Your body's anxiety response looks identical to excitement: same heart rate, breathing, adrenaline. The shift happens when you say it out loud. Tell yourself "I am excited" instead of "I am anxious" and your brain follows.
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So this is one crazy tip to get rid of your anxiety. It's a psychological term called anxiety reappraisal. Next time you get anxious, say to yourself out loud, I am excited. I am excited. The reason why is because the physical signature of anxiety and excitement inside of the body are almost identical. Your heart rate goes up with both considerably, your breathing shortens, your body releases the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, and you get sensory alertness. The reaction in the body for anxiety and excitement is almost identical. So what's the difference? Your thoughts about the situation is what is different. So next time you feel anxiety starting to creep in, try anxiety reappraisal and try to make yourself excited about a situation that you were just anxious about.