Samantha’s story illustrates the risks in involving a “helper” to beat her phobia which, in her case was agoraphobia.She found that she became totally dependent on her partner and eventually she was unable to stay in the house on her own.
Her partner even gave up his job to be with her. Now two lives were being ruined. They both realized that something had to be done so they discussed the problem with their doctor who was most helpful and he put them in touch with a local phobia support group.This group talked the problem over with them and suggested various steps that Samantha and Peter could take to start overcoming the problem.
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