I don’t know about you, but when I get excited, I can’t sleep; and lack of sleep is bad.
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When people are excited, they may be overthinking. They’re thinking of what could happen like they can trace a clue, which will lead to thinking about the results of it, and then you’ll feel an emotion towards the event that is yet to come.
The other extreme of this is worrying. They both render strong feelings for an imminent event. Worrying is thinking that something wrong may happen, so you’ll feel fear; while excitement is thinking that something superlative is coming, so you’ll feel elated. Being elated is a positive feeling, so it can’t be bad right? It is bad if it hampers what good you should be doing, like you can’t eat or do any prolonged task in too much excitement.
There’s “good” excitement, if I may say. I experience that in the middle of chase scenes in an action movie, or the moment before I jump off the ravine (relax, bungee jumping), or watching a head to head sports game. There’s adrenaline in all of that, and it’s a good feeling. We like to be excited that way. We are excited while the event is happening.
In “bad” excitement, we are excited towards an event that is not happening. It stresses us; we can’t wait for it to happen. Like coping with worrying, maybe we just have to let it be. Let it come, you know it will, and be excited while it’s happening. Chill out.
Do you get too excited?
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I do indeed get to excited about things and can’t sleep aswell. Maybe it is because i am thinking too much about it.
Well said. This is the manifestation that applies to all.
That is the same for me. I often over think things and then cannot rest. Then I usually find that what I worried about does not happen.
I get both too excited and too nervous, even about the smallest of things.
A saying I like goes like this “when you start thinking of pressure, it’s because you’ve started thinking of failure” never over think anything, let go and the answer will find you!
I’m getting excited all the time .. over good things and bad things – i think all do – when we don’t know what to except and can’t control it ourselves – just the way we are made. Personal I think it’s a great feeling … because that means that I’m alive inside.
Agree, excitement is an identification with an outcome which would be better than the current moment. Yes often experienced as restlessness, which is necessary for one to identify it and let it go. Another thing is reactions within the body, adrenalin and arousal. This too can be judged as better than before. Let go of your identification with excitement, its simply just another sensation which comes and goes. I am working with all feelings and sensations like this. I guess it is a part of the human experience 😀 all working is aimed towards a goal of peace and joyfulness. Nothing more, also nothing less!
Good post thank you.
It seems as you are labeling all anticapatory excitement as bad. But a lot of people say that they use that to ‘psych’ themselves up for what they are going to do and it is actually a part of the ‘process’ for them. I agree that for some people it might be bad, or in some cases it could be bad, but not for all cases. I think you are being to broad in stating what is good and what is bad excitement.
I worry constantly – and can’t sleep. Great post.
I think the lack of excitement in ones life is something one should worry about. This was indeed a great post, it kept me reading.
I’m still trying to find someone willing to take the chattering monkeys in my head for a walk, while I try to get a good night’s sleep, at times. No such luck as yet.
Thanks for the post.
Ah u r absolutely right!
I get too excited night before MTB day and have diarrhea or even puke sometimes lol
this happens to me too! i get too excited and nervous at the same time even over small things… I worry too much than necessary, making it hard to sleep, concentrate and eat!! Nice post! And thanks for liking my short story in my blog! 🙂
Very interesting thoughts! I know that feeling far too well ;).