Anybody have health anxiety, particularly around blood pressure?

Thank you for your comment!
Yes, I've learned a lot from these accidents also.
More about how to deeply relax. Im going to start meditating at least 15 minutes day, because it was so helpful today when dealing with pain.
I have history of anxiety. I've read about how helpful meditation is, but I really learned how when I was in pain today from fall related problem.
Id like to hear more from you about the triggers. I appreciate this!

Oops! This was to another person, but I hope this is helpful to you also

@eileenalana123--- thank you for saying I've been a help. its a lot of what the last 2 years and a lifetime of getting hurt has taught me. triggers- three that i use regular 1st is breathing in thru the nose and blow it out slowly, like trying to slow your heart rate. 2nd is thinking of a happy place not just a picture but lead up to it in your memory like a replay of a first kiss each second leading up to it. visual replay in motion. 3rd is laying back and watching the clouds roll by or watch for shooting stars. all you need is a comfort position and a good memory or imagination. take your mind off the problem for 15 min. then start whatever you were doing with renewed faith. close out the noise just thinking or breathing to steady yourself.

worry stones are a great source of stress relief, flex ball or just learning to check for your own pulse without using your thumb. all while sitting waiting to be seen. once in the office pretty much do little things to look at in a different light, picture, plant or something other than 4 blank walls.

Hello. I'm not sure if you'll see this as it's been a while. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure when I was pregnant. They put me on multiples medications and none of them seemed to work. Even after I was pregnant I had the same issue and they wouldn't listen that it was anxiety. I refused to be seen after that. Since then I have anxiety about checking my blood pressure even at home. So I get it. I've always had anxiety. My daughter is almost four.

@jen1988 welcome to the group and yes anxiety can be hard to get the meds you need, my Anxiety was sub conscious and i had my daughter bring it to light after my brain operations. I was given valium by my doctor, yet still need to call my daughter prior to taking it just in case i don't need it and rationalizing did the trick, but i had other paranoia issues as well so yes i understand anxiety and at some really high levels. wish you luck in getting something that helps. Have a blessed day.

@randallshields56 oh I've never taken anything. I was never offered help as a child and just had to get on with it. They didn't take it seriously now as an adult they don't care. Probably because I'm high functioning I'm in the UK waiting lists for therapy are silly

I suffer from the same thing. I see a therapist weekly to work through the anxiety, and a cardiologist for my blood pressure. I take benazapril and amlodopine for my BP, and I also find that talking to someone about the underlying anxiety to be very helpful.

@jen1988 same here as a youngster not taken seriously and paid for it later years and had some great therapy in people outside my family, like friends of the family that could see my struggles and helped me in times needed. made a difference in my early phases. now almost 60 plus years later and starting over from scratch 4 times and a lifetime of struggle and heartache i can honestly say that i have had a good life. all because i listened to elders that helped me along my journey's. from grand parents to neighbors to relatives it all came together due to their values and willingness to teach what they had growing up. a lot i missed but what stuck made me a better person, i pray that you find someone to guide you through your struggles. Prayer ===========sent and i wish you a blessed day.

It sounds like you have been spooked. And now every ache and pain makes you think the worst is about to happen - been there, done that. I think it is probably normal and is probably white coat syndrome. Now you expect something awful to happen when you are at your doctor's office. Well, you have been caught in a trap. Its up to you to open the door and get yourself out. You already know you are OK when you are at home. How do you feel about your doctor and the office staff? Are they "officious" and make you feel vulnerable, like a subject waiting to drop in front of them? Or are they warm and fuzzy and make you feel welcome when you come in? If THEY expect the worst, you will follow suit and your BP will soar. Remember, they work for you, not the other way around. You are their boss. I listen to lots of podcasts on gaslighting and narcissism - my favorites are Dr. Ramani on narcissism, that is how you find her, just Dr. Ramani; then there is this cute little anesthesiologist who is always shown in scrubs in the OR (I don't remember his name) so it you google gaslighting on YouTube, you will eventually find him. It just might be the doctor that is the source of the problem and not you. Think about it. You might need to change providers. Just a guess, but worth a thought - good luck.