this is so helpful and validating for people who can have thoughts that simply barrel through the benefits of breathing exercises!

Thank you, Clare! A few days ago before meeting my new medical doctor... I'd gotten lost & disoriented on the way there- so I was already stressed & late for my appointment. (My average blood pressure naturally runs a low 110/65) In the doctors' office, my blood pressure was 166/88. I am very sensitive, yet I was uncharacteristically overly-anxious. The nurse who took my pressure had mentioned the term 'white coat issue' and my new doctor also repeated that term. I didn't ask or know what it meant because I just wanted to get out of there. Today I saw your video and feel so blessed that this issue was brought to my attention. I'm also relieved that my new Dr is aware that I need assistance in that area. Your blessed knowledge makes a huge difference... again thank you so much, Clare!

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

I agree about your Dr. I think you found a really good one! It's amazing what a difference anxiety can make to your blood pressure, but as you've witnessed, for the most part it's a temporary issue and only spikes for a short time. So anything you can do before the appointment to relax will help you get a more reliable reading. Here's the first video I made about white coat syndrome kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpiko8ixmdHXeKw.html. You might find that helpful too if you haven't watched it already. Thank you so much for your kind words, and I wish you much luck moving forward with this.

Great advice. I have chronic HBP but I am on medication for it. I am pregnant so blood pressure is a very important thing they have to keep track of. I also have majjjjor white coat syndrome. I take my blood pressure daily and it’s in the normal ranges. I now know that I have a phobia with the docs taking my BP because I have been sooo terrified of preeclampsia while pregnant. It also doesn’t help I am having to go to the doctors completely alone due to Covid-19, my readings are always higher. Your voice is so calming as well which definitely helps with this topic! Fears: 1.Developing preeclampsia 2.Having to have baby before she’s ready to come out 3.This other human being totally relying on me and my body and well being so she can thrive

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

What a challenging time for you right now. I'm sure that your doctors are doing all they can to keep your blood pressure normal, but I'm really glad that you are tracking your own blood pressure too (which is much more likely to reflect your real numbers). Please be gentle with yourself because these are trying times for everyone and it's to be expected that you would feel extra stress and pressure as a soon to-be-mother. Your fears are completely normal but they are not facts (except number 3, of course). My other video about white coat syndrome has a few tips about keeping calm in the doctor's office kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpiko8ixmdHXeKw.html. It may be helpful for the appointments for rest of your pregnancy. I wish you much luck in keeping calm and healthy.

@brehannahhh4026

4 жыл бұрын

Generation Calm thank you so much for the reply! It is definitely a scary time right now. Your video helped me a lot for my appt yesterday. My mantra was exactly that, thoughts are not facts 😇♥️🙌🏼

@mariahsiddiqui4515

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brehannah👋 hope you and your baby are doing well💕 I’m going through the same situation, just wanted to know how did your pregnancy go? And were there any complications that occurred?

@brehannahhh4026

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariahsiddiqui4515 hi there! I’m so sorry to hear you are going thru something similar. Great news though, my whole pregnancy went AMAZING and I had no preeclampsia whatsoever! Baby came out perfectly healthy and she’s now a little over a year and a half old. I am actually newly pregnant with baby number 2 and I am hoping I will be more calm this time around! It’s so hard having high BP and working yourself up even more. I have found that trying not to control my anxiety and just accepting it makes me feel a lot better. I truly hope everything goes wonderfully for you and you have a safe and healthy pregnancy and baby!! It’s the best thing in the world and beyond worth it. ♥️

Thanks for making this video, I believe the more you get knowledge about this problem/phobia , the more good you will face it. You will know how to manage your thoughts. Once again thank you ... your channel is doing good to humanity.

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely ... knowledge removes fear! Thanks for watching.

Very good ma'm. It is very helpful for people who suffer from panic attacks or phobia. I have this problem. My blood pressure gets high as I enter doctor's clinic. Same thoughts came into my mind. Before going there I feel absolutely normal.

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and the effects of those thoughts raise your blood pressure before you know it!

@learningabilities1946

4 жыл бұрын

@@GenerationCalm exactly ma'm

I have high blood pressure BUT it is much worse at the Dr. -bad experiences when young left me so afraid of Dentist and Dr. offices and I this has gone on for 40 years- when I was 18 married and pregnant- my Dr. was hateful and sarcastic the whole 9 months...I now have major fears even days before the appointment (with new Drs. )

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you've had such horrible experiences with a doctor. But the good news is that your brain can un-learn those associations between health professionals and fear. It might take a few appointments, where you purposely relax before the appointment, and take some deep breaths while speaking to them. But you'll be able to replace the bad memories with (hopefully) better ones, if you have a more pleasant Dr now.

