kivyt73
10-07-11, 23:05
Hi Everyone,
I have posted here before but I am struggling again. Let me first say I don't have high blood pressure. A couple of years ago I had a few elevated reading at my docs office and that set off my obsession (I think the highest was 160/100 one time). Since then I have been obsessively checking and thinking about my bp. It got so bad that I had to get my husband to throw away the bp machine, but then I just went to numerous groceries and pharmacies checking and rechecking until I got a "good" number. My good number is below 115/75. My therapist finally had to call my gp and ask him to tell me to stop and to only check once a month. I have been doing that now for almost a year (well I check every three weeks or so, haven't quite made it a month yet) and it has been ok but I am stressing again. My average bp right now is 108/75 and the last time I checked my reading was 105/73 so logically I know I shouldn't even be checking at all but I can't seem to get there yet.
Right now I am obsessing because I am going on vacation to the beach in two weeks and I know I have to check before that and I am afraid it will be high and then I will be worked up and it will ruin my vacation......I just want to relax and enjoy a week away without sneaking out to the pharmacy or thinking constantly about my bp.
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Ivy
I have posted here before but I am struggling again. Let me first say I don't have high blood pressure. A couple of years ago I had a few elevated reading at my docs office and that set off my obsession (I think the highest was 160/100 one time). Since then I have been obsessively checking and thinking about my bp. It got so bad that I had to get my husband to throw away the bp machine, but then I just went to numerous groceries and pharmacies checking and rechecking until I got a "good" number. My good number is below 115/75. My therapist finally had to call my gp and ask him to tell me to stop and to only check once a month. I have been doing that now for almost a year (well I check every three weeks or so, haven't quite made it a month yet) and it has been ok but I am stressing again. My average bp right now is 108/75 and the last time I checked my reading was 105/73 so logically I know I shouldn't even be checking at all but I can't seem to get there yet.
Right now I am obsessing because I am going on vacation to the beach in two weeks and I know I have to check before that and I am afraid it will be high and then I will be worked up and it will ruin my vacation......I just want to relax and enjoy a week away without sneaking out to the pharmacy or thinking constantly about my bp.
Help http://www.anxietyzone.com/Smileys/default/kooky.gif
Ivy