I've had high blood pressure for a while now, I'm trying to manage it. I'm a long distance runner. But I just took my blood pressure for the first time in awhile and it was 150/58 after eating chicken and veggies. Is this pretty high for my age? How can I fix this before it's too late? Should I get meds?
Edit: I'm 25
(25M)
In Japan, making around $24k a year, part-time no benefits. I have my own apartment, savings, car, Roth IRA and I'm able to pay my bills at a relaxed desk job.
I just got offered a job making $41k that offers retirement, government post allowance (pays a portion of my bills), leave, and it's full-time unlike my current. But it is more physically demanding from what I've heard.
Is it worth the jump? This may be an obvious answer but I'm just scared.
$24k recreational desk job
$41k store worker possibly standing a lot. Idk yet.
(25M) American who lives in Japan, I love it here. Life is fun, it's easy and my living conditions are fine. Currently I work for an American company and make around $24,000 ish a year and while it's not a whole lot, I'm blessed enough to be able to have my own place, a car, clothes on my back and a bachelor's in business and 15k in savings. I may get a job soon making $41,000 a year as well.
While I want to stay in Japan and it would be my goal if anything. Idk if where I am is good tho. I hear a lot of older people tell me that I'm wasting time and that where I am is bad and I should go back to America. But I honestly find it hard to know where to go from here, cause I feel somewhat comfortable.
I thought about going to community college for IT... But I hear this career field is oversaturated, but ngl I think imma still try. Even before that I was considering some art like career, but unfortunately I heard that's really a bad idea.
Any advice on what I can do? I'm a bit scared of wasting my life. Sorry if this post is all over the place.
Imma try to keep it short, but I'm trying to find my place in this world and I feel I just can't. I go out and meet people and I don't feel I can connect with them.
I mean I go out almost every weekend. I'll talk to people, I may hit it off but outside the event. It feels like they don't really care to communicate. So I feel I'm always initiating and it gets tiring. What's worse is at this moment in my life I'm trying to find that special "Someone" but I feel I just fail every time and wind up moving on.
So much so, I'm starting to feel jaded with people. Like my emotions are disappearing. It sucks because I wasn't always feeling like this. When I was younger, I felt more hopeful and emotional but after dealing with my parents and just so many disappointments. My heart feels hardened. Like I can't really feel things for anyone anymore.
I see other people seem to connect so well with others. But for me it's always hard to make genuine friends. Sometimes I feel there is something wrong with me, but I can't pin point it. Sometimes I just wanna leave my entire social life behind. But then I remember it doesn't solve everything.
I'm putting myself out there, forcing myself honestly. But it's hard. Any advice? I also live outside America.