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Shook One

Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me

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Shook One

By: Charlamagne Tha God
Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God
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 Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxieties.

Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne, it’s his mission to overcome. While it may seem like he’s ahead of the game, he is actually plagued by anxieties, such as the fear of losing his roots, the fear of being a bad dad, and the fear of being a terrible husband. In the national bestseller Shook One, Charlamagne chronicles his journey to beat those fears and shows a path that you too can take to overcome the anxieties and emotional blocks that may be holding you back.

Ironically, Charlamagne’s fear of failure—of falling into the life of stagnation or crime that caught up so many of his friends and family in his hometown of Moncks Corner—has been the fuel for his grit and hustle. However, even after achieving national prominence as a radio personality and working with icons such as Russell Simmons, Gucci Mane, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlamagne still found himself paralyzed by anxiety and distrust. Here, in Shook One, he is working through these problems—many of which he traces back to cultural PTSD—with help from mentors, friends, and therapy. Being anxious doesn’t serve the same purpose anymore. Through therapy, he’s figuring out how to get over the irrational fears that won’t take him anywhere positive.

Charlamange hopes Shook One can be a call to action: Getting help is your right. His second book “cements the radio personality’s stance in making sure he’s on the right side of history when it comes to society’s growing focus on mental health, while helping remove the negative stigma” (Billboard). Entertainment & Celebrities Personal Development Personal Success Stress Management Celebrity Health Success Inspiring Mental Health Social justice
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I loved this book, nice follow up on The black privilege. Next you need to open up on inner dealings of business life.

Thank you for this piece Charlamagne

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Not a fan of this one .. I got more anxious by the chapter and then gave up . Hard pass for me .. ✌🏼✌🏼

Gave me anxiety

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First two hours was a very interesting analysing the illness and the effects of social media on it. Then this book descend into a big book of blame. Blaming everyone for his issues but himself. Charlamagne needs to realise that it’s not skin colour it’s how you carry yourself from where you grew up. That’s a stigma none of us can change. I’m an Australian who grew up in a rough area, suffer the same issues and get judged daily. It’s not a race issue it’s a class issue when you grow up rough.

Old guy blames everyone but himself

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