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Calm the f*ck down : how to control what you can and accept what you can't so you can stop freaking out and get on with your life / Sarah Knight.

Knight, Sarah (Freelance editor), (author.).

Summary:

The-no-f*cks-given guide to taming anxiety and taking control of your life. Do you spend more time worrying about problems than solving them? Do you let unexpected difficulties ruin your day, and do "what ifs" keep you up at night? Sounds like you need to... CALM THE F*CK DOWN. Just because things are falling apart doesn't mean YOU can't pull it together. Whether you're stressed about sh*t that hasn't happened yet or freaked out about sh*t that already has, the NoWorries Method from "anti-guru" Sarah Knight helps you curb the anxiety and overthinking that are making everything worse. Calm the F*ck Down explains: -The four faces of freaking out-and their flipsides -How to accept what you can't control -Productive helpful effective worrying (PHEW) -The three principles of dealing with it -And much more! -- Provided by book's back.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316529150
ISBN: 031652915X
Physical Description: x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Asterisk is used to substitute the U in fuck.

Formatted Contents Note:

A note on the title -- Introduction -- Shit Happens -- What, me worry? Feat. The NoWorries Method -- I can't deal with this shit. (Or can I?) -- SO YOU'RE FREAKING OUT: Acknowledge the real problem and rein in your reaction - What seems to be the problem? - Everything is a tarantula - The evolution of the freakout - The Four Faces of Freaking Out - Anxiety, Sadness, Anger, and Avoidance - Mexican Airport Syndrome - Survey says: y'all are a bunch of freaks - Welcome to the Flipside Feat. Freakout Faces: the Flipsides - Freakout funds - Time, energy, and money - 3 ways in which overthinking wastes time, energy, and money - The Fourth Fund - Goodwill - Hot take, coming right up! - Mental decluttering and the One Question to Rule Them All - This is your brain on puppies - Quick reminder -- CALM THE FUCK DOWN: Identifying what you can control, accept what you can't, and let that shit go - Pick a category, any category Feat. The Sarah Knight Shitstorm Scale - Can I get a downgrade? - Logicats, go! - The gathering shitstorms: a list - 10 what-ifs I may or may not need to worry about - 10 what-ifs I may or may not need to worry about: ranked by probability - What's your status? - Outlying, imminent, and total shitstorms - The more the hairier (a quiz) - Choose it or lose it - Get ur control freak on - Out of your hands - Make a contribution - Under your influence - Complete control - The One Question to Rule Them All, in action - Shit people in my Twitter feed are worried about. Can they control it? Feat. Soul-sucking day jobs, ugly babies, getting laid off, raccoon bites - If the answer is no, this is how you let it go - Reality check, please! - Let's be real - Option 1: Just fucking let it go - Option 2: Houdini that shit Feat. Sleight of mind - How to stop being anxious about something - Giving anxiety the finger(s) - Get down with O.P.P. - Tonight You, meet Tomorrow You - Other ways to reduce anxiety that I didn't invent but that have been known to work - How to stop being sad about something - Laughter is the best medicine - You're in for a treat - 5 things I have stopped worrying about while eating a king-sized Snickers bar - How to stop being angry about something - Work it out - Plot your revenge - 5 forms of revenge that are fun to think about - How to stop avoiding something - Get alarmed - Propose a trade - Secret Option C - Productive Helpful Effective Worrying (PHEW) - Sending a shitstorm out to sea Feat. Anniversary gifts and seasickness - Houston, we have irrational fear - Hi, I'm Sarah and I have a mental illness - The calm before the shitstorm - 10 what-ifs I may or may not need to worry about: Can I control them? - I read the news today, oh boy - 5 tips for calming the fuck down about the world falling apart - Limit your exposure - Balancing act - Bone up - Take a memo - Do good - Stirring the shit - That was not a chill pill - I love it when a plan comes together - Categorizin' cousins Feat. Renee and Julie and the Parking Lot Grudge Match - "How do I calm the fuck down?" flowchart -- DEAL WITH IT: Address what you can control - Deal me in - The Full Fix, Salvage Jobs, and Basic Survival - The Three Principles of Dealing With It - Take stock - What-iffing for good instead of evil - Identify your realistic ideal outcome (RIO) - What's realistic? - What's ideal? How do I figure it out? - Triage Feat. Canceled flights, failing grades, big bad storms - Get bent! (a bonus principle) - Whose fault is it anyway? - Incoming! - It's all in your head - Total shitstorms: a catalogue of terror - Relatively painless shit Feat. Lost reservations, bad haircuts, trampoline injuries, and faulty printers - 5 things you might do accidentally that are still not as bad as failing to bcc more than 100 people people on a work email - Tedious shit Feat. Back taxes, bad sex, angry friends, and frozen pipes - You snooze, you lose (your car) - Really heavy shit Feat. Robbery, divorce, French butter shortages, nuclear war, bedbugs, and DEATH - Over to you, Bob -- CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: When shit happens, how will you calm the fuck down and deal with it? -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author.