen to any thought that would hinder him/her. Sitting in a chapel, one can repent of listening to voices/thoughts that interfere with normal living/working/cleanliness/happiness. One can ask Jesus to be his/her savior. Then one can, in the name of Jesus, bind any hindering/harmful ideas/thoughts/voices and place them under the feet of Jesus. Next, one can ask the Holy Spirit to fill the mind with His thoughts/ideas. Lastly, one can thank God. For the next hours/days/weeks one can remind God and any intruding thoughts that God is here and the trouble is not, that blessings are coming and are already here, in the name of Jesus.

Boyd, Scott & Sandy - http://www.fnirevival.com/Docs/6_The_Deliverance_Ministry.pdf - APPENDIX - Signs of demonization:
1. Strong sexual fantasies and/or ungodly sexual desires
2. Curiosity with the Occult, false religion, or some kind of idolatry
3. Various fears or paranoia
4. Any mental illness
5. Chronic sickness or disease
6. Nightmares, seeing spirits, or hearing voices
7. Strong anger, hate, prejudice, losing temper into rages
8. Strong tendency to: manipulate, intimidate, dominate, or control others
9. Arrogance
10. Severe insecurity
11. Depression
12. Addictions (cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, etc.)
13. Compulsive lying, stealing, or dishonesty
14. Difficulty loving God or others
15. Inability to break patterns or habits
(NOTE: Above are mainly habits, consistent character patterns rather than occasional outbursts.)

Cho, David Yonggi - The Holy Spirit My Senior Partner - Understanding the Holy Spirit & His Gifts - including author's personal testimony www.charismahouse.com publisher
Chapter 3 Names and Symbols of the Holy Spirit "As I talk with these suffering people, they confess without exception that lewdness, wrong thinking and abusive language flow through them against their own wills. These are the works of the devil. Such people should determine to stand firmly on the Word of truth Applying the Word of God and continuously fight against Satan Spiritual Warfare until they drive him out, relying upon the cleansing power of the precious blood of Jesus Healing through applying the blood of Christ. If they don't, they will surely become mentally disabled." until such time that they and those with them stand defensively and aggressively against the wiles of the devil! Standing in the gap
Cho, Paul Yonggi - The 4th Dimension - www.bridgelogos.com publish
"'Strong feelings of guilt. whenever my husband makes love to me, I feel like a prostitute...My children come and hug me...I am not worthy to receive this kind of love from my children. I don't like to look at my face in the mirror. That is the reason I can't attire myself in the proper way.'
...'You MUST forgive yourself.'" (and not dismiss what Jesus did on the cross. Many in that generation missed out on receiving free forgiveness and thus missed out on going to heaven.)

Dickerman, Don - When Pigs Move In - http://www.dondickerman.net
Dickerman in Appendix lists 37 Biblical Curses, Grouping of Various Evil Spirits by function/assignment, and 60 Symptoms of Demonic Attack.
Chapter 22 Keeping Gates Closed shares clues or symptoms of demon activity: Ancestry, Lying, Unforgiveness, Negativity sins, Rejection issues, Trauma, Abuse, Sexual impurity, Dishonoring one's body, Occult activity, Pride, Blasphemy, Unholy objects.
Dickerman, Don - Keep the Pigs Out - http://www.dondickerman.net

Greenwood, Rebecca - Let Our Children Go - Steps to Free Your Child from Evil Influences and Demonic Harassment - book
Greenwood, Rebecca - http://www.christianharvestintl.org - Colorado, USA - web has good check lists

Hicks, James W - 50 Signs of Mental Illness - www.yalebooks.com
Conventional approach to psychiatry. Book has expansive/excellent summary of conventional web sites.

Kendall, RT - Once Saved, Always Saved - www.rtkendallministries.com
British Kendall now ministering from Key Largo, Florida, USA says this is a new understanding for him.

MacNutt, Francis - Deliverance from Evil Spirits - www.christianhealingmin.org - An obvious sign of demonization is when an individual speaks in the plural.

Peck, M Scott - People of the Lie - Simon & Schuster publisher 1983
Mental illness or being psychotic (having a psychotic episode) can have numerous root issues/causes including emotional, physical, and demonic. (A garage can have a car and not be a car!)

PDM Task Force - Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM) - www.apa.org - secular -
Conventional medical/psychiatric diagnostic tool/view of mental illness according to the consensus of the American Psychoanalytic Assoc, International Psychoanalytical Assoc, American Academy of Psychoanalysis, and Dynamic Psychiatric National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
This possibly may replace the DSM manuals for insurance purposes.

