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Having high blood pressure often means doing different tasks and activities to manage your condition. How confident are you that you can do all the things necessary to manage your high blood pressure on a regular basis?
How confident are you that you can judge when changes in your high blood pressure mean you should visit a doctor?
How confident are you that you can do the different tasks and activities needed to manage your high blood pressure so as to reduce your need to see a doctor?
How confident are you that you can reduce the emotional distress caused by your high blood pressure so that it does not affect your everyday life?
How confident are you that you can do things other than just taking medication to reduce how much your high blood pressure affects your everyday life?