anxiety and panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder (1). Many of these symptoms cause people to avoid contact with the outside world, thus pushing them deeper into their fears. The concept can be better understood through the example of a woman observed by researcher and psychiatrist Fraser Kent. This arachnophobic woman was so afraid of spiders that she swept, dusted and vacuumed twice a day to ensure spiders never took up residence in her home. She cleaned and then burned all the bags from the grocery store to ensure that no one entered the house from outside (2). This is an example of a person with OCD and a phobia. The obsessive-compulsive arose from his phobia. This significantly altered his daily life as he was afraid to leave the house unless he knew his environment would be free of spiders. Unfortunately this is not an isolated case; There are many examples from the daily lives of people around the world that show the difficulties of having a phobia and trying to lead a normal life. It is estimated that only 26 million Americans live with a phobia. This ...