be beside (oneself)

To be very emotional, especially shocked or distraught. I was beside myself when I found out I'd been rejected from my first-choice school. Honestly, we've all been beside ourselves since the funeral.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pattie	['pæti]
Lachina	-	Scottish
Gloria	GLAWR-ee-ə (English), glo-REE-ah (Italian), GLAW-ryah (Polish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish
&Thorn;ÓRdÍS	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Piero	PYE-ro	Italian
Aggie	AG-ee	English