Can you accidentally condition yourself to get excited by random things?

Weird question but I'm being serious. I got really into watching soccer freestyle videos (the juggling/trick stuff) and watched a ton of it. Like, hours. Some of it was slow-motion shots of the ball being kicked around. Now whenever I see slow-motion soccer clips, like just regular sports highlights, I get this weird adrenaline/excitement rush that feels different than normal excitement. It's like my brain associated the visuals with... other stuff. Is this a real thing that happens? Can you accidentally train your brain to react to random stimuli like that? And does it go away if you stop watching the content? I feel dumb asking this but I genuinely don't know if I'm imagining it or if this is a known thing.

Posted Aug 11, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

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