Emotional Functioning - Excitement

Today, we're talking about the spectrum of excitement! This continuum encompasses feelings like interest, curiosity, and, of course, excitement. Excitement's purpose is to keep us awake and engaged in what we're doing.
From the early days of humankind, shared curiosity helped us develop bonds within a community. This is true in the modern-day, too (looking at areas like the classroom). Another helpful aspect of interest is that it fuels creativity. However, this powerful emotion of excitement is also what advertisers manipulate to encourage us to buy their product. It's perfectly fine to be excited about the next new iPhone as long as we can recognize our emotions and pause before acting on them.
Giving in to impulses without thought is one way that excitement can go too far and be detrimental to our wellbeing. Mania, a component of bipolar disorder, is the extreme of what happens when we let excitement overtake us. Like all other emotions, excitement is good when it serves a purpose and we are able to recognize it. You're encouraged to reflect on this video and pay attention to the next time you feel excitement, curiosity, or interest!
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