Once Blind

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  How Scientology Got Started

  by Once Blind in

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  very interesting .

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  http://www.upworthy.com/l-ron-hubbards-great-grandson-spills-the-family-secrets-on-how-scientology-started-eek.

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  Once Blind

  Very interesting . . .

  http://www.upworthy.com/l-ron-hubbards-great-grandson-spills-the-family-secrets-on-how-scientology-started-eek
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  District Convention drama practice

  by hoser in

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  this experience goes back some time too.

  it was one of the defining moments in helping me to wake up to this nonsense.. .

  i had a minor role in a drama several years ago.

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  Once Blind

  I remember a young brother in our hall who would wear suits that weren't the average dark colors like navy, grey and black. This was back in the 90's and he wore bright blue, yellow, even red. So, certain elders thought that his style of dress was "worldly" and they threatened him with loss of privileges, etc. if he didn't stop wearing the suit colors in question. Well, weren't they surprised when a few months later the CO came to visit and was wearing one of the same suit colors in question. They never bothered him for his wardrobe choice again.
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  Alzheimer's hallucinations are demons?

  by Once Blind in

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  my father has been suffering from alzheimer's for a couple of years now.

  my mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons.

  i haven't been to the hall in a while, i've been fading for 20 years now, but i find this amazing!

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  Once Blind

  Thanks everyone for your advice and help. Etude--my mother will not speak with anyone who is an expert in this field besides the doctor, and she takes what he says with a grain of "JW salt." She is convinced that the demons are appearing before my father and speaking to him. It's not just her, there are others in her circle who feel the same way and agree with her when she talks about it.

  Caroline77--I really like how you explained the thought process of the brain; it really helps me to understand the disease better. I have done research on my own, but I haven't seen anything explained in quite that way. Yes, the brain is amazing and yet diseases like this that affect the brain make it scary at the same time.
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  Alzheimer's hallucinations are demons?

  by Once Blind in

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  my father has been suffering from alzheimer's for a couple of years now.

  my mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons.

  i haven't been to the hall in a while, i've been fading for 20 years now, but i find this amazing!

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  Once Blind

  Thank you KateWild. I do have the CD-ROM. Never thought I would use it, but it is a good idea to show her that particular article. Bugbear and maulboy, no, she definitely thinks it is the ever present JW-grade demons that are the reason for everything bad.

  Wasblind, I agree too with the pressure that the organization puts on its members being a reason for illness. Especially when what they are working towards doesn't even exist.
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  Alzheimer's hallucinations are demons?

  by Once Blind in

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  2. experiences

  my father has been suffering from alzheimer's for a couple of years now.

  my mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons.

  i haven't been to the hall in a while, i've been fading for 20 years now, but i find this amazing!

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  Once Blind

  I agree Carla.

  Zeb, thanks for the info. Also, I agree, I think my mother may developing dementia too.
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  Alzheimer's hallucinations are demons?

  by Once Blind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my father has been suffering from alzheimer's for a couple of years now.

  my mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons.

  i haven't been to the hall in a while, i've been fading for 20 years now, but i find this amazing!

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  Once Blind

  Phizzy--I've tried to explain to her what I've learned from research about the disease, but because I'm not going to the hall no one in my family who goes to the hall actually listens to me anymore. So, whenever she says this I just clam up until she finishes.

  Faithful Witness--Thanks for your thoughtful words. It's almost like JW's are in denial whenever one becomes sick. Also, with the new system being "right around the corner" constantly, reality doesn't have a chance in my parent's house.
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  Alzheimer's hallucinations are demons?

  by Once Blind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my father has been suffering from alzheimer's for a couple of years now.

  my mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons.

  i haven't been to the hall in a while, i've been fading for 20 years now, but i find this amazing!

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  Once Blind

  My father has been suffering from Alzheimer's for a couple of years now. My mother keeps referring to his hallucinations as demons. I haven't been to the hall in a while, I've been fading for 20 years now, but I find this amazing! How can you turn a medical condition into something dealing with demons? My mother thinks that going to the hall and becoming more spiritual will help my father. I'm starting to wonder if she isn't suffering from something now. Has anyone else heard of this type of nonsense?