Thank you for your advice and tips. I love your two videos on white coat syndrome. I've got the advice written down from both videos on my phone and will implement them immediately. I recently enlisted in the military and they do a physical, and the first time they checked my blood pressure was high (nervous for the whole physical) and that made me nervous that I wasn't going to make it into the rest of the physical so that just made it worse. I somehow got a passing BP level after a doctor calmed me down. However today I went to donate blood, and it was high again because of the fear that something will hold me back from being able to help those in need. I've got a monitor at home and I check it every night and it's great levels at home 120ish/75ish so I know that it's absolutely a mental thing of not wanting to fail. Anyways, thanks for the videos. You're doing a service to people like me. I also hope your heart palpitations are getting better each day. Keep up the great work, you deserve every subscriber and view you get.

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words of support. It means a lot to me. And also, thank you for your service. It's great that you are taking control of this, monitoring your blood pressure at home. And you have an understanding of how your mind might be causing this issue, many people don't understand that their thoughts might be causing physical changes in their body and just wait for a doctor to fix the symptoms. Thanks again and good luck!

Ma'm I like ur videos very much. You really doing very good job for humanity.

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

At home I get readings of 90-110/59-72.....at the doctors it can go as high as 150s/90s🥺🥺🥺🥺this always happens to me

@lovefaith1856

4 жыл бұрын

This started for me 11 years ago and my early 20s and have developed a phobia of getting my BP phobia if anyone takes it accept me

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

That's so frustrating. But just like any phobia, you can break that fear associated with going to the doctor's. If you can figure out what you're scared about exactly. In the meantime, keep tracking your BP at home, because then you know what's a normal reading for you when you go to your doctor's office.

Hello Clare, first and foremost thank you for your two videos about whit coat syndrome. I wish I could get to talk to you personally with you since I have a lots to share and to ask questions also. I had this since I was at my teenage years until now. It was in my 30's i tried to open this up to health allies taking bo and even to doctors but too bad that here in Philippines, we are ignorant about this syndrome. Because of this I felt like this is abnormal thing in me but as I do research about this realized that this is normal. I had an anxiety in getting bp and phobia because of my experience when I was a kid. As a result, i got a high functioning one to a point whenever i just see bp monitor, my heart beats fast like I panic. During my first dose for COVID-19, I had decided to talk to a psychotherapist to address this. On my second dose, still the same. 7 months after, today, I got booster. Still the same. Got too tired explaining and allowing them to believe that there are people who have fear in taking bp. Too bad that after a reading even I asked for few minutes to relax, they didn't bothered so my bp was so high as 180/80. But there's development on my session with my therapist, she told me to desensitize which I did reading my bp at home. As result, i can now control if i get my own bp and if I know the person who will get the bp. So now I am working on how to calm if random people will get my bp. Too bad that there's fewer options where i can have bp reading outside with a stranger. Glad also that because of my therapy, i continuously digging where this syndrome is rooting from so I can totally fix this. You're videos are great help for insights. Thanks clare!

@GenerationCalm

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you're working on desensitizing to reading your BP at home. It's great that your therapist has been helping, but it's you that is putting in the work and effort, which I truly think is fantastic, well done you!

Thank you 🙏

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

Thank You :)

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Hope it helps.

Too bad the bp measurement is a one shot, all or nothing situation. No wonder it's so stressful. Especially when the clinic doesn't provide 24 ambulatory blood pressure monitor.

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised they would diagnose hypertension after one reading. It certainly puts a lot of urgency on getting it right first time, which will make someone more stressed and more likely their BP shoots up.

Thank you so much for your time maki g these amazing videos. I had a panick attack 10 yrs ago ended up at ER told them I was having heart attack. They told me all was ok except my BP was high. Since then I've had a fear of going because I relate it with heart problem or dying. Your video has helped so much. Thanks again

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

That is so insightful and probably a helpful story for others to hear. It can be so difficult to bring down your BP in a clinic when all you can think of is stuff that makes your blood pressure sky rocket. Thank you for taking the time to comment with such kind words.

