# im possessed by a demon from satan **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980 "2015-09-29T21:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/1 "2015-09-29T21:05:00Z")
help ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/2 "2015-09-29T21:08:34Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > help You okay? Reported for…well, I am not exacly sure. You okay? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/3 "2015-09-29T21:10:21Z")
You’d probably be better off seeking help from a religious professional rather than an online message board. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/4 "2015-09-29T21:20:03Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > help Better than by some semon from dayton. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/5 "2015-09-29T21:21:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You’d probably be better off seeking help from a religious professional rather than an online message board. Or, depending on your religion, maybe a mental health professional. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/6 "2015-09-29T21:27:06Z")
. . .said Tom, impishly. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/7 "2015-09-29T21:32:47Z")
Yeah, I’ve got a teenager, too. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/8 "2015-09-29T21:38:39Z")
I hear using the shift keys can often help with pesky demons. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/9 "2015-09-29T21:41:16Z")
The power of Cecil Adams compels you! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/10 "2015-09-29T21:43:57Z")
Is there a demon NOT from Satan? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/11 "2015-09-29T21:52:03Z")
Many come from Unix. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/12 "2015-09-29T21:59:39Z")
Or Wake Forest. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/13 "2015-09-29T23:09:13Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Is there a demon NOT from Satan? [![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5015ca2a-eb05-41e5-8c82-5930d4144cdb/d5gtqy7-9940aade-57a3-4bb1-9eae-fa1dc2efdc31.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiIvZi81MDE1Y2EyYS1lYjA1LTQxZTUtOGM4Mi01OTMwZDQxNDRjZGIvZDVndHF5Ny05OTQwYWFkZS01N2EzLTRiYjEtOWVhZS1mYTFkYzJlZmRjMzEuanBnIn1dXX0.nXp5cOUOOGXc-J2EihccWnY94tRCdAWXxMjnHxJofGE) ](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5015ca2a-eb05-41e5-8c82-5930d4144cdb/d5gtqy7-9940aade-57a3-4bb1-9eae-fa1dc2efdc31.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiIvZi81MDE1Y2EyYS1lYjA1LTQxZTUtOGM4Mi01OTMwZDQxNDRjZGIvZDVndHF5Ny05OTQwYWFkZS01N2EzLTRiYjEtOWVhZS1mYTFkYzJlZmRjMzEuanBnIn1dXX0.nXp5cOUOOGXc-J2EihccWnY94tRCdAWXxMjnHxJofGE) ---
**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/14 "2015-09-29T23:27:03Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > help Go see a shaman, they do that sort of thing all the time. Not kidding. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/15 "2015-09-29T23:29:24Z")
Certain mental illnesses can oftentimes feel like demon possession. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/16 "2015-09-29T23:31:40Z")
Repeat after me: Your mother sews socks that smell. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/17 "2015-09-29T23:38:47Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Certain mental illnesses can oftentimes feel like demon possession. What exactly does demon possession feel like? Buyers remorse? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/18 "2015-09-29T23:41:03Z")
Well, isn’t that special. Should the mods move this to IMHO because he has a medical question, or GD because it’s religious in nature? Since it’s in MPSIMS I will provide reassuring cooing noises and pats on his hand. Whatever the problem is, **Cardboard** , it’s probably not demons. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/19 "2015-09-29T23:42:12Z")
You must be very loved by God to have the prince of darkness take such special interest in you. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980/20 "2015-09-29T23:43:57Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > You must be very loved by God to have the prince of darkness take such special interest in you. Satan wants a little of what God is gettin. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-possessed-by-a-demon-from-satan/732980.md?page=2)