Gillman describes the successful analysis of an adult woman who suffered from phobias associated with exposing herself in various ways—for example, driving on a main street or signing her name in public; she denied feelings; and she allowed herself to get into dangerous situations. Gillman emphasizes the importance of shame rather than of guilt in the development of her character and symptoms. Underlying her symptoms were fantasies of competition, aggression, and revenge. The case and discussion are interesting, but Gillman does not seem to make clear why shame, rather than fear and guilt, should be so much emphasized in the oedipal origins of the patient's symptoms and character.