Why Do We Get Nervous?

What causes those butterflies in your stomach?
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[christopherheredia]

I could make myself nervous just thinking about being nervous.

[justinbieber]

My main problem is that I'm afraid of people criticizing me and I'll completely mess up or forget something and feel like a total wreck.. That's me towards dancing

[Anonymous-fjuo]

Life would be so much better without the irrational nervousness and anxiety

[rachaelmilnethetreelady]

I get nervous before literally everything.

[wintersunday]

I hate getting nervous it makes it so hard for me to talk and think

[LucysCorsetry]

0:46 I went through my entire 10th grade in "shark attack" mode when I developed a sudden anxiety disorder. Positive mental imagery, educating myself on the physiology around anxiety, and keeping myself busy and engaged all helped get it under control and channel that energy into productivity.

[AsapSCIENCE]

Why Do We Get Nervous?

Find out why you get those butterflies in your stomach, and how athletes can teach us to deal with nerves!

Why Do We Get Nervous?

[motopapii]

Why do I feel like I need to shit when I'm nervous?

[TheKevinChannelHD]

When I play flappy bird and I'm close to break my record and fear of dying, man

[jbyrud]

Somehow I got nervous just by watching the video XD

[garrettsmith]

What if you're nervous all the time? Even in non-stressful, even relaxing situations.

[Nope-rvxp]

I'm a nervous wreck
I'm only 14 and i swear to god
I get nervous for sharing a project
In a class of eight PEOPLE
Walking in a mall
And high school
Well I'm fucked

[caseymae]

I have a burning question:
Why do I get annoyed by the slightest things for example: heavy breathing, chewing and when people don't use grammar

[ndxk]

You should do a video about the different stages of hungriness. Like the differences and levels of "I could eat" or "I am about to die of starvation"

[Ktmoonnn]

I learn more from asap science than I do in my actual science class whoops XD

[ShaneBales]

That drawing of the kidney looked like a turd.

[purrlyna]

When i get nervous its random and I'm not really shy i used to be but not anymore I'm just quiet but sometimes i feel like people are criticizing me when i walk by so i start walking all weird . Does that happen to anyone else ?

[jamesbodington]

this channel is brilliant, both informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work- and please don't sell out, a lot of channels take that route after establishing stature in the youtube community.

[K-xor]

It's always "Confidence = Succes! Believe in yourself!" But *nobody* says why.

[MULTIAPPLECATZRULEMLP]

If you look more closely, you can see something pass the screen at 0:50