Warning: graphic material ahead
Yeah, I know that she looks normal here, but she was far from it.
Anneliese was born in the 1950s into a devout Christian family. She was a sensitive girl and already a little crazy. When she was diagnosed with physical and mental disorders, the situation would only worsen.
Anneliese began experiencing blackouts at 16. She would wander around in a trance, unaware of what she was doing. Once she had convulsions, a neurologist diagnosed her with temporal lobe epilepsy, which causes seizures, memory loss, and hallucinations. It can also give someone Geschwind syndrome, which can cause one to act in an overly religious manner.
She began treatment, but she still fell into depression and considered suicide. She also was hearing voices all around her telling her that she would rot in hell and saw the face of the devil everywhere. She quickly wanted to have an exorcism.
Her behaviors included urinating on the floor and licking it, barking under a table for days, eating spiders, and biting the head off a bird. She told the local bishop who was to exorcise her that she contained demons like Hitler, Nero, Lucifer, and others.
She has exorcized a total of 67 times. While this was happening, she was starving herself and beating herself, worsening her condition. She also broke her knees from kneeling so much.
There are videos of her exorcisms online, but I am far too scared to look them up as they are supposed to be horrifying.
(A remake of an exorcism)
Anneliese died at 23 years old, weighing only 68 pounds. She was emaciated, had many damaged body parts, and had caught pneumonia. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), a horror film, was based on her after this traumatic, creepy tale.
Do you think that she was really possessed by demons? I think that she had far too many pickles missing from her pickle party, but stories like this can still creep me out and make me wonder…
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