Blood pressure

[Sandy1710]

Is it ok for someone’s BP to go to like 160/75 at some stage during the day? It’s not always like that but I do sometimes get readings like that? I don’t know what to do. Doctors on Friday said BP is perfect and heart sounds fine :/ so scared of life right now

[Agora1]

Hi Sandy, many things can allow our blood pressure to rise during the day. Most have to do with stress. Even a thought can make our blood pressure rise momentarily. It's when the pressure stays at high readings can it become harmful. Most people who have high blood pressure do not even know it. You monitor your b/p regularly (which isn't a good idea) but you can see how it comes down to perfect readings all by itself.

Your doctor is seeing a perfect b/p reading for a young man. If he felt it needed monitoring, he would let you know.

Getting rid of that b/p device may be the answer in going forward. Honestly....We become so focused on one part of our body that alone causes disruption in natures way of taking care of us. You are safe physically. Emotionally you need to work on methods that allow you to take respites from your fear of life. All anxious people are like this. We fear living and we fear dying. We may not have control over when we die but we always have control over how we live.

Seeing a therapist can help you Sandy overcome these deep seated fears. That cycle of daily fear needs to be broken. At this point, it takes a professional to help you through this phase. I hope others from our support group will comment on your fears and anxiety. We have all been there at one time and many experiencing it every day like you are. You are never alone, anxiety makes you feel that way. You are safe. Breathe slow and deep. x