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Book · 2019 · Self-Help

Shook One

Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me

by Charlamagne Tha God · Recommended by 4 people on 4 podcasts

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One of the ones that helped was charlamagne's book at the time shook once anxiety playing tricks on me I read that during the I finished reading that actually during the um Brunson fight that fight week I finished reading that and that I I I got a lot of gems from that book.
Israel Adesanya · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Mar 2022 Listen at 21:53

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Well, you not only got the bug, you dominate um on radio and I want to read to you some of your words from your book Shook One, which is an incredible book and there was one passage in particular that I wanted to read to you.
Mel Robbins The Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 2025
Discussed
Because you know charlemagne his his new book uh shook one is all about his mental health his anxiety his issues with anxiety.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2019
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Cuz like this new book shook one is about anxiety.
Jordan Harbinger The Jordan Harbinger Show · Mar 2019

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Shook One by Charlamagne Tha God is a candid exploration of anxiety, mental health, and the underlying fears that drive human behavior. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Israel Adesanya shared that he finished reading the book during a stressful fight week and found valuable insights within its pages to help manage his mental health. Mel Robbins brought up the book on The Mel Robbins Podcast, reading specific passages to discuss personal growth and how the author transformed his public persona. Adesanya also mentioned to Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience that reading the book during a training camp provided him with notable personal clarity. Joe Rogan similarly discussed the title on a different episode of The Joe Rogan Experience alongside Will Harris, highlighting how the author dedicated the work to unpacking his lifelong struggles with anxiety and mental health issues. Furthermore, on The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan Harbinger and the author discussed how the central theme of the publication revolves around transforming personal anxiety into a motivating force. Listeners and hosts alike have repeatedly turned to this work for its honest, unfiltered look at confronting internal insecurities.

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Israel Adesanya one of the ones that helped was charlamagne's book at the time shook once anxiety playing tricks on me I re… 2
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“one of the ones that helped was charlamagne's book at the time shook once anxiety playing tricks on me I read that during the I finished reading that actually during the um Brunson fight that fight week I finished reading that and that I I I got a lot of gems from that book”
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“and then when i got back to camp boom and i realized through that camp and also reading charlemagne's book as well the shook ones”
Joe Rogan because you know charlemagne his his new book uh shook one is all about his mental health his anxiety his i… 1
Discussed
“because you know charlemagne his his new book uh shook one is all about his mental health his anxiety his issues with anxiety”
Jordan Harbinger Cuz like this new book shook one is about anxiety 1
Discussed
“Cuz like this new book shook one is about anxiety”
Mel Robbins well, you not only got the bug, you dominate um on radio and I want to read to you some of your words from… 1
Discussed
“well, you not only got the bug, you dominate um on radio and I want to read to you some of your words from your book Shook One, which is an incredible book and there was one passage in particular that I wanted to read to you”

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“My dad calls me. He just read my second book, which was called Shookwin: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me”
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“like my last book was was shook one you know that was paying homage to mob deep”
Plugged
“in 2018 when I put out my second book shook one anxiety playing tricks on me where I really opened up about a lot of my anxiety and a lot of my depression”
Plugged
“when I wrote my second book you know shook one anxiety playing tricks on me when I wrote that I was all the way discombobulated”
Plugged
“Go grab my books, Shook One, Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me, and Black Privilege Opportunity Comes to Those Who Created It, both national bestsellers.”
Plugged
“cuz like this new book shook one is about anxiety and I'm thinking how can you not have anxiety”
Plugged
“I really feel like this generation needs to read ship on anxiety playing tricks on me which is my book on anxiety and you know just meeting with my mental health and therapy”
Plugged
“like I just I just figured that out on my own I had to go visit him and then realize oh he was in rehab like I knew he had problems with drugs and alcohol”

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