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Panics, Fears & Phobias : 24 million Americans suffer from phobias:i.) No Place Like Home: agoraphobia: what it's like, the disability it causes. Therapy options. ii) Germ Warfare: hypochondriasis: the irrational fear of illness. Life as a hypochondriac; life living with one. iii) Poison Control: OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Drug therapy for fear of chemical contamination. iv) Collector's Items: compulsive hoarding. v) High Anxiety: trying to overcome fear of flying. vi) Chemical Reaction: OCD might be the result of a chemical imbalance; drug therapy might restore the balance. vii) It's Only a Movie: man with a simple phobia- fear of rats; another with a fear of blood. Both working on a movie featuring the object of their fears. viii) Freedom from Fear: a cured agoraphobic running a centre for the treatment of anxiety disorders.