A man who left a wedding ceremony mid-vows due to a panic attack has said the bride later accused him and his girlfriend of taking attention away from her on her special day. The man shared his experience on a Reddit post, saying he has panic disorder and C-PTSD stemming from childhood abuse, and that his anxiety had already been elevated that morning before the ceremony began.
In his post, he said the wedding was a small, intimate gathering held under COVID restrictions, with roughly 12 to 15 people in attendance. He said he had been feeling “on edge” earlier that day following an argument with his father, but decided to attend anyway, hoping that being around his girlfriend’s family would help settle his nerves. His girlfriend, who accompanied him to the ceremony, reportedly tried to calm him down by holding his hand and reassuring him during the event.
