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[quote=Anonymous]The vacation isn't the primary issue. It's a shame about any lost funds, but the important thing is your wife.

Sounds like she is in a pretty bad space. She needs you to help her, even if you cannot do it directly. Does she have a history of panic attacks, or is she generally anxious? Regardless, she needs help from a professional to sort through this. It sounds like it is having a major impact on her life.

Anxiety, panic attacks, and body image issues usually don't get better on their own. It's a fine line to walk between offering support and yet not just enabling her world to get smaller and smaller as the anxiety tightens its hold. It's often a self-reinforcing process -- you shut down and cancel plans, so you try less and do less, so you are more easily overwhelmed by stepping outside your safe space, and so your world can get smaller and smaller.

You don't have to fix this. You do have to help her, and that means making some move forward toward health and balance, even if you aren't involved.
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