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mark wilkinson
I wonder whether King Saul suffered from this condition.
Karen Reid
It deeply saddens me when the body of Christ accepts the "chemical imbalance" myth of psychosis/schizophrenia, and disbelieves in demon-possession. There are 82 references to demons in the Bible, but I have yet to find a Christian who doesn't believe the medical profession has truly found that anyone has a chemical imbalance. The psychotropic drugs mentioned here are actually phenothiazines, bug-killers, de-worming agents, which Dow Chemical sells to Big Agriculture. They shrink the brain. There are two excellent documentaries concerning this on youtube. One is Making a Killing the Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging, and the other is Depression is NOT a Chemical Imbalance and Here's the Proof. Also, Dr. Peter Breggin has been called the Conscience of Psychiatry and has an excellent website, www.breggin.com. Please, do your homework before you buy anything psychiatrists say. The chemical imbalance myth was invented to sell drugs.
Karen Reid
I just now reread the comment from someone in Sept. 2014, who wondered if King Saul had this condition. The Bible makes it clear that "an evil spirit from the Lord tormented Saul" (1 Sam. 16;14). Satan has the body of Christ exactly where he wants us, as he loves to hide in plain sight. If he can get us all believing that we have mental illnesses and chemical imbalances, then we are being "ignorant of his schemes" as the Bible commands us not to be! The bipolar fad was invented to sell drugs, don't buy into it. People are demon possessed and oppressed all the time; believe the Bible, not man!
Shirley H
Agree. How about Legion in Matthew 8:30. Or all three Herods. They all seemed a little sick to me.