@RetriGod

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I got hospitalized because of a high blood pressure. Starting from that my fear of bp just wont get away. And i need to get vaccinated tomorrow and they need to get your bp 2 timessss. I can't sleep now

@rickganzel4720

Жыл бұрын

@@RetriGod I know what you mean. It sucks but I think we need to face it there. No fun. Be strong

@RetriGod

Жыл бұрын

@@rickganzel4720 i manage to lower my bp though when i got vaccinated 😂, how's yours?

@RetriGod

Жыл бұрын

@@rickganzel4720 try not to look and think it's just a machine, i got a good reading on my first try

Hi, Last year i had to get my result test with a gynecologist, that time i just walked to get at her clinic. When i was there her secretary, getting my result while observing her reaction it seems that i am in a big trouble, my anxiety started to rised. And when she got my blood pressure it was 150/70. The anxiety looks getting worst and now everytime i had a check up my bp got spike up and it gives me so much stress in my life. My friend died because of this and my father. I don't know how to deal with it. I don't know why, but all the assessment to me is good in terms of laboratory. I just saw this, and it gives me an idea am i one of this. I might try all your advices and your calming voice it really relaxing me. Thank you!

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

You express yourself very clearly about how walking to your appointment and your worries about the secretary's reaction spiked your anxiety and blood pressure. I'm sorry to hear of your friend and father's passing, and I have no doubt that your experiences of their illnesses are playing on your mind and influence your thoughts about high blood pressure and what it all means. If you assume that a high blood pressure reading results in death, of course you are going to be worried each time you get your BP checked. If you haven't seen my first video about White Coat Syndrome, check it out before your next Dr's appointment kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpiko8ixmdHXeKw.html. It will give you some tips on how to relax when having your blood pressure taken. Thank you so much for your comment.

@shielasadsad7251

4 жыл бұрын

@@GenerationCalm is GERD can increase your anxiety?

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

I have to be honest and say I don't know! There isn't enough research in this area yet. But we do know that your gut health is closely related to your mental wellness. So working to help your GERD symptoms will improve anxiety and working to improve your stress and anxiety will improve GERD symptoms.

Not always just thoughts After tons of bad news at clinics it’s hard to tell yourself it’s just a thought 🤓

This video is an answered prayer. I was wondering why do i have to deal with white coat and why do i have it. As i did some thinking i remembered the time I had a panic attack and I remembered my parents calling the ambulance, instead of them calming me down they made me freak out even more which made my blood pressure rise. I never had an issue with blood pressure until I started to fear it once i saw the number when the rescue people check it and told me it was to high in the time because of fear. This was like 9 years ago and i noticed that the fear did not leave, so, now I am finally doing something about. When i go to the doctors office I am trembling which make it rises but when i am by myself it is at a lower rate. So anything dealing with blood pressure pretty much made me fearful and now it is time for healing. As of right now i spoke with my doctor and gave her a log of my B/P and she told me that I do not have hypertension because of the results i had alone. However, i still get a bit nervous. I believe that I will overcome white coat and I am glad that others can relate to my story but i am ready to be free from this prison of anxiety and fear. Thanks for this video and you just gained a new subscriber!

@GenerationCalm

4 жыл бұрын

The incident you mention makes so much sense. I''m very glad you've kept a log of your BP numbers and have an understanding doctor. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

@miltonwilliams39

4 жыл бұрын

@@GenerationCalm You welcome

@hainezy4853

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. I can relate for sure

@miltonwilliams39

3 жыл бұрын

@@hainezy4853 you Welcome

Only seeing this video makes my BP raise :)))) But I sort of thought it's a good way to start the process of getting better in this are of my life.

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

That made me chuckle! We do like to ignore stuff that makes us scared, but that's what keeps the fear going. You're making a step in the right direction, even if your BP rises at the thought.

Hi clair

Please help me my thoughts Are killing me when i measure the bp i failed the gurkha selection the thoughts are so effective in failing me please help me

@GenerationCalm

3 жыл бұрын

I know it's difficult. Often, writing your thoughts down, can help you to recognize them and accept them for what they are, just thoughts. Alongside that is to start slowing down your breath and practice this throughout the day. Then when it comes to the crucial time, you are more prepared to relax and calm down your BP.

@hainezy4853

3 жыл бұрын

Please download the DARE app for health anxiety. I was in your position last year. It helps a lot. THERE IS HELP OUT THERE. My readings were 190/110 and now they’re 130/85 average.

Good video, but is there a reason why you are in the dark?