How to change anxiety into excitement
by Mark Frauenfelder from on (#2R8NN)
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."