Still having trouble

[Alisonj]

Last night I went through basically the same thing all over again. Again my blood pressure never got "high" but it was "high" compared to how it has been for months. I really try not to take it over and over but I cant stop. I get into that pattern and that is it.
I ended up going to bed earlier to see if that would help. Any other ideas?

[nomorepanic]

Throw away the blood pressure reader or get someone to hide it from you then you can't take it :wacko:

Perhaps you should write down why it worries you and what does a high blood pressure reading mean will happen to you.

Seeing it in black and white may help you understand the obsession.

Post it here if you want to as well.

[Alisonj]

I am starting to think maybe I should have someone hide it, I am just so worried that I might miss something and then have something happen. I truly hate being this way.
I think it worries me so much because when I had my children I had pre-e which is defintely a more dangerous type of hypertension and it was an emergency situation. Then they sent me home from the hospital too soon and my BP went to 200/110 and higher. So I ended up back in the hospital. Because it was such an emerg situation its almost like a post traumatic thing for me.