{"id":60927,"date":"2022-02-22T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=60927"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:59:00","slug":"ielts-energy-1149-3-ways-to-change-anxiety-to-excitement-on-test-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-1149-3-ways-to-change-anxiety-to-excitement-on-test-day\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1149: 3 Ways to Change Anxiety to Excitement on Test Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we share how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-920-antonios-avenues-for-axing-ielts-anxiety\/\">convert anxiety into high test scores<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We share research about why this works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also give you specific strategies to use on test day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This way, nerves won&#8217;t lower your scores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-769-native-ielts-phrases-speaking-anxiety\/\">turn that nervousness into excitement<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the strategies you need, <a href=\"http:\/\/allearsenglish.com\/keys\">sign up for our online IELTS course<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is anxiety reappraisal?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey and Jessica share an article in The Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2016\/03\/can-three-words-turn-anxiety-into-success\/474909\/\">Can Three Words Turn Anxiety into Success?<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It explains a technique called &#8220;anxiety reappraisal.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is basically telling yourself you feel excited when you feel nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has proven to be effective in many different situations and studies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does it work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxiety and excitement are both &#8220;aroused emotions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They create similar physical reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Increased heart rate<\/li><li>Faster breathing<\/li><li>Racing thoughts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it is fairly easy to harness this emotion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-680-vicentes-recipe-for-less-anxiety-and-an-overall-ielts-8\/\">funnel it from anxiety to excitement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no need to change physical response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, you just have to adjust your mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-don-t-try-to-calm-down-when-you-feel-anxious\"><strong>Don&#8217;t try to calm down when you feel anxious<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people tend to say something like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I&#8217;m nervous. 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