What to do to reduce excitement?
Berneice Grady
2025-06-18 14:23:52
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So as much as possible, once we've seen that tendency to kind of, even if it's excited about sitting down and doing Headspace for the very first time or because you haven't done it for a long time, still just recognizing that getting caught up in that conversation, and excitement has to be driven by a conversation, at some, in the mind, you know. So at some stage there has been a thought or a chain of thoughts which has created or stimulated that feeling of excitement and it's only sustained kind of by giving it more attention. So as soon as we've seen that and we've let go of it and we've come back, of course, absolutely fine just to sit there and to experience the feeling of excitement, to be present with it, to enjoy it, but not to encourage it. And I think when we do that, when we approach excitement in that way, then not only does the mind start to calm down a little bit, but it calms down with a sense of sort of happiness and joy. So there's none of the frustration of kind of trying to change. We tend to chase after those thoughts and being involved in that conversation in our own mind whereas with anxiety, of course, we tend not to like the feeling so much. Either way, whether we're chasing after thoughts or resisting thoughts, we're still creating more chatter in the mind, and that chatter is preventing the mind from calming down.
Adele Buckridge
2025-06-09 11:22:36
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Look for signs that make you aware about your over-excitement. Step outside if over-excitement is making you anxious. If you feel breathless, then step out of your premises, inhale fresh air, and expose yourself to sunlight. Practice meditation and breathing exercises. Meditation will help you to calm down, because at times, too much excitement can be awkward. Listen to some music, look at different colours, eat something or drink water, and move around. Practise balancing your emotions, even otherwise in your daily life. The mind has to be trained to not vacillate between highs and lows. Using a detached approach towards your emotions, observing them as an outsider without judgment, can help in this process.