I agree with Rhizo and Rhythm. However, I will say that some people probably should avoid church, such as pure OCD sufferers and schizophrenics. I say this because religion has so many images and ideas that feed into intrusive thoughts, hallucinations, delusions, delusions of persecution, etc. I honestly believe that all "possessed" people suffer from mental disorders that are not being treated properly because these people believe that they are possessed, as do the people around them.
I was very ill for several months roughly four years ago, probably less. Throughout my illness, I was given a variety of drugs to help me eat, keep me from shaking, keep me from vomiting and stop my heart from palpitating. The one that was meant to keep my heart in line made me severely depressed. I remember going from okay, but sick, to holy fuck I want to die in a matter of days. During that time, I watched "Omen" and was so fucking freaked out by all of the religious references that I had to shut it off. I had never had problems with it before then, but I remember thinking that, because they kept having issues finding what was wrong with me, maybe I was going insane, which is halfway to possessed. Anyway, long story short, the creepy religious shit did not help my mental situation at all. Thankfully, I got off those meds within two days of getting depressed and was no longer depressed a few weeks later. I'm okay, but people who have chronic mental illness are not as easily "cured." They are very susceptible to these things. I had merely had a fleeting moment of "that would be so creepy that I cannot deal with it, even though I know it isn't real." I can't imagine having that eat away at me all the time.
I was very ill for several months roughly four years ago, probably less. Throughout my illness, I was given a variety of drugs to help me eat, keep me from shaking, keep me from vomiting and stop my heart from palpitating. The one that was meant to keep my heart in line made me severely depressed. I remember going from okay, but sick, to holy fuck I want to die in a matter of days. During that time, I watched "Omen" and was so fucking freaked out by all of the religious references that I had to shut it off. I had never had problems with it before then, but I remember thinking that, because they kept having issues finding what was wrong with me, maybe I was going insane, which is halfway to possessed. Anyway, long story short, the creepy religious shit did not help my mental situation at all. Thankfully, I got off those meds within two days of getting depressed and was no longer depressed a few weeks later. I'm okay, but people who have chronic mental illness are not as easily "cured." They are very susceptible to these things. I had merely had a fleeting moment of "that would be so creepy that I cannot deal with it, even though I know it isn't real." I can't imagine having that eat away at me all the time.
