I'm not trying to separate her from people or keep her from facing her fears....I just can't force her into it too soon because she could have a breakdown, I know this because i have tried...it took weeks for her to be able to venture out into crowds again....She's a lot braver now, but she still has mild panic attacks when she is in real heavy crowds. I don't want to isolate her, she has friends that come to our house to play with her, but she doesn't go to their homes for medical reasons. Her friends' parents smoke in their home and, with her asthma, and being on oxygen, her lungs cannot handle being around any type of smoke. She is my world and I have tried to push her, but I'm starting to feel like I can't do it anymore because everyone is on my case and I'm starting to wonder if they are right and i should just force her to go to school and stay there, regardless of her condition and her demo-phobia (fear of crowds). I feel pressured to force her beyond her ability to cope. I just don't know what to do....