Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
There wasn't much to really read here as it is a journal, but I have to get the hard copy of it because it does inspire you to write!

Sarah Knight's Calm the F*ck Down is a blunt reminder that freaking out about things is just not within our fuck funds, and our time could be used more wisely.

In this book, Knight discusses how when we have a worry, we should consider both the probability of that specific concern occurring, and the level of control we have over it to decide how much time and space we should allow it to take up in our lives. She shows how prioritizing issues that are happening or will happen, and that we have some level of control of minimizing or resolving will allow us to feel calmer about said situation and save us our fuck bucks by not freaking out and potentially making it even worse.

Although I generally found this guide to be full of common sense, I appreciated the tools Knight offered to readers (taking into account that people react differently - with anxiety, sadness, anger, or avoidance) and the humorous anecdotes peppered throughout. I have also read Knight's The Life-changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, and You Do You.

Just ok for me. I was hoping for some more introspective guidance. Very basic ideas with not much depth. I don’t think I appreciated the cussing either. And that’s coming from someone that has no problem swearing. I thing the language and the way things were written detracted from the message.

Calm the Fuck Down Journal is a great book for those struggling with anxiety. It is a book that I would buy and give to a few people. Well written and easy to understand. Great advice.

This was an interesting book. I thought the information presented was well laid out and flowed well. I really enjoyed reading it and want to try and start implementing some of what I read.

I’m generally not into self-help books, but obviously the title drew me in. The F word is in my daily vocabulary, yes I know how to use it wisely and no I don’t care if it offends anybody. I have anxiety and Sarah Knight gives some pretty good advice on how to manage on a humorous way. Honestly, I will forgot the methods and continue to do my normal thing. I was given a free copy from Netgalley. I don’t think it’s a book I would buy.

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC.

I have recently been going through a difficult time in my personal life regarding stress and anxiety that I have been struggling to manage. When I saw this pop up on Netgalley I figured 'what have I got to lose?'

Well, I'm incredibly glad I took the time to request this because it has been a godsend. Typical self-help books can be difficult to get through for me, I find them quite patronizing and unhelpful like they have simply been manufactured on mass with no real love or understanding put into them.

Calm the F*ck Down was the total opposite, I felt like it was put together by somebody who genuinely understood me and understood what it's like to have these anxious episodes. Somebody who clearly put time, love and effort into the book, who shared my humor and had tailored this just for me. It really helped me to declutter my crazy thoughts and work towards controlling the freakout moments. I'm still learning as I go but this was such a help and is a definite must-have for anyone trying to make some changes

I am someone newly realizing that I struggle with anxiety pretty majorly, and I found this journal to be funny and helpful. I also took a way some great tips for stress management.

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC.

This is a great journal that promotes mindfulness. It has great prompts to slow down and practice reflection in our responses in situations that may cause reaction versus responses.

Sarah Knight has a great voice that reminds us to not dwell and move on.

I never read anything by Sarah Knight before reading this journal. Did I like it? Oh, yes I did, and so much that I will buy my own finish copy of this and fill it with all I have! If you can let go of a situation, if you are anxious about everything or anything (and who isn’t?!), than this journal is for you.

Many thanks to Little, Brown and Company for the complimentary e-copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and You Do You (among others), has taken her best-selling Calm the F*ck Down and made it into a journal. A great gift for anyone who deals with anxiety (even if it’s you), to help declutter the thoughts that make you crazy with her step-by-step NoWorries method.

Knight starts by going through the evolution of a freakout. It starts with a what-if, moves on to worry, is buffeted by inaction, thus resulting in a freakout. But as she explains, we have only so many freakout funds (resources like money, time, energy, and good will) to use for our freakouts.

In order to help decide how to spend those funds, there is One Question to Rule Them All: Can I control it? With each freakout, you can learn to ask yourself that and then make a plan based on the sh*tstorm scale. Once you’ve figured out how likely your worry is to come true, you can decide how much energy to spend on worrying about it (or taking action on it, if you’re going for teacher’s pet).

Treating our anxious thoughts like puppies, she gives advice on how to deal with them. Are you feeling anxious? Focus, by talking to other people about their problems. Feeling sad? Repair yourself with some self-care (laughter is best). Feeling angry? Find some perspective by plotting revenge (it’s fine as long it’s just plotting). Avoiding action? Use your phone alarm to drive you crazy until it’s easier just to do the thing you’ve been avoiding.

Clearly, this is a self-help journal for those who hate the entire self-help genre. Sarah Knight has created a whole shelf of anti-self-help books that genuinely do help people live better lives. Calling herself an anti-guru, she offers up useful tips with lots of snark and a few well-timed curse words to get help to those who would generally not admitting needing help.

The Calm the F*ck Down Journal is an ideal place to think and write about your anxiety, using the steps to figure out what is the best next step, so that you can get to the point of calming yourself down and leaving your freakouts behind.

Galleys for the Calm the F*ck Down Journal were provided by Little, Brown and Company through NetGalley, with many thanks.

Sadly, this book didn't work for me. Thanks for the ARC anyway. I hope other readers will have a better experience.

This book was a pretty good read. It isn't going to offer up many huge aha moments but it does take a good look at some anxiety situations and triggers and offers up some solutions. Author has a good sense of humor and delivers solutions with a mix of sarcasm and truth and I liked her writing style for the most part. Glad I got a copy from NetGalley to review. Will look into her other titles for future reads.

I loved this as much as I loved The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck.
Journaling did indeed calm me the f*ck down.
Since it was an ebook I did have to write things down on notebook paper, which I didn't mind. But, if that's something that seems like it would bug you, then I highly suggest the physical copy.

I, without a doubt, recommend this journal! I may have to invest in a physical copy that way I can experience that way as well.

Nice for those who like her previous books. A place to get some information and write down your thoughts and go through some prompts of what is being presented to you.

Very helpful book. It used humor to tackle a difficult subject. I found it helpful and I learned a lot about anxiety and how to better cope with it.

The title made me laugh out loud, I relate to the topic and I am a journaler. Those are the reason I requested an ARC to read it and give my honest review. I cannot say anything else that I am disappointed. It's a quick read and I didn't feel like doing the exercises because it's all too obvious and the offered solutions are too simplistic. Perhaps I should have read Sarah Knight's book first but, the journal on its own is too shallow,

If you enjoyed Sarah's book Calm the F*ck Down, you will love the journal. Though I only had access to the digital copy, it is a really great way go through some mental exercises and writing prompts to help navigate your thoughts and chill out. I really like the tone of this journal and how it is a bit more "real" than others in this category. Like anything, you have to do the work to make it work. So grab a pen and get going!

I found this journal really helpful. I haven't actually read the book that goes along with it yet, but I still think this journal is very helpful. The author asks questions to help you figure things out, she's also really funny with her writing. I would recommend this book to anyone facing anxiety issues and/or other things that make it hard for them to calm down.

Whilst this may be a useful tool for some people, this just wasn't for me.
It does go over the more common issues that someone with anxiety may face, but I find that anxiety is such a personal and variable thing in people. So it's hard for something like this to appeal to every anxiety sufferer.
The idea of your anxiety just being dealt with, or well managed, by writing out anxious thoughts on a bit of paper just seems a little ridiculous to me, and perhaps even condescending.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend this, but I do seem to be in the minority here.
Many thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book in return for an honest review.