* please don't read this if discussion of spiritual beings taking partial control of a person triggers you. i am commenting on this here from discussion on another thread because i didn't want to trigger anyone there. *
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Originally Posted by Malady156
One thing you all left out -- understandable as the DSM folks have yet to nail it down (though it seems they use it in the UK already) would be DTD or TPD. DTD stands for "Dissociative Trance Disorder" but its UK name would probably be more accurate, "Trance Possession Disorder". Basically it constitutes a method of subsuming certain things formerly addressed strictly in a spiritual or religious setting/manner into psychology so it can be addressed by psychology instead, since the religious/spiritual milieus have run rife with abuses and unaccountability and outright lies being promulgated as "facts" about this condition. Malady simply calls it "being inhabited". The old world term being, of course, "demonic possession."
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on the other thread someone asked if what i posted from malady's post on dissociative trance disorder or trance possession disorder was demon possession. first, i just want to say that i do believe DID exists. and that each case will be unique. i do believe that dissociative trance/possession disorder does include demonization (possession isn't the best word and tends to freak people out) but that doesn't mean anyone with DID also has demons. i know this whole subject can be very scary for people--shoot i don't like it at all either.
the reason i believe this does happen is because i've had demons cast out of me. i do have inner children but i don't have DID. i had ancestors who were into all kinds of bad things and the spirits (demons) got passed down to me in my generational lineage. i know how incredibly ridiculous this all sounds, but as they say seeing is believing. when i was first told this could happen i looked at the person who had said this like he had 3 heads, lol. less than 2 weeks later i believed what he had said was true. i'm a christian and all i can say is God made it very clear that this stuff was real and was going on with someone i knew who was exhibiting some very unusual behavior. turns out there was a reason i met this person as God later showed me a lot of my problems were similar to hers even though i didn't have the outward behaviors she did. i found out i had ancestors involved in a secret society and that was a big part of the problem.
sadly, as malady mentioned there are some christian ministries who try to help those with demons who only make things worse or turn the process into a show and/or let the demons attack the person. the people i've gone to for help have been wonderful and very kind, compassionate and would never do anything to hurt or embarrass you (or let the demons hurt or embarrass you) and it's usually private and confidential. the whole process of getting the demons to leave can be downright boring as they are so good at doing it so gently! no joke. if anyone wants more info about this from a christian perspective feel free to pm me. i know of a number of ministries around the US and even abroad who do this in a gentle, compassionate way. also, from what i know most of these groups that work with DID do tend to work toward integration. i had an experience where a bunch of my inner children fused. but one could go to them for the demon issue and work with someone else for the DID if they don't feel comfortable with integration.