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Originally Posted by mgran
The thing that most annoys me is that the people who "excorcised" me then went to describe my case as a success, and turn my story into a trophy, and never did any actual follow up to see how I was doing after they'd traumatised me. I certainly wasn't any better afterwards, and I consider such things to be a form of assault. Imagine the impact being told you have a demon has on someone who's already hallucinating and paranoid?
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mgran!!! You summed up here
exactly what makes me so angry about such things! The place I used to live there were a lot of zealots (might be a
bit too strong a word, but just barely if it is...) and saw this behavior over and over and over again. Not necessarily with exorcism, but the whole forcing one's beliefs on another, the use as a trophy and leaving it at that. It was hard to come to any other conclusion but that they were only really after self-aggrandizement --though they would
vehemently deny this-- all evidence pointed to the contrary. My observation was that they were people desparately in need of someone giving them all the answers in black and white so that they never needed to really examine their own behavior and its effect on the other person. Being surrounded by others who also were in denial of the effect of their actions only reinforced it. Ahhhh, but always cloaked in words that justified it...
Lest anyone think that I'm only talking about religion, I'm not. The behavior is alive and well in many realms...To wit, reader, yup, relate to this. Same tactic, different context:
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Originally Posted by reader71
.. I felt violated, because I had seen her a few times before she pulled this on me. Needless to say, I was pissed.
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I had this experience with a midwife. It wasn't long before she was pushing books with outdated and just plain false information designed to scare me into her way of thinking. It all comes down to one thing. Pushing an agenda. Fortunately, I recognized it quickly and went elsewhere (to a
wonderful nurse practioner. Give and take, informed, balanced with a recognition of the importance of flexibility. No agenda. It was refreshing.)
So many hugs to both of you
and for all others with similar experiences...