Lorena Bobbit claims she committed her infamous act because she was a woman who had been cheated on. Was that REALLY the reason? If it were, there would be a LOT more men in this world sitting down when they have to go. But actually her mental instability caused her to do what she did.
No matter WHAT the stated reason for all of these horrible acts, the REAL reason is insanity.
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O No, my friend, did Lorena Bobbit’s husband not cause her mental instability by acting like a single man & driving her to that point?
Since the topic is concerning people that rely on God to heal, not all people that stand on their faith would be considered insane, just stupid to carry it so far.
For example: I at one time attended a Church Of God. Not the strict United, but those that believe in the laying on of hands & praying for a healing.
(What was I thinking! 
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A friend of mine kept complaining of an earache. It got so bad that she couldn’t hear out of that ear. Every church service, she would go to the alter, get hands laid on her & pray for a healing. Many people, including the Pastor, told her God had healed her ear.
The pain persisted, so she thought the Devil was trying to make her think she hadn’t been healed. The church kept telling her to stand on her faith, because they knew she had been healed.
Finally, the pain & loss of hearing got so bad, she sneaked off to an ear doctor. Her ear drum had burst weeks back, & gotten infected. Due to lack of medical care, she now has permanent ear loss in that ear.
I wouldn’t call her & the people in that church insane.
How sad for your friend
Anyone who claims to be a healer or leader of people who tells a person to not seek medical help if needed isn't working on the client/patient/church member's best interest and has another agenda, such as isolation or dependency, controlling, etc..
No, that isn't insane. It is not hard to install fear in people that if they don't do xyz they will (insert favorite punishment such as go to hell, curse the children, fail and get God's displeasure, be thrown out of church and the community, etc.), and I don't see these people as insane at all. Brainwashed? Yes. No healthy sense of self or reality, really, but not insane.