hey guys, so I have had extreme health anxiety for about a year and a half now. I am 15 years old and it affects me a lot. Because of my anxiety, my resting heart rate has been anywhere from 80-85 for the past yearish. However, for the past week its been around 68-79. I can't tell if this is a good thing or not. I am on spring break right now, so some of my anxiety has gone down, but im scared that this heart rate is caused by something else. I've been worrying about my heart for months now and i'm really scared. My physical activity hasn't changed much, I normally just walk for 45 mintues a day.
The average resting normal teenage heart rate can be anywhere between 60-100 bmp so sounds like you’re fine. My advice would be stop checking your heart rate and go enjoy your spring break. Trust me, i i had a spell where my health anxiety caused me to check my heart rate constantly and i was convinced it was too high but my doctor was never ever concerned.
Honestly it’s not worth the stress. Unless you feel unwell with it, worry not.