Mastering Anxiety Like a Pro

So it seems like everybody has anxiety nowadays, right? I'm going to tell you a real quick way that you can get rid of your anxiety. And it's a psychological term that's called anxiety reappraisal. The next time that you get anxious and you feel anxiety in your body, if you say to yourself, I am excited, I am excited, it will actually shift your perspective of what you're anxious about. And the reason why is because when you look at the physical signature in the body of anxiety and excitement, they're almost identical. What happens when you get anxious and when you get excited? Your heart rate speeds up considerably, your breath shortens, your body releases stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. You get sensory alertness. And really what happens is the reaction in the body is the same for anxiety as it is for excitement. So what's the difference between the two? The thing that's different is your thoughts around the situation. That's what's actually different. So the next time that somebody has anxiety creeping in, try anxiety.