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
Bohuslava	bo-hoo-SLAH-vah (Ukrainian)	Czech, Ukrainian
Shula	-	Arabic
MÁRtuska	-	Hungarian
Tracy	TRAY-see	English
Glyn	-	Welsh
Ridwan	-	Arabic