Ease Anxiety Around Stressful Situations By Saying "I Am Excited"

Saying “I am excited” out loud, instead of trying to calm down, is the piece’s suggestion for stressful situations like public speaking or karaoke.

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• Anxiety doesn’t go away on its own. Relabeling it as excitement changes the mindset without needing to eliminate the feeling.
• Harvard Business School’s Alison Wood Brooks, cited from an Atlantic video, points to anxiety and excitement as the same arousal state of emotion.
• Moving from anxiety to excitement is described as an easier jump than moving from anxiety to calm, since both anxious and excited states share the same physiological arousal.
• The suggested moment to use it: right before speaking at a meeting or singing karaoke in front of others.