by all accounts, isidora maintained a pattern of erratic behavior for which the other sisters at the monastery considered her "insane" or "demon possessed". in the lausiac history, palladius writes that isidora “feigned madness and possession by a demon”, though no examples of her behavior are provided. however, her behavior was enough to alienate her from the other sisters and due to this perception of “madness” she was treated with derision and open contempt, sometimes being beaten for her behavior.