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
Gabriel	['geibriəl]
Saltanat	-	Kazakh
Timotheus	-	Biblical Latin, German, Dutch
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Silviya	-	Bulgarian
Lilibet	-	English