How to survive the Euro 2025 final with your nerves intact

If you are a fan of the UK Women’s Football Team, there is a little emotional Rollercoaster.

The quarter finals against Sweden ended with a tense penalty shot, Michelle Agyemang’s equalizing semi -final goal was only 96th.

Orum When I come home, I feel like I have to go to doctors, Jeny Jenny from Kent says, watching them all from stands.

“They make us sound.”

“I basically bite all my nails,” Sophie, who is in Switzerland with her sister Charlotte, says.

Meanwhile, Nicola from Basingstoke tells about feeling shaky. “I had to take some time to compress.”

Even if you don’t watch the action with thousands of other tremors in the stadium, you have a chance to feel some of the same effects. However, why do football matches produce so intense physical reactions?

The answer lies in our hormones, the University of Greenwich says Dr Martha Newson, Associate Professor of Psychology.

Testosterone rises on match days such as cortisol of adrenaline and stress hormone. The most loyal fans say that they have the greatest stress response and these are the same for men and women.

During the summits in the game – such as nail bite penalty shots – adrenaline rush or fight or flight response is activating the body, he says at the Mental Health Foundation Head of Research and Applied Learning. David Crepaz -keay.

Although he can feel scary, there is nothing to worry about – a sign you care about.

“You are completely there with them and you are ready to receive this punishment, you are ready to receive this punishment … Your senses are just over speed.”

While hurry to send more oxygen around the body, the heart rate increases. And if you feel Buzzy, it is because the effects can act as stimulants.

They can last for hours, affect our sleep as we go down from our excitement, and even affect our behavior the next day. Don’t be surprised if you want to eat more after the match or remove the credit card.

Fans Fans consume more calories after a loss, Dr says Dr Newsson, after a challenge, they respond to a psychological need to renew their reserves.

On the Flip side, fans may feel the urge to swing after a win. “We can see that the evolutionary mind is working, okay, I won, so I can spend money, I can save resources, or he says.

All this is for a sport that should be about entertainment and ties. So what can fans do to manage these real side effects?

He is a clinical psychologist for NHS and Clinical Psychology faculty member at Norwich School of Medicine. Joseph Barker recommends a good rest the night before.

Having a clear match day plan on where you go, what you do and what to do later will help to alleviate stress.

“Since we have no control during the game, before and after the game, if we can find things that can create our emotional flexibility to cope.”

He says it is important to eat well and give advice to drinking alcohol as much as it can be attractive, because it gives us less ability to regulate our emotions.

He says that if things get very nervous, fans can always take a break and join the game a little later.

Dr Crepaz – Keay says that the movement is the key to help manage this adrenaline fluctuation – when your body is prepared for action, if you stay on the couch, this energy has no place to go. But don’t forget to keep the arms and leg access to breakable.

Most importantly, experts recommend trying to re -frame their nerves and tremors as a pleasant experience.

Dr Crepaz-Keay, “We do not emerge in the UK, especially to express our feelings. Sport gives us an excuse to do this. Sport gives us shouting, screaming, cheerful, and licensing to sing, Dr says Dr Crepaz-Keay.

“Even if we don’t win, you’re still part of something bigger … This is something we all can take pride and joy.”

A landscape shared by Jenny and Charlotte in Geneva.

Charlotte recommends embrace stress and be patience as “everything can happen in the last second”.

“You will drown and your heart rate will rise … But that’s really exciting.”

Additional reports by Elise Wicker and Yazmina Garcia