'Stop Telling Father Your Needs'

Ralph and Joan Reichenbach went to a charismatic movement convention in Adelaide, Australia. The week-long event was characterized by lots of singing, preaching, and people performing minor miracles such as healing and casting out demons. When the couple arrived back home on Sunday, January 10, Joan's manic symptoms returned and quickly worsened. She would snort like a pig, make aggressive facial expressions that he compared to an angry dog, swear loudly, and speak about lewd activities. Ralph attributed Joan's behaviour to spiritual problems. He suspected it had been reawakened by the strong spiritual atmosphere and nourishment of the convention - and was rebelling against it.