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It seems as though we are always reading stories about social media sites are making us all dumb and anti-social. Why go out to see a friend when you can check in with 900 of them without even needing to put on pants? Well here's a sweet story for you: one woman spent last year traveling around to meet, in person, all her Facebook friends. That's 325 people, in 13 countries. What makes it even more amazing is that this mother of 2 suffers from agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that renders a person terrified of social interactions.

ArLynn Presser was having severe, debilitating panic attacks several times a week and finally stopped leaving her house. Then she decided to reclaim her life by facing her fears. Luckily for us, her filmmaker son came along to document her journey. Watch this ABC News clip to see how Presser went from being panicky and scared  to joyfully slicing open a champagne bottle with a saber and learning to box and sing opera. Presser acknowledges that this was a crazy thing to do. And while she can't cure her agoraphobia and still suffers social anxiety, she says this experience has helped her to gain control over condition. Let's hear it for Facebook!—and for a woman brave enough to reimagine her life.

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