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
Watse	-	Frisian
Olimpia	aw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Clay	KLAY	English
Jamshid	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Whitmore	['hwitmɔ:]
Takhma Urupi	-	Persian Mythology