Is it okay to interpret these experiences I’ve had in a paranormal/ divine way?
Before any of you ask, no I don’t have Schizophrenia, my only diagnosis is Autism, anxiety and depression.
I’ve talked to my therapist many times about the things I felt and she pointed out that:
- If it isn’t causing me distress or problems in my daily life often or even ever, it’s not mental illness
- If you’re rational about it and don’t just go with the voices judgement, you’re okay
Safe to say 1 is fulfilled and I almost always do 2.
But in my life, especially more recently I’ve had these experiences, voices and visions with me. I don’t want to talk about most of them but the main thing that happens is just voices trying to get me to “submit to the devil, the urges”, a deep horny feeling that comes with me having a big hedonistic session and feeling disappointed later. Nothing extreme and I’ve never felt like I actually gave myself “away to the devil”, I know it’s just thoughts, albeit sometimes during the moment I have doubts.
And well… lately I’ve had a big meltdown and got really stressed and even sick. I felt it because I felt this existential tiredness and pain. I even vomited. But then the next day I felt better and more in tune with everything, whole and fulfilled. At the end of the day, before I went to sleep, I then got these visions of a rainbow lion of light.
I kinda interpret the lion as God and the day was him teaching how I should live my life, but I’m scared of going with it because, well, I’m crazy. So I’m here for ideas of what these experiences could mean spiritually, if I even should see them spiritually. My therapist says I look too much for others approval, so maybe I should have just trusted myself but I can’t help it sometimes. Help?