I think most of us here identifies with what you said above. And Antonia, I'm down to 128 and when I have my picture took, I look 200 lbs. - to myself. I go to great lengths to avoid having my pic taken.
Our insecurities coupled with their insecurities is the mix that lands most of us here. Each in our own way. Just when I thought H & I could settle down and look forward to retirement and just being grandparents, he has to have someone 'adore' him; make him feel 18 again. I, personally, wouldn't go back if they presented me with the machine to do it.
I don't think that means we all need to land on a psychoanalyist's couch, just that we are all carrying our own private baggage, and sometimes we drop the bags for a moment.
ME: 54 Him: 51 M: 20 years T: 21 years OW/New wife: 36 Sons & Daughters: 7 (ages 24-36) Bomb: March 4, 2010 He Filed: April 28, 2010 I Contested: May 1, 2010 Standing Down: 11/24/10 Divorced : 05/04/2011