breuer began to see his patient almost every day as the symptoms increased and became more persistent. he found that when, with his encouragement, she told fantasy stories her condition improved, and most of her symptoms had disappeared by april 1881. however, following the death of her father in that month her condition deteriorated again. breuer recorded that some of the symptoms eventually remitted spontaneously, and that full recovery was achieved by inducing her to recall events that had precipitated the occurrence of a specific symptom. this recovery is disputed.