In this self‑help video, Rob Dial explains that anxiety and excitement trigger the same physiological responses—racing heart, increased cortisol, and bodily readiness. He proposes a simple re‑framing technique: when anxiety arises, close your eyes and repeatedly tell yourself, “I am excited.” By attaching a different emotional label, the brain interprets the same bodily signals as excitement, which reduces anxiety and improves performance. Dial cites a 2010 University of Rochester study where participants who labeled themselves as excited before a math test performed better, spoke more confidently, and were more persuasive than those who remained anxious. He concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to like, subscribe, and share the video.
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Do you have trouble with anxiety? I'm going to give you a really quick tip to help you get rid of your anxiety as quick as it actually comes up. Whenever you get the feeling of anxiety, what happens physically, what happens is that your heart starts to race, the cortisol levels in your brain actually raise, and your brain prepares for something that's about to happen. Let me give you another example, though. When you get excited about something, what happens? Your heart starts racing, the cortisol levels in your brain raise, and your body prepares for something. So the secret to getting rid of your anxiety is to trick your brain into feeling something different. And I know this sounds crazy, but this is scientifically proven to work inside of your body and inside of your brain. Your body is reacting exactly the same. The heart, the cortisol levels, everything is exactly the same. But you are in charge of the emotion that you attach to the feeling. And so what you do is this. Whenever you start to get anxious, you close your eyes and you repeat to yourself over and over and over again, I am excited. I am excited. I am excited. I am excited. And your brain starts to actually think that you're excited versus anxious. In 2010, the University of Rochester actually did a study on this and found out that people that had anxiety, they told them to say that they were excited before they went into a math test. And the people that said they were excited scored better than everybody else that thought they were anxious. And when asked to speak on camera, the excited participants scored better as being more confident, being more persuasive, and they actually spoke longer on camera than the people who did not tell themselves that they were excited. So what this is is anxiety or reframed as excitement. So next time you start to feel the feelings of anxiety creeping up, tell yourself, I am excited over and over and over again. And your brain and your body will actually start to think that you're excited, which will help you perform better under any circumstance. So if you like this video, do me a favor, click the like button, give it a thumbs up, and subscribe to my channel as well.