pwidi
08-04-07, 16:19
hello!
i'm pwidi, a 27 year old male from the philippines.
last june 2006 i was travelling in a bus when suddenly i fet dizzy and felt like vomiting. the doctor said that i have high blood pressure. i accepted that as almost inevitable (many relatives at my mother and father's side both have hypertension).
everything was fine and dandy until last february 2007. i was travelling in another public vehicle when my hands were suddenly shaking. another trip to the doctor, and he gave me some medicine.
after that february trip i suddenly felt afraid of travelling far away from home. i exercise regularly, take my medication faithfully, and have this home bp monitor that tells me my bp is within normal limits. my cousin is also a nurse, who takes my bp. normal, she says. everything is, once again, fine and dandy. though i am a little bit overweight, i am working on attaining an ideal weight.
which is why i'm wondering: why am i afraid of travelling far away from home?
i've made some progress after that fateful february trip. i drive regularly and ride public transportation. though i have not yet travelled more than 2 hours away from home after that february incident, i believe that i could do it.
that is, until a few hours ago.
in a moment of weakness, i drank soda like a turbo charged car guzzling gas. since soda has caffeine, my blood pressure naturally rose.
now i know that even after drinking that much soda my blood pressure would eventually drop to normal levels. yet my mind tells me this:
"imagine if that happened in a public vehicle. where would you turn for help? and if you're in a four hour trip... you're screwed."
i know, my brain's a traitor, but i really can't get rid of it, can i?
what should i do to stop this fear?
thanks for your time
i'm pwidi, a 27 year old male from the philippines.
last june 2006 i was travelling in a bus when suddenly i fet dizzy and felt like vomiting. the doctor said that i have high blood pressure. i accepted that as almost inevitable (many relatives at my mother and father's side both have hypertension).
everything was fine and dandy until last february 2007. i was travelling in another public vehicle when my hands were suddenly shaking. another trip to the doctor, and he gave me some medicine.
after that february trip i suddenly felt afraid of travelling far away from home. i exercise regularly, take my medication faithfully, and have this home bp monitor that tells me my bp is within normal limits. my cousin is also a nurse, who takes my bp. normal, she says. everything is, once again, fine and dandy. though i am a little bit overweight, i am working on attaining an ideal weight.
which is why i'm wondering: why am i afraid of travelling far away from home?
i've made some progress after that fateful february trip. i drive regularly and ride public transportation. though i have not yet travelled more than 2 hours away from home after that february incident, i believe that i could do it.
that is, until a few hours ago.
in a moment of weakness, i drank soda like a turbo charged car guzzling gas. since soda has caffeine, my blood pressure naturally rose.
now i know that even after drinking that much soda my blood pressure would eventually drop to normal levels. yet my mind tells me this:
"imagine if that happened in a public vehicle. where would you turn for help? and if you're in a four hour trip... you're screwed."
i know, my brain's a traitor, but i really can't get rid of it, can i?
what should i do to stop this fear?
thanks for your time