Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I read your question carefully and understand your concern. Do you have any family history for arterial hypertension? What about your past medical history. You should know that there are different causes of high blood pressure (besides obesity and sedentary life): - kidney and liver dysfunction - high salt and caffeine intake - diabetes - adrenal gland dysfunction - thyroid gland dysfunction - anxiety - some drugs like painkillers, steroids, etc can raise the blood pressure. I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x ray and some blood lab tests : - complete blood count - fasting glucose - thyroid hormone levels - cortisol and aldosterone plasma levels - kidney and liver function tests - blood electrolytes. - blood lipid profile If all the above mentioned tests result normal, anxiety should be taken into consideration. Meanwhile I recommend modifying your diet (low salt and caffeine intake). You should discuss with your attending physician on the above issues, and the possibility of starting an antihypertensive therapy. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes, Dr. Iliri