tie (someone) in(to) knots

To make someone confused, anxious, worried, and/or upset. I've been planning on proposing to James on Sunday, but the nervousness is tying me into knots! It's something about the austere way the boss talks that always ties you into knots.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Laraine	-	English
Zandra	ZAN-drə	English
Ferguson	['fɜ:gəsn]
Lea	LE-ah (German, Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian
Donatella	do-nah-TEL-lah	Italian
Hoffman	['hɔ:fmən]