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How to change anxiety into excitement

How to change anxiety into excitement - The Truth About... Stress: Preview - BBC One

Found on The Kid Should See This: “Neuroscientist Ian Robertson explains the trick behind these perception-changing actions: Rather than trying to become calm — the opposite of anxious — it’s much easier to reframe nervous feelings as positive energy.”

In this video Fiona Phillips is experiencing anxiety about going on a zipline. Robertson tells her to that she can change that negative emotion into one that’s positive by telling yourself “I feel excited.”

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