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What Causes Possessed Personality In A Person?

Hello sir my aunty is doing somewhat like strange persobalily every day at evening... as she lost her identity and behave like a strange person... many people suggest us to take her in a temple of god abd much like this ideas.. but i do not believe in all these process... i think she is getting habitual to this as she saw peoples in our area around her and she behaves like a possessed personality... even she do not identify to any person while this process... and also utter anything about people around her... she do not have any propblem regarding mental stress or harrassment but i dont know why this hapeening... just she is low confidant person and fearfull personality... plz suggest me some ways about her problem... my uncle thinking to take her in aashram where pooja havan like procedure they want to follow but i thik she need a mental advice...
Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I appreciate your opinion of taking a mental health care professional's advice for your aunty.
The problem which you have described about your aunty is technically called conversion disorder. The patient has some mental stress which he/she can express in form of physical symptoms.

The patient learns the behaviour from the similar patients in the neighbourhood.

I suggest you to take your aunty to a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation.
She would also need to practice some relaxation exercises once the possesion episodes decreases.
I would also advice you to not go against the beliefs of family members. But please do not follow any of faith healers blindly.

Hope this helps you.
Thanks.
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What Causes Possessed Personality In A Person?

Hello Welcome to HCM. I appreciate your opinion of taking a mental health care professional s advice for your aunty. The problem which you have described about your aunty is technically called conversion disorder. The patient has some mental stress which he/she can express in form of physical symptoms. The patient learns the behaviour from the similar patients in the neighbourhood. I suggest you to take your aunty to a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation. She would also need to practice some relaxation exercises once the possesion episodes decreases. I would also advice you to not go against the beliefs of family members. But please do not follow any of faith healers blindly. Hope this helps you. Thanks.