Nora (Nothing to Fear)

Nora is an agoraphobic patient who was working to overcome the anxiety to attend her daughter's wedding.

History
Nora had severe agoraphobia. It took both her daughter and her daughter's fiancé to get her out the door to go to her therapy session. Her daughter told Violet that she had been dealing with her mother's agoraphobia her entire life and she wanted her mother to be at her wedding the next day. However, before their session could start, Violet was called away for an emergency. She asked Nora to wait, saying it could be good since she was out in the world, but in a safe place.

When Violet returned, her office was empty. After searching, she found Nora hiding in the closet. Violet said it felt like a safe place, but she was all alone in there. Nora said she felt like she was letting everyone down. Violet then confessed to her that she was more afraid than she'd ever been in her life because she was pregnant, but she got up and came to the office because people needed her. It's good to be needed and she used that to fight back her fear. Nora held her hand under the door and said motherhood was great and nothing to be afraid of.

The next day, Nora was able to drive to the wedding, but couldn't get out of the car. Violet came to talk to her and she said that her daughter might be better off without her. She talked to Violet about the day her husband left. She started staying at the house all the time in case he came back.

After talking with Violet, Nora was able to enter the church with Violet by her side. As they walked down the aisle, Nora notice people staring. She said they were staring at her, wondering who was the woman walking the mother of the bridge down the aisle. They sat down together and Nora said she was glad she didn't miss her daughter's wedding, knowing she would have regretted it.

Romantic
She was married until her husband left her.

Familial
She says her daughter is the best part of her life.