Phillips, Ron - http://www.ronphillips.org/bible - http://www.abbashouse.com/uploads/Bible_Samples.pdf shows some demonic spirits found in scripture -
Appendix C - 60 Symptoms of Demonic Attack - (Typically, this refers to ongoing/consistent attack, rather than an occasional evil assault.
Repeated attacks are frequently against one who does not defend himself, against one who does not recognize, refuse & reject such arrows.)

Sithole, Surprise - Faith to Raise the Dead - www.mountinofworship.com - Chapter 1 The Joy of Obedience -
Surprise shares that, "Our identity in Christ (the FAMILY of God) is to proclaim His Word and teach people who they are in Christ and how they can grasp their (personal) destiny (the purpose for which they are on earth)."
God rescued Surprise (the son of a witch doctor) at the age of 15 (puberty). Surprise testifies,
"From the day I gave my life to Jesus, I received (heavenly) vision and visitation every day and night...for 3 1/2 years...I saw Haven opening up and people flying into it...All kinds of birds...would all speak the language of man...I would see everything that was going to happen the next day. Some people (incorrectly) said that it was the beginning of a mental disorder. At that time I could not find anyone that could explain to me what was happening...
Later in Melelane, South Africa ministry, Surprise witnessed God deliver individuals from mental illness."

Walsh, Graeme - http://www.gswalsh.com/?p=224 - Indicators that Curses may be Operating in Your Life -
1. Mental or emotional breakdown, such as deep depression, history of suicide, and unnatural death.
2. Repeated or chronic sicknesses, especially hereditary sickness.
3. Breakdown in relationships, such as divorce.
4. Ongoing financial lack.
5. Spiritual slumber, spiritual deadness, hard to pray and read the Word of G-d (Bible).
6. Compulsive behaviors, addictions and anger.
7. Rejection of others, self hatred.
8. Unusual or violent death.
How to get set free from these Generational Curses is in my training manual which is now available for Kindle.
http://www.amazon.com/Generational-Sin-and-Curses-ebook/dp/B007ZZ10M0/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1336173022&sr=1-2

http://ldm.homestead.com/Characteristics_of_a_Person_with_MPD-DID.pdf @ http://www.lifedeliveranceministries.org/ - LDM
A number of hints for family members:
A. Socially inappropriate (These below are quite typical of any one with adjustment problems, NOT psychotic issues.)
1.They often withdraw from crowds or even people trying to befriend them.
2.They may respond to various situations with immature reactions.
3.They have difficulty with close relationships: suspicion, jealousy misunderstanding.
4.They may have limited communication skills.
5.They often have a caustic “protector personality” who is used to responding to threats with intense self protection.
6.They tend to take things personally.
7.They thinking in extremes (black and white).
8.They don’t share likes and dislikes or what they want to do because it’s always changing so it’s hard to make friends with them.
9.They are people pleasers who find it hard to be totally honest.
10.They often shade the truth if they don’t think it will be well received.
11.Often they are insecure.
12.They can’t handle another’s anger or even mild displeasure towards them.
13.They try to read the other person’s mind and how they will respond before they give their opinion.
Identity Crisis
1.If they are aware of the different parts (personalities/fractured pieces of soul &/or demons) inside,
they see them as individual people who are part of them and often will know the names.
2.May believe that they are not a person, not a human being.
3.They don’t believe they have the right to say no.
4.They have no sense of anything belonging to them.
5.They see themselves as either overly sexual or nonsexual beings.
6.They have a profound ambivalence about their relationship with God.
They are mad at God for allowing their abuse yet they desire to draw close to Him. They feel rejected by God.
7.They are very afraid to trust God or anyone else who extends kindness to them.
Loneliness
1.This is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. They believe that “If they really get to know me, they will reject me”,
and unconsciously try to prove that that person will eventually give up on them as all the rest have.
2.They have a great desire for secrecy. Often this comes from a pattern of threats from the past not to tell.
3.They have a pervasive sense of vulnerability.

