Have you ever been so excited about the thought of something that you have felt physically sick? Thought that the butterflies fluttering around in your stomach were going to somehow make their way up to your throat? I have a friend who actually throws up she gets so anxious.
Yesterday a rush came over me as I was watching music clips and the thought of the Coachella came to my mind. I could feel my stomach knotting up, I was smiling so incessantly that I thought I was going to sprain my jaw and my eyes would not stop watering!!
With over 130 acts over 3 days in a small town just outside of Los Angeles, who wouldn’t be excited, right?! But it got me thinking… Why does such an extreme change take place in our bodies, just from a simple thought?
Was it that I was so happy that the amount of endorphins released into my bodies was so intense that my body didn’t know what to do? Could it be that the excitement sent my body into overdrive and the main components over-reacted to the sudden change in my emotions?
Or was it the effect of adrenaline? Even though I was not scared by the thought of attending a music festival, maybe my body was reacting to the unknown factor. My mind couldn’t quite grasp the concept of what will occur so my body went on the defensive and prepared for an emergency situation.
I’m no doctor so don’t go taking my diagnosis as gospel on this one! There is no research here. It’s just a theory!
SO… if our minds can make our bodies react in such an extreme manner with just one thought then imagine what else it can do! Our minds are THE most powerful tools we have. Use them wisely and the sky is the limit…