So sorry for your loss my boss.
I'm happy you're a man and have displayed your ability to handle matters and things life throws at you.
Sleep is the medicine for stress and I'm happy you're aware of that too. Probably taking these measures you've talked about in this post could go a long way to helping you improve your health and mental status.
I hope for the better for you friend. 
Thanks for sharing.

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it sucks to have health issues, and its costly as well. I hope you are able to get more sleep. It's tough, but I do think that having more sleep is better than not having enough. I find that I sleep better when I am less stressed after doing a hobby like gaming.

Hmmm. Just try to avoid stress and please take time to sleep.. I wish you quick recovery. God knows why you have to pass through this pain. I'm still healing from the shocking death of my father ,so I can only imagine how you feel for all your losses. The Lord is your strength 

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People who sleep around 3 and wake up by 7 already left the group chat 😅... I'm just learning about this today, wow! 8hrs of sleep a day sounds easy but its really not.

Eating healthy is the best and I'm glad you're perfectly fine. Take care of yourself 👍🤗❤️

You have encountered multiple losses Joe, and these can easily affect you psychologically, leading to mental stress which in turn can also raise your blood pressure. 
Its just so hard to forget about our problems, so difficult to ignore it or not to think about them, we are humans, I understand 
However, I think you should still remain intentional about your health, let's say, think about how your immediate family will feel if they see your health in a very bad state, then do whatever you can in your capacity to control those health issues please! 
Grace!!

> get more sleep. It seems simple, but it isn't.




I understand this perfectly, I also find it difficult to sleep mostly during the day time. 

But for the sake of your health, your loved ones and people that are looking up to you, I think you should please make out time for sleep, rest and take very good care of yourself. 

Sorry about your loss. May the Lord continue to comfort and strengthen you and perfect everything that concerns you. It's well with you. 

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>But I had no idea it would raise my blood pressure so quickly

See me opening my mouth in shock to learn something new today. So, not having enough sleep can cause blood pressure? Well, I do sleep a lot. I sleep late at night and still wake up early in the morning, mostly for my devotion as I don't take it for joke. But during the day, I make sure to sleep to cover up the hours. Does that count? I guess not or probably true. Lol 

I can't remember the last time I went to check my blood sugar level and blood pressure. This is the reason my sister keeps nudging me to get the machines to save myself from going to hospital and yes, she's right. 

Problems of life..one cannot run away from them. You just have to take steps to solve them, else, they will be there and keep enlarging and that could be worse. 

Get well soon, avoid eating salty food,oily food and also avoid chicken skin for it has lots of cholesterol. boiled foods or steam are good for you but avoid also stress. be safe.

A year ago I was prescribed blood pressure pills, just like you, after drinking them for 3 weeks I decided that this was enough and stopped taking the pills - the pressure returned. I decided to lose weight and lost 17 kilograms, started eating more vegetables and healthy foods, but the pressure did not go away. The only thing I do is drink 1/3 of the pill that was prescribed and this is enough to maintain normal blood pressure. At the clinic they told me that no doctor in the world can tell me what my blood pressure is from - it can be a bunch of factors from heredity, stress, climate, sleep and 1001 more factors. I know for sure that my blood pressure is from nerves - I have a sharp release of adrenaline and then my blood pressure rises. Tranquilizers help very well, but they can cause addiction. I continue to deny and continue to look for ways to get rid of this problem, but so far I have not solved this problem and therefore take pills in small doses.
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Studies show that poor sleep hygiene can lead to all sorts of problems. Lack of sleep is a low level stress that manifests in increased cortisol levels. 

One way to let go is to journal your feelings and concerns in the evening for review the next day. This way your mind can rest knowing that it’s written down and no longer tries to juggle all the details. 

I do this when I have trouble sleeping. Once it’s written down I know I can forget and read my notes the next morning to resume worrying. 

Some of my poor sleep is also habit. If I start looking at X or YouTube at night, it can turn into hours. 

And it helps to establish a new habit. For example, have some tea, journal, prayer, and reading a book (not on the phone). My wife also showers before bed as part of her routine. This puts your mind into the expectation that sleep is coming.

If I wake up at night, I’ll journal or read to break the worry loop.

Keep that pressure controlled, you are doing the right thing. Hypertension will kill you if you let it run wild, keep up the good work and medications and you should do well!
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