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Originally Posted by sunshine285
...and I feel that I have to keep "pretending" when I have my mood swings...because when I get angry, defensive or just plain apathetic about some things, they tell me to "get over it" and "what's wrong with you today? why are you in such a bad mood?" or "i don't know what to do with you"... And I was so angry because I was living a healthy life and not drinking/smoking and yet still wound up BP...
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Welcome to the forums, sunshine285!
Hear ya! I was also initially misdiagnosed, got the "snap out of it", "get control of yourself" stuff from the ex... those things are very frustrating and can add to the self-blame. Heck, I even blamed myself for the wrong meds (the ones prescribed while misdiagnosed) for not working(!) You're still pretty newly (properly) diagnosed and feelings of frustration and anger are very common while coming to terms with it.
A VERY important thing to know is that healthy lifestyle does not prevent BP, any more than an unhealthy one causing it, so please don't be angry with yourself over that one. (Granted, a healthy lifestyle does help as part of management, but it's not a cause and effect thing. So keep up that healthy lifestyle and kudos to you!!!
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