Maria de Lange, Susanna Francina - http://stclements.edu/grad/gradsusanna.pdf - Chapter 2 - TABLE 2: TYPES AND SYMPTOMS OF OCCULT INVOLVEMENT98
Psychological Symptoms
1.Self-destruction (cutting, suicide, extreme aggression or rage towards other people) Mark 5:5; Mark 9:22; Acts 19:16.
2.Personality Splits, a rapid changing personality Mark 1:34; 3:11; 5:6-7; Acts 19:15.
3. Hyper-anesthesia Mark 5:7; Mark 1:24.
4.Multiple voices Mark 5:9; Acts 19:15.
5.Resistance Mark 5:7; Mark 1:24.
5.Transference Mark 5:13.
LIGHT OPPRESSION / SUBJECTION
1.Restlessness and/or Insomnia
2.Resistance to Christ & Spiritual truths. This pertains to difficulty in conversions and spiritual growth: Luke 4:34; Luke 8; 28.
3.Character problems. Excessive immorality or blasphemy without control. Unclean spirits: Acts 5:16; Luke 4:33: Matthew 10:1; Mark 1:23; Mark 3:30.
SEVERE OPPRESSION / INDIVIDUAL PERSECUTION / HARASSMENT
1.Severe depression Especially with no apparent reason.
2.Nightmares, Voices, visitation, etc. Acts 19:15; Mark. 3:11; Luke 4:34, 41.
3.Extreme Bondage to Sin Examples can be porn addiction, etc.
4.Abnormal Sex Life An Example is 'Tantric sex', bestiality.
5.Abnormal Emotions Out of control emotions can be fear, grief, shame, anger, etc.
6.Trances

