Anonymous wrote:
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.
It's such a ridiculous concept that is used to exert control over others. No possession is not a thing. It's a joke.