KST A to Z
Agoraphobia and germ phobia
Peter Kravchenko, DC
Hanover, Ontario, Canada
The patient is an 18-year-old-girl with agoraphobia and germ phobia. She wouldn't leave her bedroom or let anyone touch her without her going into a panic. She also suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), washing her hands as many as 30 times a day.
For the first five visits, I couldn’t even touch her with the ArthroStim, so I adjusted a little bit her off her body. I had her visualize going outside, people touching her, being in crowded rooms etc. and adjusted off body what came up. During the next three sessions, I could adjust her on the body.
She now goes shopping outside with her mom and has registered for college in the fall. Mom is excited. No more hand washing OCD too.
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