grip on (oneself)

Control of one's reactions or emotions. After losing her job, Sarah needed to calm down and get a grip on herself in order to drive home safely. You're not going to be able to think clearly until you get a grip on yourself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eudes	-	Medieval French
Iyov	-	Hebrew
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Dmitriy	DMEE-tree	Russian
Teodosija	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Ning	-	Chinese