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I’ve been reading the book of Mark and noticed there are many demons driven out.  Chapter 5 even talks about a legion of demons being driven out of a man who used to be chained up and would cut himself with stones.

I grew up very involved in the church.  My parent were involved as well.  Unfortunately, my mom used to beat me regularly and tell me she hated me and wished I was dead.  My dad, an elder in the church, molested me for years and eventually raped my mom in front of me.

I had a lot of pain and some mental illness in my 20s and used to slit my wrists when my parents would say or do mean things to me.  I was part of a Bible study that practiced speaking in tongues and believed in demon possession.  It was loosely affiliated with the Methodist church.  My therapist was part of that Bible study.

My therapist , pastor, and I were chatting one evening and they said I was possessed by many demons.  They called me Legion, and that nickname stuck, so I was called Legion from then on.

Eventually, I quit going, quit school, and moved away.

Now my life is in order, but I still have the desire to cut - I just don’t do it.  With all the references to the demon possessed made in Mark, I’ve been wondering what people think about being demon possessed.  I live in constant fear that people will find out how messed up I am.  Maybe Legion was a good name for me.
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