High-Energy Emotions When talking about high-energy emotions such as anxiety and excitement, there is a specific state that is experienced in your body. We can thank the activation of your sympathetic nervous system for this. That’s the system that turns all the right things on for us to be alert and take action. What these things might look and feel like are sweaty palms, high heart rate, high breathing rate, increased blood pressure, dilated pupils, and blood supply shifti