I will tell you how terrifying essential hypertension is

‌My maternal family has high blood pressure.
My maternal grandfather suffered a stroke in his early 50s, and then collapsed two more times after that.
He passed away at age 78 after a long period of suffering.
My mother has four siblings, and everyone except my mother has high blood pressure. My aunt almost died in her mid-50s when a cerebral aneurysm ruptured.
They say people usually arrive at the hospital already deceased in such cases, so she was incredibly lucky.
I am 183cm tall, and back in my late 20s when I weighed around 70-71kg, my blood pressure readings were 140-145.
At the time, I didn't think much of it, but a few years into my 30s, when my weight reached about 79-80kg,
I went to get a wisdom tooth pulled, but they told me they couldn't do it. They said because my blood pressure is so high, the bleeding wouldn't stop if they extracted the tooth.
The dentist gave me a referral note, saying my blood pressure was 165 and that I needed to go to a hospital immediately.
Even the internal medicine doctor found it strange, saying that with my physique, it shouldn't be possible to have high blood pressure.
Even after lying down for 30 minutes, the reading remained the same. After receiving an injection of an antihypertensive agent, it dropped briefly but then went right back up.
After seeing this, the doctor confirmed it was essential hypertension and said I had to start medication immediately.
So, I have been taking blood pressure medication since I was 34 years old.
I am currently maintaining a weight of about 76-78kg, and people are always surprised when they find out I take blood pressure medication.