Sumrall, Lester - http://100620.agchurches.org/SiteFiles/100620/Content/Demonology%20and%20Deliverance%201%20notes%20and%20outline.pdf
Notes & Outline from Demonology & Deliverance, Volume 1 - Workbook by Dr. Lester Sumrall -
XXI & XXII. 7 Steps Toward Demon Possession.
1. Regression. Reversion to earlier behavior patterns; to go backward.
   This can be resisted and overcome by prayer and praise unto the Lord.
2. Repression. To restrain; to squeeze; to prevent natural expression; to keep down; to hold back.
   A. God makes every human an expressionist. God desires exuberant expression from us.
   B. Repressive religion. (1 Kings 8:65-66, 2 Chronicles 7:8-10)
   C. Repressive homes and people.
3. Suppression. To press under; to keep back; to conceal; to exclude desire and feeling.
With suppression we have the concealment or greater pressures moving against the victorious Christian life.
4. Depression. Low spirits; gloominess; dejection; sadness; a decrease in force or activity;
an emotional condition, either neurotic or psychotic, characterized by feelings of hopelessness or inadequacy.
   A. In depression, there is a broken spirit. To remain depressed for a long period of time is of the devil. Psalm 42:5, 103:1.
   B. Causes of depression. (a) Religion (b) Traditions (c) Triggered by loss or deep trouble.
“If enough Christians were depressed, Satan would have free rule in the world.
He would have no one to oppose him and thwart his evil plans to control the world and its people."
5. Oppression. Pressure to crush; to smother; to overpower or overwhelm; to harass; to ravish, or to rape.
   A. A vast area of human experience far deeper and more involved than depression.
       It is to weigh him down with something he is not able to carry.
   B. Oppression through disease. (Acts 10:38)
   C. Oppression through fear. (John 8:44)
   D. Ways and means of oppression.
   E. Oppression can be defeated. Exercise your Christian (born-again) dominion over the devil’s power (in Jesus' name).
       You do this through faith, prayer, and action. Have faith to (verbally) command (decree God's) power in your life.
       Pray to strengthen your inner being. Act to overcome and destroy the works of the devil.
6. Obsession. (OCD) To besiege; to haunt as of evil spirits; to be fixed on a single idea to an unreasonable degree.
    A. 2 kinds of obsession. Positive (Paul was obsessed with the gospel) and negative (which destroys human personality).
    B. You can’t save yourself. At this stage of demon domination,
        I doubt the individual being hurt by Satan could save himself without the assistance of another.
        When we get to this stage where obsession has assumed control of a person’s thinking,
        he needs outside help to be set free.
        The reason for this is that when one has an obsession, the mind is changed.
        Black become white and white seems black.
        He does not realize (recognize) that he is obsessed with some wicked thing
        (including unbelief/evil/doubt/double-mindedness/un-forgiveness even of God/others/self).
    C. What is obsession? By definition, it is an evil spirit’s deceiving a person and impelling him to unreasonable action.
    D. Causes of obsession.
        1) Believing a lie (that which contradicts God's nature/scripture, like a view that abortion or homosexuality is OK.
            Legal permission is NOT necessarily God's stamp of approval.
            WARNING: Some "I" thoughts in our mind come from Satan, rather than self, God or others.
            Scripture says to test all spirits.
            Demons plant thought seeds, which sprout and grow as weeds in our garden, if not recognized and uprooted immediately.)
        2) Jealousy
        3) Hatred (of others/God/self)
        4) Moral transgressions [especially ongoing un-repented acts (done to or by others) contradicting the love of God/ scripture].
    E. Protect your willpower.
        1) An obsessed person comes to the place where he has no willpower, no strength to resist, so as to become a slave.
        2) Willpower is one of the greatest gifts God has given us. (Warning against hypnotism)
        3) Fortune telling should be avoided because it erodes willpower.
            (Immediately repent, renounce, reject and replace with God's resurrection life.)
        4) Drug and alcohol addictions can obsess a life and cause (a compulsion, a) loss of willpower.
        5) Anything that can destroy your willpower should be avoided.
           (What we give away, we tend to give into; our virginity, drugs, alcohol).
    F. Overcoming obsession. Once a person has fallen prey to demonic obsession,
        he needs a man or woman of God to pray a prayer of deliverance over him in order to be free.
        Do not think that it is difficult or impossible to be set free from demon obsession.
       Jesus (with His angels) can set you free. (Mark 9:23)
7. Possession. To inhabit; to occupy; to control; to hold as a property (deed/title);
                        to dominate; to actuate; to rule by extraneous forces.
        Demon possession is the final step by which the devil captures an immortal soul.
        In this area we seek to be very cautious and conservative in our thinking.
    A. The step from obsession to passion is a long step.
        “I do not find many people in this final stage, although there are hundreds in the other stages.”
        The demon-possessed person is under the absolute, total, and complete jurisdiction of the devil.
        He has no (or a minimal) mind of his own.
    B. Discerning demonic power.
        1) Often the devil uses their (human) voices and throats to speak (out loud his erroneous thoughts).
        2) It sometimes reveals itself in forms of insanity, both temporary and complete.
        3) It is always reflected in the eyes. A demon-possessed person’s eyes are not normal.
            He cannot hold his head to (look at) you. The devil will not let him.
            If he does, his eyes focus in a demonic glare.
            The devil changes the windows of the soul when he moves in. (Matthew 6:22-23)
        4) Often, the way a person walks reveals demon possession.
        5) Spiritual discernment (for the saint). There will be a clash of spirits.
        6) Demon power is “catching”. Those under his power (attract and/or) want others under it too.
    C. Don’t fear the devil. (1 John 3:8)
FOOTNOTE (Pharmacology and MD's do NOT cure spiritual disease/demons.
                  Only the blood of Messiah does that, when applied.)
Lester Frank Sumrall - http://www.amazon.com/Alien-Entities-Lester-Frank-Sumrall/dp/0883683652#reader_0883683652 chapter 1
Chapter 2 - "He said, 'I am a Lutheran pastor. I have put 2 of my members in the insane asylum.
After haring you (Lester Sumrall) speak, I have decided to get them out'...About a week or 10 days later, my phone rang. The voice...said, 'Dr. Sumrall I am the Lutheran pastor...I went to the insane asylum...I laid hands upon my members. I cast the devil out of them and I brought them home. They're all right now.'"
[There are many methods of healing and deliverance including David's singing to King Saul, and David's dancing in joy before the Lord.]
http://100620.agchurches.org/SiteFiles/100620/Content/Alien%20Entities%20Outline%20and%20Notes.pdf
6. How Does a Human Receive an Alien Entity?
    A. At Birth. This has happened (especially) in lands (families/territories) where the devil is worshipped.
    B. At a Place of Pagan Worship.
       [Ministries have testified of defects/disease fleeing when witchcraft bracelets are cut off infants/children.]
    C. By Giving the Flesh Dominance. [Ie: When a person gives himself to illicit sex, a strong power comes upon him.
        He cannot resist this alien entity and becomes enslaved to immorality.
        When any person goes into the devil’s territory, the alien entities have rights and privileges they do not otherwise have.]
    D. By Inheritance. [As shocking as it may seem,
        many times children look forward to inheriting the “power” that their parents have walked in.]
    E. By Pagan Dancing.
    F. By Wrong Meditation.

http://www.doveministries.com/usa/pamphlets/deliverance.htm - Manifestations -
"Hissing (tongue goes in and out like a snake’s tongue), spitting, wriggling, sighing, coughing and gasping (smoking demons), shouting, (catatonia/comatose) lying down as though dead (spirit of coma, hypnosis), mucus (demons of sexual uncleanness - white foam), animal noises, yawning, sobbing, roaring (hate demons), screaming, eyes roll back and flutter - only white part visible - or operate independently, nostrils flare, lips purse, foul smelling fluids, twisting figures - often masturbation, blood from mouth, smell like sulphur. Sometimes nothing. Example of manifestation: Acts 8:7."
(Other phenomena) person on church floor barking like a dog at the moon - rushing forward on his hands and knees, baring his teeth towards the altar rail in church during a deliverance; the spirit of a lion.
(One can identify, name, bind, reject, place under Jesus feet, repent, refuse any evil replacement, replace with holy - in Jesus' name & power.)

