Similarities With Psychotherapy
In a 2012 post for Psychology Today, Diamond discussed the parallels between psychotherapy and exorcisms in detail. Psychotherapy, like an exorcism, is typically characterized by a long-term, high-pitched, soul-crushing, sometimes monotonous brutal battle royale with the patient’s diabolically obstinate emotional “demons,” according to the expert. In some cases, rather than weeks or months, [this is] fought over the course of years or even decades – and it is not always met with complete victory.”
Similarities With Psychotherapy
The Primary Distinction
As Diamond went on to say, “The most significant distinction between modern psychotherapy and exorcism is that modern psychotherapy is typically a secular treatment for figurative, metaphorical ‘demons,’ such as psychological traumas, emotions, or memories, or “complexes,” whereas exorcism believes in the literal existence of demons. Even if it is only for the incredibly impressive power of suggestion, treating patients who believe in the Devil, monsters, and exorcism can have significant advantages – if for no other reason than the extremely impressive power of suggestion.
The Primary Distinction
