There's more than one state of arousal. Anxiety and concentration are both forms of arousal but the latter has an associated feeling of calm. I would've also t

There's more than one state of arousal. Anxiety and concentration are both forms of arousal but the latter has an associated feeling of calm. I would've also thought the "Or something like that" should allow for more a charitable response, and that's before we note that you're comparing two different starting states.