psych
verb (used with object)
to make happily excited or full of eager anticipation.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I would love to say that I am psyching myself up to stop caring about what is expected of me and sit down and hash things out with Dan.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2012