A former resident of Gloriavale says she never had access to Panadol growing up and was often berated and accused of being lazy.
On the fourth day, Pearl Valor gave evidence at an Employment Court hearing in Christchurch, which is examining the role of women in the isolated Christian commune.
Outside of Gloriavale, there are no rules about what clothes you can wear or how many shoes you can own.
Former Gloriavale resident Pearl Valor knows that now.
"I always had an issue with having enough shoes. I probably had two and very thin soles."
She said there was a class system that operated within the commune and when her husband became ill in 2015, Valor said their status was clear.
"I was pitied, I was turned away from, people did not want to come and talk to me."
She said her husband was accused of pretending to be ill.
“My husband had seizures for six months before anyone would believe it. They thought he was making it up. Who would fake having seizures?"
Valor left Gloriavale last year - her departure was months in the making.
It came two years after signing a new commitment in which she felt the leaders began changing to cover their tracks.
In court, Valor was told she had signed up to be a part of the commune.
"I was born there, I didn't join," she said.
The lawyer then argued Valor had signed a commitment when she was 20 and re-signed the commitment in 2019.
Valor said she was "conditioned and primed for it".
The six former Gloriavale women who have taken the commune to court said the commitment included a huge workload in which they were treated like slaves.
Current Gloriavale members deny that any work is forced - some of the work included washing, cooking and cleaning.
"I would always imagine one day watching one of the leaders carrying three boxes stacked up, having a pregnant stomach and falling over on the road because she was carrying so much washing home, and actually having them understand my life."
Valour detailed several occasions where she was singled out.
"I was told when I was a little girl that if I was living in the Old Testament times I would be stoned with rocks constantly."
The end of an emotional three days on the stand for Valor.
The hearing will continue on Friday.
