I do actually think she has anxiety; I would never want to invalidate someone's experiences like that, as long as they're not self-diagnosing due to a few anxious flutters. I do, however, think her anxiety isn't helped by the people around her. I have really bad anxiety and agoraphobia stemming from other MIs, and for a while, it stayed especially bad because my parents coddled me instead of trying to help me by offering encouragement and a slight nudge, but still while recognising the struggles of having anxiety. I think she'd benefit a lot from having people give her more gentle nudges, or perhaps even having friends in Inverness who offer her chances to combat that anxiety with more exposure to people and things outside of work and family. She met Michael on a dating app, so I don't know why she hasn't yet considered looking to make friends online who live nearby, so that the initial 'getting to know each other' stage is dealt with online. I find that takes the edge off a little when you're navigating making friends while having anxiety.