Matthew 16:22-23 KJVer - Peter took Him (Jesus) and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Be it far from You, Lord. This shall not be to You." He (Jesus) turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan. You are an offense (obstruction) to Me. You savor (understand) not the things that are of God, but those that are of men." (Spiritual insight = Even a disciple of Jesus had/allowed a demon to speak through him.)

Luke 22:3 KJVer - Satan entered into Judas, surnamed Iscariot, being of the 12 (disciples).
(Spiritual Insight: Remember, before this incident the disciples had gone around in pairs, healing and delivering people.)

John 13:21 KJVer - He (Jesus) was troubled in spirit and testified, "Verily, verily, I say to you that 1 of you (12 disciples) shall betray Me."
John 13:26-27 KJVer - Jesus answered, "To whom I give a sop, when I have dipped it." When He had dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. After (Judas ate) the sop (communion morsel of bread dipped in wine), Satan entered into him.

Dickerman, Don - When Pigs Move In - http://www.dondickerman.net
Dickerman says that Gentiles can be possessed, whereas Christians and Messianic Jews can only be demonized/oppressed.
Dickerman, Don - Defining, Defiling, Defending the Temple - http://www.dondickerman.net/id166.html - 1/2012
"The mind is the battlefield. The mind and the (physical) brain are separate...
Like rats are attracted to garbage, when our life has un-confessed sin, unbroken curses or un-forgiveness, the demons come (often as negative self-sabotaging thoughts) and they defile the temple (church/house/flesh/mind/body/emotions/feelings). They must be 'driven' out (of God's synagogue/born-again person). They cannot be medicated out, nor counseled out. Neither (seldom) can they be removed by you 'willing' (or praying) them to be gone (via God's/angel's intervention). All Christian activity is helpful in keeping the demons somewhat 'in check' (bound/impotent/silent), but to be rid of them (infecting/infesting), they must be 'cast out' (evicted/exorcised/rejected). They must be driven out in the Name of Jesus Christ! Jesus said, 'In my name CAST out devils.'
Can the temple be defiled? Absolutely! Just as Jesus saw the Holy Temple of God (Jewish synagogue) defiled, He sees ours defiled by things we (and/or our family blood relatives/ancestors) have permitted in our lives.
Now the lie we have believed is that once we have confessed our sin, the demons (attached to our sins) leave (is) not necessarily so. Repentance and confession of sin cancels the penalty of sin, but have the demons been commanded to leave? (Sometimes/often) the 'permission' (legal right) of the demon spirit to be there has been cancelled, but I have found they often do not leave until they are commanded to do so (via an audible whisper/rejection)....
(Invisible) evil spirits, generally, do not leave until they are (gently but firmly) commanded to leave. Repentance (of any failure to confront/reject the problem and/or repentance of personal/family sin) cancels their permission to be there, but they leave when they are commanded to leave (in Jesus' name). Jesus drove out those who defiled the Temple with great authority. He has given us (His own) authority (deputizing) over all the power of the enemy!
Keeping the Temple cleansed is keeping doorways closed that allow them entrance. Read carefully this statement, 'The presence of the Holy Spirit (being confirmed and/or saved) does not keep demon spirits out' (from oppressing Christians or possessing non-Christians. In part, it is our 'daily' spiritual job to reject/filter out evil/negative thoughts.)'" (One need NOT speak to demons. Rather, one can speak TO problems, which are the names of demons. For instance, one can speak TO depression. Depression, in Jesus' name, leave. We thank and praise You Lord. Amen.)

