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

Title:

Alternate title:

Calm the fuck down

Author:

Knight, Sarah (Freelance editor), author.

Series:

No f*cks given guides.

Summary:

When bad things happen to good people, you don't need to be caught without a plan. Turns out, you can prepare for the unexpected. In Calm the F*ck Down, bestselling author Sarah Knight offers a practical, customizable game plan for taking all bumps on the road of life in stride, no matter how big, small, absurd, or deeply real. From accidents to job loss, breakups to deaths in the family, or even the disappointment that your local grocery store has stopped carrying your favorite ice cream, a toolbox full of customizable tips, stories, and advice is your best armor against the crazy world we live in. In a nerve-wracking era, it's harder than ever to keep yourself together, but Sarah shows you just how to handle everything life throws at you. Told with her trademark irreverence and warmth, Calm the F*ck Down is a call to action against paralysis and an emotional insurance policy for an uncertain future.

General Note:

Includes index.

Edition:

First edition.

Contents:

Introduction -- So you're freaking out : acknowledge the real problem and rein in your reaction -- Calm the fuck down : identify what you can control, accept what you can't, and let that shit go -- Deal with it : address what you can control -- Choose your own adventure : when shit happens, how will you calm the fuck down and deal with it?

Physical Description:

x, 293 pages ; 19 cm.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Subject Term:

Anxiety.

Calmness.

Self-help techniques.

Life skills.

Conduct of life.

Publisher:

Little, Brown and Company,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9780316529150

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

Call Number:

152.4 KNIGHT

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003368027	Adult Nonfiction	152.4 KNIGHT	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Tame anxiety and take back control of your life with this "genius" ( Cosmopolitan ) no-f*cks-given guide from the bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together .

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's 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!

Find even more calm with the Calm the F*ck Down Journal.

Author Notes

Sarah Knight 's first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck , has been published in 30 languages and counting, and her TEDx talk, "The Magic of Not Giving a F*ck," has more than nine million views. She is a New York Times bestselling author, and her other titles include Get Your Sh*t Together , You Do You , Calm the F*ck Down, and F*ck No . Her writing has appeared in Glamour , Harper's Bazaar , Marie Claire , Red , Refinery29 , and elsewhere, and her No F*cks Given podcast has 1 million downloads.

After quitting her corporate job in 2015 to pursue a freelance life, she moved from Brooklyn, New York, to the Dominican Republic, where she currently resides with her husband and a sh*tload of lizards.

Learn more at sarahknightauthor.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MCSnugz. You can also sign up for her No F*cks Given newsletter at tinyletter.com/sarahknight.