Comments on: Mercy Ministries counseling, and the casting out of demons http://www.mercysurvivors.com/2008/10/07/mercy-ministries-counseling-and-the-casting-out-of-demons/ Survivors of Mercy Ministries Abuses World Wide Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:31:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Katherine http://www.mercysurvivors.com/2008/10/07/mercy-ministries-counseling-and-the-casting-out-of-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Katherine Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:46:58 +0000 http://mercysurvivors.com/?p=48#comment-45 I am a survivor of Mercy's program. After spending 4 months there, I was told to leave without any reasoning behind it. A couple days before I was told to leave I revealed to my counselor that I didn't feel like their methods were helping me. That casting out of demons and just praying wasn't leaving me to feel any better. She told me "that's ridiculous, you're just not trying hard enough, you're allowing the demons to rule your life". I've dealt with mental health issues my whole life, and have been on medications my whole life... they kicked me out the last day on my medications, with no health insurance and having pulled me out of the mental health system. I had no support and no aftercare. I was given two hours to pack my bags and be sent out on a plane... When it first happened I just kept thinking "gosh I really failed, I'll never get better" because thats all they teach you there. That mercy is the only way to get better. And much to my dismay there methods did little for me. I was also denied proper medical care, I saw a psychiatrist twice my whole time there, and with the supervision of a staff member. I had an ongoing health problem, that required a special diet and medication. I wasn't given the medication or the proper diet. When I asked about why I couldn't take the medication, they told me they had called the doctor and he wouldnt prescribe it for me they also said he wouldnt fax information about my diet, so they weren't going to follow it. When I finally begged them to see a doctor enough they took me. To their doctor, who said little and referred me to a specialist, who they wouldn't take me to anyway. When I had an attack, they took me to the ER( again accompanied by a staff member) and not till after they cleared with all the higher ups. (which took about 3 hours). They ER prescribed me pain medication, which they refused to fill. When I couldn't get out of bed because of the pain I was told "I was refusing treatment and not working towards getting well". I actually believed this... and was constantly putting myself down for being lazy, and unproductive and not caring about my recovery. My counselor did little to help me. She wasn't even qualified to do it. She knew little about mental illness, and didnt even know what half my diagnosis were, let alone treating them. Their answer for everything was praying and casting out of demons. They often spoke in tongues, and laid their hands on me. I did not have access to a nutritionist, psychologist, a proper doctor or anything else they claim to have on their website. I know they got rid of me, because they didn't want me added to their list of graduates, and therefore unsuccessful... making their success rate drop. They get rid of all the girls that won't make it out a success... I am a survivor of Mercy’s program. After spending 4 months there, I was told to leave without any reasoning behind it. A couple days before I was told to leave I revealed to my counselor that I didn’t feel like their methods were helping me. That casting out of demons and just praying wasn’t leaving me to feel any better. She told me “that’s ridiculous, you’re just not trying hard enough, you’re allowing the demons to rule your life”. I’ve dealt with mental health issues my whole life, and have been on medications my whole life… they kicked me out the last day on my medications, with no health insurance and having pulled me out of the mental health system. I had no support and no aftercare. I was given two hours to pack my bags and be sent out on a plane… When it first happened I just kept thinking “gosh I really failed, I’ll never get better” because thats all they teach you there. That mercy is the only way to get better. And much to my dismay there methods did little for me. I was also denied proper medical care, I saw a psychiatrist twice my whole time there, and with the supervision of a staff member. I had an ongoing health problem, that required a special diet and medication. I wasn’t given the medication or the proper diet. When I asked about why I couldn’t take the medication, they told me they had called the doctor and he wouldnt prescribe it for me they also said he wouldnt fax information about my diet, so they weren’t going to follow it. When I finally begged them to see a doctor enough they took me. To their doctor, who said little and referred me to a specialist, who they wouldn’t take me to anyway. When I had an attack, they took me to the ER( again accompanied by a staff member) and not till after they cleared with all the higher ups. (which took about 3 hours). They ER prescribed me pain medication, which they refused to fill. When I couldn’t get out of bed because of the pain I was told “I was refusing treatment and not working towards getting well”. I actually believed this… and was constantly putting myself down for being lazy, and unproductive and not caring about my recovery. My counselor did little to help me. She wasn’t even qualified to do it. She knew little about mental illness, and didnt even know what half my diagnosis were, let alone treating them. Their answer for everything was praying and casting out of demons. They often spoke in tongues, and laid their hands on me. I did not have access to a nutritionist, psychologist, a proper doctor or anything else they claim to have on their website. I know they got rid of me, because they didn’t want me added to their list of graduates, and therefore unsuccessful… making their success rate drop. They get rid of all the girls that won’t make it out a success…

]]> By: The Cynic Sage http://www.mercysurvivors.com/2008/10/07/mercy-ministries-counseling-and-the-casting-out-of-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-43 The Cynic Sage Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:40:41 +0000 http://mercysurvivors.com/?p=48#comment-43 Hey everybody, I got a new blog-entry up about Mercy's false copyright flagging and it is very important that people read it: <a href="http://cynicsage.blogspot.com/2008/10/someone-must-be-butt-hurt-pretty-bad.html" rel="nofollow">http://cynicsage.blogspot.com/2008/10/someone-must-be-butt-hurt-pretty-bad.html</a> Hey everybody, I got a new blog-entry up about Mercy’s false copyright flagging and it is very important that people read it:

http://cynicsage.blogspot.com/2008/10/someone-must-be-butt-hurt-pretty-bad.html

]]> By: The Cynic Sage http://www.mercysurvivors.com/2008/10/07/mercy-ministries-counseling-and-the-casting-out-of-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-42 The Cynic Sage Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:55:55 +0000 http://mercysurvivors.com/?p=48#comment-42 Hey ladies, just something you might want to know about. Mercy Ministries has been flagging videos critical of Mercy with false DMCA claims, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szlgB1AD5hI" rel="nofollow">which is illegal</a>. They have flag all my vids so my youtube account is now "permanently disabled". I haven't spoken with a lawyer yet, but I think I may be able to legally sue them. SilverRose72, if you are reading this. I think you can also legally file a counter-suit too. They really shot themselves in the foot this time, eh? Hey ladies, just something you might want to know about.

Mercy Ministries has been flagging videos critical of Mercy with false DMCA claims, which is illegal.

They have flag all my vids so my youtube account is now “permanently disabled”. I haven’t spoken with a lawyer yet, but I think I may be able to legally sue them.

SilverRose72, if you are reading this. I think you can also legally file a counter-suit too.

They really shot themselves in the foot this time, eh?

]]> By: Matt Hanson http://www.mercysurvivors.com/2008/10/07/mercy-ministries-counseling-and-the-casting-out-of-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Matt Hanson Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:25 +0000 http://mercysurvivors.com/?p=48#comment-44 Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed my Google News Reader.. Matt Hanson Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed my Google News Reader..

Matt Hanson

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