Hammond, Frank and Ida Mae - Pigs in the Parlor - www.thechildrensbread.net
Hammond reminds us that the King James translation of the Greek word daimonizomai is "possessed", which is incorrect and should be "demonized". No Christian can be "possessed". Both Christians and non Christians can be demonized, and most are. Hammond urges each member of a Christian family to recommit himself to Christ and then go through a deliverance. Christians can deliver themselves, if need be. Why? The Bible explains that Satan and his helpers were defeated by Christ 2000 years ago. That is why God does NOT answer a deliverance prayer. Is is OUR job to bind and cast out demons, not God's job. God's job is done. In fact, it is our obligation to use all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Heal, deliver, do miracles, teach, preach, etc. That means every Christian needs to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, after receiving salvation and water baptism, in the name of Jesus Christ. One more item. Hammond contends that Satan has NO legal right to a Christian, as some teach. Others teach that sin (their own or inherited) allows Satan to have a legal right to oppress or indwell (demonize) anybody, Christian or not. Hammond thinks that Christians and others are demonized due to ignorance of what Satan does and how, plus due to ignorance of the fact that Jesus (not Satan) has the legal title to our minds. Hammond insists that we can and must evict the enemy. This book will encourage and equip you. [Hammond seems to contradict himself. What Hammond means is that until such time that Christians wake up, demons will have squatters rights. Thus, the demons have NO legal title to/ownership (possession) of a Christian, because Christ bought our house/body 2000 years ago. However, demons can oppress Christians from the outside, rent (demonize) through unrecognized/unconfessed sin, or trespass illegally (through inheritance).]

MacNutt, Francis - Deliverance from Evil Spirits - A Practical Manual - www.christianhealingmin.org - Florida, USA
Chapter 12 How the Demonized Person Prepares for Deliverance shares a questionnaire that includes 33 sample questions including: Have you ever, just for fun, out of curiosity or in earnest (1) had your fortune told (2) read a horoscope (3) practiced yoga or transcendental meditation (6) played with a Quija board, tarot cards, or Dungeons and Dragons? MacNutt categorizes evil spirits into 4 types - wounding, sinful, occult, ancestral. He, among others, believes that these are one of the reasons for/root causes of mental illness/psychotic episodes. Invisible evil spirits can trouble both the sane and the insane, especially at night.

Vitamin B-3 Schizophrenia: Discovery Recovery Controversy Book by: Canadian Abram Hoffer, (conventional) MD, PHD (retired) www.orthomed.org centre@orthomed.org 1-416-733-2117 Dr Hoffer says the majority of his schizophrenia patients are healed,
at least to the extent that they can work and pay taxes. (Canada offers universal rather than private care. Hoffer never charged his patients.)

http://www.dondickerman.net has a GREAT check list to help one determine if he/she has a mental illness or is oppressed/possessed by evil spirits.
http://dickerman.addr.com/deliverance.php Born again Christians/Jews CAN be oppressed by demons. Texas, USA (Ministry to prisoners)

http://extremelifechanger.com/index.php?p=1_77_72-ARE-U-DEMONICALLY-POSSESSED - Short Prayers - (When in doubt, pray.)
"Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. You redeemed me by your blood and I belong to You, and I want to live for You. I confess all my sins, known and unknown (namely _____ _____ _____ _____ ). I'm sorry for (each) them all. I renounce them all. I forgive all others (namely _____ _____ _____ _____ ) as I want You to forgive me. (Pause) Forgive me now and cleanse me with Your blood. I thank You (Father G-d) for the blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses me now from all sin. And I come to You now as my deliverer. You know my special needs, the thing that binds, that torments, that defiles; that evil spirit, that unclean spirit. I claim the promise of Your word, 'Whosoever that calleth on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.' I call upon You (Father G-d) now. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, deliver me and set me free.
Satan, I renounce you and all your works. I loose myself from you, in the name of Jesus. I command you to leave me right now in Jesus' name. Amen!"
[This is my favorite prayer because it is short and effective. The 1st part is salvation and the last part is deliverance. You can pause after the sentence highlighted about forgiveness and let the people forgive others as the Holy Spirit leads them. This prayer was written by Derek Prince...
Finally, we lead the people in a prayer out loud that covers Sins of Ancestors, Curses, Soul Ties, Fragmented Soul, and Subconscious Mind as follows:]
"Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive my ancestors and descendants, and I ask you to forgive and bless them. Forgive me for my many sins and I forgive myself for sins against my body. I break all curses, charms, spells, jinxes, psychic powers, hexes, vexes and demonic ties that bind. I break all soul ties caused by witchcraft, sorcery, bewitchment or sexual sins. Lord Jesus, restore my fragmented soul: mind, will and emotions; send your angels out to recover anything that was stolen from me. Lord Jesus, stir up the demons in my subconscious mind so that they can be identified and cast out. All these things I ask in the blessed name of my Lord Jesus Christ: My Lord, Master and Savior. I now take authority over Satan and all the forces of evil according to the whole Word of God and command that you obey it. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I ask these things. Amen."
[After the people have prayed and been led in prayer, then I take spiritual authority over the meeting as follows:]
"Satan, we come against (forbid, bind, cancel and reverse) all powers, principalities, evil forces in this world and spiritual wickedness in high places.
We come against all demons inside or outside of anyone present, over this city, state, nation and world, in Hell or out of Hell. The Bible says, 'Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.' We...exercise that power to set ourselves free. Satan, we come against you by the power and blood of Jesus Christ, by the Word of God, by the name of Jesus, by the authority of the believer, in the unity of our spirits (aligned with God's Holy Spirit). Satan, we tell you that we sit in heavenly places with our Christ Jesus. We are over you, your fallen angels, your demons and all forces of evil. We bind every power that you have and loose ourselves from you in the name of Jesus. We command you to line up in rank and file and order, and come out quickly (never to return, in Jesus' name).
Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that you would send the gifts of the Holy Spirit as needed to minister to the needs of the people and to accomplish what You want done here today. We are careful to give You all the glory, honor, praise and credit for everything that is said or done.
We ask all these things in the blessed name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Master and Savior.
And we take authority over Satan according to the whole Word of God. For it's in Jesus name we pray. Amen!"

