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
Irena	ee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)	Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Conley	['kɔnli]
Abital	AB-i-tal (English)	Biblical
Paraskeve	-	Late Greek
Bijoy	-	Bengali
Jennifer	JEN-i-fər (English)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish