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Structured Success
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Anxiety and excitement are two sides of the same coin. They're both energizing emotions often fueled by adrenaline. The difference is that anxiety focuses us on our worries, fears, and our past giving us energy to spiral, while excitement focuses us on our hopes, dreams, and our future (1/4)

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Structured Success
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Of course, neither anxiety nor excitement is purely good or purely bad. Anxiety can be protective in some situations, encouraging us to be more risk aware and deliberate in our decisions. However, too much can be paralyzing, preventing us from making decisions or acting on our plans (2/4)

Structured Success
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Excitement can be incredibly motivating, filling us with joy and creativity. However, it's motivating powers can encourage us to take risks that we might not otherwise. Excitement can also hyperfocus us, causing us to lose sight of our routines or day-to-day responsibilities (3/4)

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Just like with all emotions, the goal can never to be stop feeling one emotion or exclusively feel another. The goal must be to identify when our anxiety or excitement is serving us and when it isn't; and when it isn't we need tools to mitigate the negative impacts they can bring (4/4)

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Unf, they can feel very similar in the body. I've worked with SEND teens for years, and if I had £1 for every time a student got into trouble before/couldn't go on a reward trip because they'd had a meltdown triggered or had big anx reactions to excitement feels... It's so frustrating for them.