Foster, K Neill - Identifying the Demonized: The Occult Subjection Syndrome - http://www.kneillfoster.com/articles/warfare/identifying.html
Symptoms or Indicators of Demonization - depending on author - may include habitual
1. Terrorizing fear
2. Unbelief, often associated with intellectual concepts, aversion to divine things
3. Obsessive sexual problems
4. Pseudo-charismata, heresies and other religious beliefs/aberrations
5. Compulsive behavior
6. Ancestral occult bondage
7. Inexplicable illness
8. Suicidal/murderous intent
9. Spiritism, clairvoyance and witchcraft
10. Inner voices

Larson, Bob - http://www.demontest.com/ Answers to following 21 questions may help determine if you have a demon (bothering you or your loved one).
http://www.caissa.com/ext/bulletin/ms/fms1245153411011508000001-The-'Demon-Test'-%7Bfrom,-boblarson.org-;-21-probing-questions,-'c-&-p'd,-for-your-viewing%7D - Never....................In my past...............Currently
1) Do you sometimes exhibit uncontrollable outbursts of anger or violence?
2) Have you experimented with two or more forms of the occult?
3) Have you been sexually violated (raped, incested, molested)?
4) Do you sometimes manifest behavior not consistent with your normal personality?
5) Do you abuse alcohol or drugs to escape painful past experiences in life?
6) Do you commit immoral or illegal acts, contrary to your customary values?
7) Have you ever attempted or contemplated suicide?
8) Are you sometimes overwhelmed with feelings of severe depression and hopelessness?
9) Do you indulge in self-abusive behavior such as anorexia, bulimia, cutting or self-mutilation?
10) Have you experienced life-changing trauma from which you haven't recovered?
11) Do you know of ancestors who committed murder, suicide, or sexual perversion?
12) Do voices tell you to commit illegal acts, blaspheme God, or indulge in immoral acts?
13) Have you asked Satan to take your life in exchange for something?
14) Do you live a fear-based life resulting in paranoia or multiple phobias?
15) Have you experienced emotional or physical abuse from your biological parents?
16) Have you been emotionally or physically abandoned by either biological parent?
17) Have you felt repeated, disabling episodes of rejection or depression?
18) Have you failed repeatedly in significant relationships?
19) Have you failed to experience trust and lasting love from a significant other?
20) Do you consistently experience serious health or financial issues?
21) Are you significantly hindered in prayer, worship, Bible reading and church attendance?
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Ernest B. Rockstad's #1 The Battle - Can a Christian Have a Demon? and other authors - overview
http://www.seekthetruthonline.org/war-on-the-saints/free-ebooks/THEDELIVERANCEMANUAL.pdf
excerpt http://seekhisface.com/VOICES/Deliverance%20Manuals/Moody/battle1.htm
"WARNING SIGNALS - POSSIBLE NEED FOR DELIVERANCE
Characteristics noted below merit a closer look when they are pronounced, persistent or recurrent over a period of time, or progressive - tending to become more, rather than less, extreme...
1. Confused or disordered thinking: loss of touch with reality - delusions (persistence of erroneous convictions in the face of contrary evidence) - hallucinations; disconnected speech.
2. Obsessions: absorption with a subject or idea to the exclusion of others - compulsions - uncontrollable urges.
3. Inability to cope: with minor problems - with daily routine.
4. Difficulty in making/keeping friends: poor social skills - isolation, withdrawal from society - "loner" life-style.
5. A pattern of failure across-the-board: at school - at work - in sports - in personal relationships.
6. Prolonged or severe depression: suicide threats/attempts.
7. Immaturity: infantile behavior (such as bed-wetting) - over dependence on the mother (excessive clinging as a child - continuing dependence in teens and twenties) - failure to keep pace with peer group.
8. A series of physical ailments which do not run a typical course and/or fail to respond to treatment.
9. Neglect of personal hygiene (disheveled and unsanitary surroundings)
or exaggerated concern for order and for cleanliness.
10. Difficulty adjusting to new people and places.
11. Undue anxiety and worry: phobias - feelings of being persecuted.
12. Too much or too little sleep.
13. Excessive self-centeredness: indifference to other people's feelings, doings, ideas -
lack of sympathy with another's pain or need.
14. Substantial rapid weight - gain or loss.
15. Muted, 'flat' emotions (absence of angry/delighted/sorrowing reactions to stimuli) or inappropriate emotions (sharp, inexplicable mood swings - silliness at serious moments, unpredictable tears).
16. Negative self-image and outlook: "inferiority" complex - feelings of worthlessness.
17. Frequent random changes of plans: inability to stick with a job, a school program, a living arrangement - failure to keep appointments, abide by decisions.
18. Extreme aggressiveness (combativeness, hostility - violence, rage) or exaggerated docility
(lack of normal competitiveness and self-assertion - refusal to confront, avoidance of argument).
19. Risk-taking.
20. Lack of zest and enthusiasm:
listlessness, sadness, mood habitually 'down' -limited or missing sense of humor."

