You say you stayed the course and Im wondering where you are now on your spiritual journey. It is probably no coincidence that your daughter has chosen to be with you as it seems her goals may align with yours, at least in part.

Im a great believer in the child choosing the parent

Thanks for sharing your experience Jennie.

Cheers

Rosemary

I had suffered many moments of feeling that my mind was being some how inflenced by spirit, the ones that are out to play games with us.

Over the years I have raised my energies to a level whereby these naughty spirits cannot reach me and have an effect. Their energies are just not strong enough.

For some time, when I was younger I was being psychically attacked.

I had to get help which came by the way of a lady doctor who was in to spiritual things. I was given a prayer to read every night until my spirit tormentor left. It took 3 nights but sure enough it worked for me.

I really believe that my fear made this spirit more powerful, so I learnt very quickly to be fearless.

I now think one of my own daughters may be going through the same thing as she has been ill for almost a year, and has just began to open herself up to spirit.

For myself it was a learning proccess. How strong would I become, after all we are tested over and over again.

I was on a very important road. Would I run away or stay the course. I stayed the course!

I’m pleased you can see the irony in your suggestion. I think in part that is what holds back major studies of this kind.

If, as it has been suggested to me, paranormal studies are strictly end of career moves then research involving mental illness and the paranormal will probably be relegated to the post retirement period, unfortunately. The treatment of both areas of life are marginalized but one day, some brave professional soul will pick up the banner and champion the cause of those in mental institutions who have experiences or continue to overwhelmed by experiences of paranormal phenomena.

It is a fine line, in my experience, that we all walk in every day life and living with the paranormal may be enough to push some people over the edge. Alas, I feel they need our help, not our pity or our blind eye.

Thanks for contributing the experience of your friend and her family. I wonder if others have heard of similar experiences.

Cheers

Rosemary

My personal experience, well is from a viewer’s standpoint.

I have a very good friend who is now a Christian, but grew up in a very Native Spiritual household. In this household it was customary when a new baby was born, to dedicate a dead person’s spirit to the the new spirit being born.

In later years, all of these children were plagued with spirit hauntings and in particular one of these children was hospitalized and labeled as being Schizophrenic.

My friend went to visit their sibling in the institution they were in, and while she was there the sibling was talking in multiple voices, including his own voice that was crying out to their sister, “Help me, sis! Help me”.

Only to be drowned out again by a strange malevolent voice, swearing and making threats.

Therefore, I do believe that there is a connection between mental disorders and the paranormal.

It would be a worthwhile study, but of course if you were to bring it up to a medical professional, you would probably be deemed crazy and strongly suggested a rest in an institution.

Even though we aren’t talking about schizophrenia at this precise moment, our conversation has led me to add to my ‘bucket list’ another to do.

Interview a psychiatrist about the paranormal and mental illness.

I hadn’t thought to do this myself. I had been thinking about returning to the books and journals – but an interview would be much, much more effective.

Thanks for being my sounding board Anne