I’m generally at peace in three places. One of these is when I’m out in nature (though a cold day at a gravel pit doesn’t work the magic as much as a spring day in the woods. Another is in church. The third one is among antiques.
We seem to be wired to respond to nature, and I suspect church builders knew more about promoting tranquility a thousand years ago than we do now. As to the third, I’m not sure why it happens, but it does. It might just be that I’m strange.
One place I find it hard to be relaxed is in hospital. That probably starts in the Workhouse. They weren’t meant to promote relaxation, which is fine when you are building to scare the poverty-stricken and the elderly. When they were turned into hospitals, as many of them were, a change of emphasis might not have been possible. I’m not saying this is the reason, but it might be.
There is also the well known “white coat effect”. I used to be able to control this by imagining sunlight streaming into a wooded clearing. These days, I can’t hold the picture in my mind and I frequently find myself having discussions with doctors about my blood pressure.
I don’t know why it should be so. I’m overweight, so as far as I’m concerned that gives the blood more room to spread out. I should have low blood pressure, not high. Unfortunately this, according to my doctor, is not how it works.
Plan B then, should surely to go back a few hundred years and do a bit of cupping and bleeding. Looking at it logically this will reduce the pressure, just like letting air out of a tyre. Simple.
I shall have a word with my doctor when I see them on Thursday.
I love to walk on cemeteries, they relax me. But is good to know that you’re treating yourself mate, u must do it. God bless you, Peace.
Yes, cemeteries are good too.
Good luck with the white coat hypertension. Veterinarians sometimes have that effect on our cats.
I’m thinking of woodland groves, shafts of sunlight and needles. Once I can get rid of the needles it should be OK. 🙂
I go to outpatients at the hospital so regularly that it no longer gets me worried. However, I do get anxious when I have to see my GP because that’s usually because I have something new to discuss with him/her. I find that breathing really, really slowly for a while before having my blood-pressure taken usually helps 🙂
Yes, I try the breathing but it doesn’t seem to work anymore. As for the GP – every time I go they discover something new is wrong with me!
Not so good then 🙁
I may try yoga – it’s not going to beat me!
Well said. 🙂
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That seems bleeding obvious. I can’t imagine why the medics are not onto it.
They are probably too busy curing people to think up innovative new techniques. I am fortunate in having plenty of time to think.
Like the old saw has it… sometimes I sit and think and sometimes, I just sit.
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Good luck – but would you want cupping and bleeding? Might sort the blood pressure out temporarily but …
I could have a tap fitted. 🙂
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Yes, indeed 😉
I like your logic, Quercus. You should write a paper on it
Yes, I’ve always thought I could make a valuable contribution to the world of medicine. 🙂