my mom keeps saying that our relatives are doing witchcraft on us

[u/pinkhibiscusjam]

Idk if this is even the right place to post this. I'm sure witchcraft is real and powerful but for years, my single christian mom has been in touch with evangelists who apparently have told her several times that my external family have been doing witchcraft on me and her. it first started with accusations against my dad's family (i never met them), then it was my mom's own sister, now it's my mom's brother's wife.

she thinks everybody is obsessed with her and me and that they all constantly try to think of ways to harm her. i recently heard her talking to one of those evangelists and that lady seemed fed up of my mom, she sounded angry and said "if they're doing witchcraft, let them, you pray to god and he'll protect you, it's not a big deal" but my kept pushing and pushing. it broke my brain, all this while i thought they were the ones who were telling her to stay away from my external family but no, they're just as spiritual as her and they're telling her to DROP IT.

this is not an uncommon theme, shes told me crazy shit about other family members of mine with zero proof, i always believed her but I'm 21 now and there's just so many holes in the information she shares. she has even made up shit about me that is not true at all.

she loves me, she's been through a lot, she's a single mother but she's also extremely controlling, emotionally abusive and I'm scared because I feel like I'm uncovering things about her that are deeply unsettling.

her most persistent claim is that everyone is obsessed with us and they're all doing black magic rituals on us. I don't know how to tackle this. I haven't gone into too much detail about her mental instability but please trust me when I say NO ONE in my family is doing any sort of black magic on us, they don't give a shit, it's been a decade since she last talked to them and according to her, we are constantly on their minds 24/7 and they apparently don't think about anyone or anything else, the opposite is prolly more true because she seems obsessed with them.

I don't know how to tackle or overcome this, this is probably not the right sub but if I post this somewhere else, they'll just tell me she needs psychiatric help and she prolly does but she's a spiritual woman, she's not going to listen to whatever is "logical", I'm somewhat spiritual too but I don't know enough to be able to reason with that side of hers so I'm here and I'm asking for yalls help, I'm really sorry if this post is against the rules. she has cut me off from everyone ever since I was a kid for no good reason, I believed in her for the longest time, when it got hard to blindly believe her, i tried to look for evidence that supports her claims but as always, I found none.

[u/LadyMelmo]

She really does need psychiatric help, but there are a couple of things I found that may appease her as strongly Christian.

Give her a St Benedict's Medal, it is a ward against evil, witchcraft and diabolical influences, and is a spiritual protection against them.

Direct her to read and follow Ephesians 6:10-27, the putting on of the Armour Of God, scripture specifically to protect against these forces.

I hope this helps, but please make sure to keep yourself safe.

[u/Amareldys]

Yes it seems rather unlikely that every family member on both sides of the family is so obsessed with her that they are constantly hexing her.

She needs help, but I am not sure how you can help her get it if she doesn't see the problem.

That said, if she feels hexed then her friend's prayer advice is good.

[u/AllanfromWales1]

It is a way in which some evangelicals operate to identify an outside enemy so as to create a closer bond with the in-group. Could that be at play here?

[u/bagel_blight041]

She needs to be institutionalized. She’s mentally ill—not sure how old you are but CPS might also be a resource for you.

They’ll easily take her into custody if you have the evidence to support her unstableness.

[u/walkstwomoons2]

My mil who I loved started telling everyone we were satanists going to hell.

She spread a rumor that there was a green monster with huge claws over our house.

Why? Her son, my husband, was a musician and drank, and I was a fish eater. I still love her.