Depression, anxiety, anger, envy and many similar states of being often begin with chronic negative thought patterns. Without conscious effort to stop it, the patterns can lead to a downward emotional spiral. The precise origin of these thoughts seem to still be a mystery to mental health experts. Do our minds naturally generate them? When and how do the thoughts become voices? Why do the voices attack certain individuals?
For the mentally ill and especially schizophrenics the voices are known to be vulgar, grotesque and anti-human, ultimately driving the tormented state of a fragmented mind. This realm is where our guest learned about the real nature of the voices.
Our guest Dr. Jerry Marzinsky is a retired licensed psychotherapist and has studied the thought process of psychotic and criminally insane patients inside the nation’s psychiatric institutions. He worked intensely with those patients who were hearing a consistent dialogue and were willing to share in real time what the voices were saying.
Dr. Marzinsky learned the voices warned against telling others about them. The voices appeared to be programmed to torment those they infested. The voices went after those who were emotionally distraught or very traumatized. The voices told patients to kill themselves. In some cases, the voices were the cause of persistent drug addiction. The voices can hide behind the patient’s trauma and pain.
From this perspective, traditional medicine has failed victims of schizophrenia in treating their mental illness as a chemical imbalance. Meanwhile, there is known neurological damage documented from prescribed psychotropic drug use. The revelation that spiritual warfare can be attributed to certain psychotic conditions isn’t necessarily a new concept. However, the renewed understanding that the voices are very likely malevolent spiritual manifestations has begun to change the path and approach of treatment for schizophrenia.
Guest – Jerry Marzinsky was awarded the state of Arizona’s meritorious service award and the Pima College Apple award of teaching Abnormal Psychology. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Temple University, a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Georgia, and two years of study in a Ph.D. Psychology program. He is the co-author of the book titled An Amazing Journey Into The Psychotic Mind – Breaking The Spell Of the Ivory Tower and currently has a private practice in Arizona. Support Jerry’s work.