sl0wrx t1_iteorsv wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:57 AM

Reply to comment by BisexualSunflowers in Apple Watch heart rate notifications helped 12-year-old girl discover and treat cancer. by SUPRVLLAN

Yeah I had to stop wearing my fitbit because of my anxiety. I’ve had anxiety my entire life and it would get worse if I looked down and my heart rate was high. It was high because I was anxious and would get higher as I got more anxious looking at it 😅

FalconBurcham t1_itfx9h4 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 10:32 AM

Found my people. Haha Does Fitbit have the ability to turn off alerts? I turned off all heart rate alerts on my Apple Watch. I use the Zones app to track my intentional cardio sessions (it will nudge me if my heart rate is too high while exercising), but that’s it.

I manually checked my heart rate once while at the doctor’s office (I have serious health anxiety), and it was 135. My resting average at the end of the day is normally around 55. 65 if I’ve been busy. 75ish if it’s been stressful. But those big bumps of 135ish stress don’t give me useful info, so I keep alerts off. It all averages out at the end of the day. 🤷‍♀️