At 44:20 someone asks about protections and charms from the quran which begins a discussion on jinns and exorcisms with an ex-muslim who used to be an exorcist in Saudi Arabia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lpzoXmoE60The question to ask really is why do they only effect those who believe in them? When was the last time an atheist was possessed? Never happens. So why? Because the atheist doesn't believe in it. So it only effects those who believe? Ah, interesting.
These are things that have been researched and tested dozens if not hundreds of times. The information is out there and I invite you to look into it. If you actually believe in jinns and possession then this can very easily be exploited while you're in a vulnerable state.
I saw this video a while ago. It was unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8ts9bMMpCbYI skipped to a few random parts that were describing the supernatural to see if there was another explanation. Unsurprisingly there were. First was post natal depression. Next was bipolar disorder. Then they went onto talismans and magic rings and I decided not to waste my time.
Comment from a member who faked jinn possession:
To answer your question, I had many for entire year and a few months. It was daily and I actually missed an entire school semester in 2009 because I wasn’t allowed to leave my home. I do have mental health issues but during 2009, I completely broke. I'm diagnosed with paranoia schizophrenia, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. I was forced to take absolutely no medications because Islam was somehow my ‘true’ medicine so I’ve experienced the consequences. My father is a Sheik and he believed that I was possessed by shaytaans and djinns due to my rebellious acts that were against Islam. He doesn’t realize that they’re mental illnesses which were due to genetics and trauma. My father’s brother is diagnosed with paranoia schizophrenia but he does actually take medications. My father shunned him because he refused to trust Allah for his mental health. Well anyway, during the year of the ruqyah, I was locked in a house where I constantly faced these violent exorcisms by members of the community and my father. Everyone holds you down and the Sheik (my father) would scream Quran verses in my ear. Everyone would read Quran ayas and spit on me. Some people did beat me to get the djinns/shaytaans out and I once had a male member who would touch me inappropriately. Because we didn’t have much zam-zam water, I lived off of holy water (a mixture of tap water and saliva from random men). Daily, I had to consume 2 glasses of holy water. I was forced to constantly sniff some type of perfume, I had oil and different types of shit on my head and I had to bath in holy water (water and spit). I faked during the exorcisms so I screamed and act psychotic but a few times, I did black out so I can’t imagine what I have done. This sped up the process so after 6 months, I was no longer trapped in a house. Since then, I secretly visit psychiatrists and take medications for my mental health. I hide these issues from anyone because I fear of the ruqyah. Most of the time, people do fake for similar reasons. Most are actually diagnosed with mental illness but due to their family, they’re forced to experience ruqyahs. By the way, not all ruqyahs are violent; some are just ‘normal’ depending on your problems but don’t try. Sheiks actually accuse random people of being possessed by djinns/shaytaans because they get a lot of money from this. Some Sheiks actually sexually abuse their clients. There is a girl in Toronto who was raped by some Sheik during a ruqyah. A Sheik requested a one-on-one session with the girl and during the ruqyah, she was screaming for help but her parents though it was the djinns talking instead. You can’t trust these people.
Exorcisms are the product of a bygone age where we didn't have any answers, an attempt to explain that which couldn't be explained. We had no clue about mental health issues. We had no clue about bacteria. Exorcism was one of our very first attempts at medicine, and we had no clue what we were doing because we didn't understand. What I find truly deplorable are that they're still in business.
Here's a few links you may find interesting.
The History and Psychology
of Spirit Possession and Exorcism
http://www.markbancroft.com/info/spirit-possession#spirit2I have no idea how to copy and paste a Pdf file but here's the link. It's a case study on ten people reporting demonic possession.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=possession%20syndrome&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CGgQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fulag.net%2Famusing%2Fpossession%2Fexorcism.pdf&ei=PDAeUvmWAonG7AaGi4H4Dw&usg=AFQjCNEDUFfHElCb9OXvBmQdnVEv8pnFEw&bvm=bv.51156542,d.bGEThe Possession Syndrome: A Comparison of Hong Kong and French Findings
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/106/442/114.abstractA forensic psychologist on anger, madness and destructive behavior.
by Dr. Stephen Diamond
The idea of demonic possession is nothing less than a metaphysical, theological or spiritual explanation for human evil. The Exorcist (1973), a film based on William Peter Blattey's book about an allegedly true case, provides a highly dramatized depiction of evil, possession and exorcism, and stimulated renewed public fascination with the possession syndrome.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evil-deeds/201008/giving-the-devil-his-due-exorcism-psychotherapy-and-the-possession-syndromeIs demonic possession real?
http://www.christianitydisproved.com/brain/is-demonic-possession-real.html#reference1This is an abstract from a full article, but it has the option for the full text on the right.
http://isp.sagepub.com/cgi/pdf_extract/17/2/150THE POSSESSION SYNDROME ON TRIAL
http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/postrial.htmThe Devil Inside: Psychotherapy, Exorcism and Demonic Possession
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evil-deeds/201201/the-devil-inside-psychotherapy-exorcism-and-demonic-possessionHow Exorcism Works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/exorcism5.htmElements of Culture and Mental Health: Critical Questions for Clinicians
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=1722086POSSESSION SYNDROME: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN WEST KARNATAKA1
Full text just under the abstract.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012945/Epileptic seizures and spirit possession in Haitian culture
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724222Mental disease related to belief in being possessed by the "Zar" spirit
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7926995The 'Zar' possession syndrome among Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: cultural and clinical aspects
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8883974