Remember all humans get sick/ill/diseases; however we can REFUSE to accept what knocks at our door! We can refuse to accept the mail man's package with the bomb inside. Everybody and everything that knocks at our door, we do NOT have to let in! Let us begin to refute, reject, evict all the negatives, inviting in only positives. When a rotten thought comes to visit and wants to stay overnight, we can say NO.
Unhealthy thoughts can come from others or from ourselves. Any thought that does NOT line up with the God's word in the Bible is NOT in agreement with God's best for us. We can replace stinking thinking with God's thoughts. Speak the Word of God - This is called SPIRITUAL WARFARE or binding + loosing .
We can reject/refuse a medical or psychiatric diagnosis, in Jesus' name, especially if the MD or medical system can not cure us. We can just say, "No, in the name of Jesus Christ" TO insanity, TO terminal illness, TO premature death.
If most all therapies have failed, then in all likelihood a demon is at the root of the diagnosis, meaning that NO conventional scientific method will work. A spiritual problem needs a spiritual solution. Things that "run in the family" are often "inherited" maladies with spiritual roots that need spiritual surgery.
Finally, frequently a spiritual root cause is failure to forgive, failure to repent for a sin, &/or failure to take (apply-for-oneself) God's forgiveness. Thus, taking/receiving communion at church/synagogue needs to be intentional with the expectation of relief. Additionally, communion needs to be taken as daily/weekly "medicine," a Doctor Jesus prescription.

REMEMBER- The human being has 3 parts = Body, Soul (mind/emotions/will), Spirit.
The majority of developed nations ignore/dismiss the invisible spirit portion of the human.
In fact, so much so that one is apt to be "labeled" as sick/ill/paranoid/delusional/insane if he commutates with the invisible or hears voices.
Both the ICD or ICPC and DSM medical/insurance/psychology/psychiatric manuals, which used to allow such spiritual occurrences as holy or permissible, now outlaw or label such as unhealthy unwanted symptoms/diseases/defects.
They are not aware of nor discern the difference between evil spirits and holy spirits or even human spirits.
There is an exception though, in the area of military research, where the use of computer chips may be implanted into unsuspecting patients/staff.
Father God, in this area, we cover ourselves plus our and Your family with Your blood for protection.
We enlist Your angelic help to defend us. We forever give You thanks, honor, glory and praise. Amen, in Jesus' name.

Much of above is OLD news. Both science, technology and spiritual revelations are acellerating at an excellerated speed. Expect your own download/insight/breakthrough sooner, rather than later. God speed.